The Toronto Free Library is asking people to donate bittersweet content

Romance novels, especially of the “savory” variety, are among the most popular novels on the market, thanks in no small part to BookTok, but the owner of one free library in Toronto wants nothing to do with it.

A post on a Toronto Facebook group shows a handwritten note on the door of the city's free library demanding that people stop donating so many delicious romance novels.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, but this free librarian isn't in the mood. The author Elizabeth D.

“We appreciate your offer of romance novels,” the note said, “but we need it.” educational books and magazines,” “Time-Life Books, Life World Library, National Geographic, Readers Digest, and more.” offers.

Although the demand for educational material rather than the erotic variety is correct – it was created by the owner, but some people do not support the novel's sharp libel.

“Look, think before you shoot romance novels,” says one member of the group. “They are the most common type of book requested by readers in many libraries. If people need to escape, let them have it.''

By the way, I might add, romance novels have their own educational value… special in their own way.

With the Toronto Public Library still in recovery mode after October's cyberattack, romance fans (and fans of all romances) are starving for new books, and it's clear the owner of this free library is refusing to accommodate romance fans. struck a chord.

BlogTO couldn't confirm the location of the strictly academic Free Library at the time of publication, but there's a live map of all the Little Free Libraries in town that you can check out—many of which are, in fact, romance novel-friendly.