Book Exchange

I had a lovely dinner with Mitch & Sue Magdich last night, enjoyed Sue's homemade-from-scratch cheescake and their company. It was good to reconnect with them. I see the Magdiches on a regular basis but still was missing them. Know what I mean?

The subject of reading eventually came up in our conversation, which was interesting because it's just been in the past few days that I've been starving for something new to read. What used to be a regular diet of thoughtful books - new finds and old favorites - has become something of a rarity for me. My family can attest to the hundreds of books I used to have... on shelves, on tables, on nightstands, on my bedroom floor, in my car, my purse, visiting the homes of friends. "Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore.'"

My collection now is small and meager, sad to say. However, I will be updating my library on Facebook (and on librarything.com), and here is why I've tagged you/emailed you this post: You, my friend, are welcome to any book I have listed (except for my Bible - I kinda need that).

The desire is to remember what I learned from the fire: though I cherish books (and other possessions), I am not rich until I can freely give of what I love. What I have is yours to borrow for the asking.

This, of course, is a coin with another side. I'm hoping some of you will open your own libraries up to me so I may borrow one book a month from any given person and thereby enrich myself.

I have "borrowed" a book from someone for nearly a year now. I will finish it up by the end of February and get started on another come March. I figure a month is a reasonable time to borrow most any book.

In the end, I hope this also leads to great conversations as I compare notes and share thoughts over a book with my friends.

Let me know if you're interested in mingling libraries!