It's not that I don't love books. Oh my goodness. On the contrary! I adore books! But I adore owning the books. They're my obsession and always have been. I'm actually starting to sweat a little because the bookshelves my Dad made for me before I was married are probably about 3/4 full and I don't know what I'm going to do when they are full.
They're organized, of course. Alphabetized by author's last name, and I know by memory where every book is located on every shelf. I can see it in my mind: cover, author's name, and in some cases, even notes I've made on pages as I devoured the words.
So you can imagine the tingles of delight when I found this post on Pinterest about a lady who had created her own library cards. I mean can you even imagine? Real library cards in my very own books?
(Side note: I rarely loan a book because it seems like whenever I do, I don't get it back and then we're back to the whole "my books are my babies" thing. I know when they're not tucked into their spot and I worry about them being cold and alone in a strange-to-them home.)
And then I saw she had some upcycled library card drawers. Oh, be still my soul!!!!!
Doesn't it just make your heart beat faster? By the end of her posts, I had mentally redesigned everything about the Bekah-Library. (Stop reading, Ryan. I LOVE YOU!!)
I'm not sure why I felt the blog needed to be my confessional space for my book problems, but apparently it did. :) Am I alone? Any of you crazy for books? Need your own library? Scared to loan out your babies for fear they won't come home?
Anyone?
3 comments:
I love how you feel about books! i too hate to loan them!!
ps come link up!!
Bekah,
I am at a library conference this week. You would feel right at home :)
Jaime
I love libraries and books. Growing up poor and loving to read, obtaining books from the library was my only option. Now, I can afford to buy books and I do occasionally. I still instinctively turn to the library (online- to load onto my Kindle) when I want to read a book. I guess I'm a bad book lover in many people's eyes- not only do I rarely purchase books but I'm also not a paper purist (re my Kindle usage as opposed to reading the physical book), lol. But, I do appreciate how you love your book collection and take such good care of your books :).
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