Reddit reviews The Tub People

Librarians aren't archivists. Some are, but those of us who work in public libraries- we are not. It's our job to make sure our resources are what the public wants now and it's never our job to determine what they should want (we did try that about a century ago, but it made for boring book collections). It is disappointing when cool, old things go and I'm always sad when I see a book I loved as a kid on the weeding cart (most recently, it was The Tub People), but it has to happen. A lot of times it isn't any easier for us to get rid of things as it is for you to watch us get rid of things.

Let me assure you that a lot of libraries that have cool things (like government documents) do consider themselves stewards. At the school where I got my MLS, anything purchased for the academic collection cannot be weeded. Not ever. They have a huge SUPER COOL repository where they store things that are either rarely used or too fragile to be shelved. Public libraries don't have the means to do this- but that doesn't mean it isn't being done at all.

Tub People? Can’t remember what happens when he gets sucked into the drain but the same thing happens in this book

https://www.amazon.com/Tub-People-Pam-Conrad/dp/0064433064

looks vaguely like The Tub People