Say, my friends...

[roxy]

What *do* you do with old books?

I'm cleaning out my little work room(again)trying to make more space and I separated out a lot of books. It was *HARD*! There are no used book stores in my area so they're going to the Goodwill. I really should just toss them--no one needs a typography book from the stone ages...I'm hoping someone will take it for the laughs.

I've set the books to the side, close to the door, so that when they migrate back to the bookshelf, they'll have had a little fresh air...NO! Not going back to the bookshelf.

I use my TowelSam icon just because it's pretty. :)

Comments

[gingersnap1224.livejournal.com]

You should take them to Goodwill because set dressers and props people are often looking for old obscure books like that.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I never thought about that!

I kind of thought Goodwill was a book's version of taking Old Yeller to 'live at the farm'..."look thataway, boy, here comes the bus to take you to the farm...*sniff*

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

That's not a bad idea either. Maybe you can do both, Roxy. Anything that the library may not want could go to Goodwill.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Right? I can probably split the books between the newer and the older ones. I have a ton of gardening books that would be good for the library, and a ton of scenic America books that would suit the Goodwill.

I feel at lot better about getting rid of the books now! :)

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

Trust me, libraries - if they're like mine - appreciate donations. You may even be able to get paperwork from them for tax purposes, if you have enough you can use when itemizing. Again, just a thought. It'd be up to you to decide on the value.