Well, according to an article in the Harvard Crimson magazine, freshmen at Harvard are supposed to be introduced to the very large library there through a special program:
"When new students arrive at Harvard, they face not only the steep adjustment to coursework and campus life, but also the challenge that comes with navigating the world’s largest academic library. To alleviate this, the First-Year Librarians program was born: an initiative that pairs groups of freshmen with a personal librarian... As librarian Lee LaFleur explains, the objective is to act as an “orientation lens” so that students can “learn about their new library, learn about the role of librarians in academia.” But despite these ambitious goals, most first-years on campus seem unaware of the initiative..."*
Perhaps if the reporters had spent more time with the first-year librarians, they would have found that "Shelf" is not a verb.
Just an impolite thought that yours truly will immediately shelve, and give them an A.**
===*https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/27/first-year-librarians/.
**https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/harvard-students-absenteeism.html.
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