My bookcases are once again bursting at their seams (or equivalent). I have to have another clear-out. Soon.
It's difficult to choose what books to remove from my collection but at least I know that they'll be going to a good home: I can't remember if I've blogged about the library I'm helping set up. It's in Section 17 Petaling Jaya and when it's up and running it's going to have a rather good collection of children's books - if I say so myself.
Anyway, I'm going to spend a few hours this evening going through my books and choosing titles to "retire". I will ask myself the following questions to help me decide:
1. Have I ever read this book?
2. Did I know I owned this book?
3. Will I ever read this book (again)?
4. Do I want my children to read it someday?
To justify keeping a book, I need to say yes to at least three of these questions., but it's not like I'll never see the ones that have to go ever again cos they'll be right there in the library.
My old Puffins are definitely staying though. I write about them in today's Tots to Teens and I've pasted the whole article at the end of this post.
Puffin celebrates 65 years this year and Kinokuniya is offering a 20% discount on one Puffin per cutout of the column.
