tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post5848625532977544848..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: What do you do with your books?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-61566039637240785202012-07-11T15:04:28.139-05:002012-07-11T15:04:28.139-05:00I work at a library, so most of my good-condition ...I work at a library, so most of my good-condition books go to them if I just don't have the room. I have a cookbook I was given and never used, some children's books I have duplicates of, and a fairly new textbook that didn't cost enough to bother sending back.<br /><br />Year-round there's a used-book store area and a fifty-cent paperbacks table, which draw in a fair amount. We're setting aside nicer paperbacks right now for a special booksale in a couple weeks, so I'm keeping an eye out for those as well. I know at least two donations have recently gone into the collections (the Fright Night remake and a Star Trek guide) because I saw them come in and asked to be first on the request list if they were added!<br /><br />Something to add here that I can't stress enough, though, is if you're pulling old books out of your garage or attic, please <i>at least have the courtesy to first dust off the cobwebs, remove any moldy books, and dump the dead bugs and old tissues out of the milk crates.</i><br /><br />Whether they get sold or not, people have to touch these things at some point!Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717130935470876854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-90985320232721515842012-07-08T18:26:54.080-05:002012-07-08T18:26:54.080-05:00I give my books to friends. I use to donate to the...I give my books to friends. I use to donate to the library, but they no longer accept donations at my local branch.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-35212125448204634552012-07-08T17:30:34.860-05:002012-07-08T17:30:34.860-05:00I give quite a few of mine to the library as well!...I give quite a few of mine to the library as well! :) The librarian has started to shelve all the more recent titles, which I think is so nice.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702562351328503338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-10776174106036239052012-07-08T10:39:09.785-05:002012-07-08T10:39:09.785-05:00I give mine to the library too! I love my library ...I give mine to the library too! I love my library so it is my tiny way of helping out! oh and de-cluttering! Now if only I could read faster to give them more of these books!! :)<br />ShannonIandSsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334431611989071865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-22020936288322022022012-07-08T08:40:05.651-05:002012-07-08T08:40:05.651-05:00This very fact is one of the reasons I am growing ...This very fact is one of the reasons I am growing to appreciate ebooks: no visible storage necessary. For better or worse, I tend to have emotional attachments to my books, so they remain with me, boxed or bagged, for me to "discover" in the future.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-33462642481276518812012-07-08T08:12:40.364-05:002012-07-08T08:12:40.364-05:00I like to have many, many books around the house -...I like to have many, many books around the house -- on shelves and tables -- so that people think I am smart.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.com