Is it bad this makes me want to change my name to Charity?
The biggest problem I have with giving away books is a) I love my books and reread them so it is rare I give away books of my own and b) I would want my books to go to a loving home and would have to have a whole adoption process. I would first need the potential book receivers to fill out an application to answer such questions as
When did you get your first library card?
What is the feeling you get when you first touch/smell/see a book?
How many other books do you have?
Do you have the proper storage/temp/lighting to protect a book?
How often do you actually read books?
Not to mention a full background check to ensure that there is no history of book abuse, book abandonment, or book neglect.
After the potential receiver of the book has been properly vetted a Home Visit would be in order to get a feel for the place. Are there other books in the house? Do they look like they have been read? How are they stored/displayed? Does the potential new book owner light up with sheer joy when talking about his/her books?
Only after I have made absolutley sure that this book and its new owner are a perfect fit, and that my book would be going to a good home could I possibly donate on of my babies. All that being said it is usually just easier for me to go buy a new book and donate that before I form an attachment to it :-)
Happy Reading Everybody
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