The Manchester, N.H., chapter of the Silent Book Club recently launched a campaign to save local library books called The Forgotten Books Project.
Apparently libraries will occasionally cull their collections, removing books that patrons haven’t checked out for a long time. With The Forgotten Books Project, our little book club hopes to rescue some of these soon-to-be lost tomes.
We contacted our local librarian and asked her for a list of the books that were the most likely to get the old heave-ho. Next, we began checking out the titles that interested us. I picked up my first batch this week (see image at right).
I plan to read each title, of course, since the topics genuinely interest me. But, I’ll also receive great satisfaction in knowing that I’m saving them. Which means, others will have the opportunity to read these books too.
Every time I look at this stack, I feel a bit like Oprah: You get to stay! And you get to stay!
Perhaps there are some forgotten books at your local library? Now is the perfect time to discover what they are and check ’em out.
2 Comments
Courtney Mroch
Wow. What an awesome project! Jade, THIS is why you are so freaking remarkable!!
Jade Walker
Aw, thanks Court. It’s a team effort — and an enjoyable one!