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mike_c

(37,072 posts)
30. exactly what do you mean by...
Mon Oct 20, 2025, 04:57 PM
Oct 2025

..."throw out books?" Those three words make no sense without appropriate modifiers, e.g. "not throw out books," or "I'd rip my own heart out and eat it with mustard to avoid throwing out books."

There, I fixed it for you. We can both feel better now.

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It's almost impossible. Me, if I need to make that decision, Polly Hennessey Oct 2025 #1
Is there a nearby library you can donate books to? fierywoman Oct 2025 #2
No, they won't accept any more unless it is very, very special. CTyankee Oct 2025 #4
Or a bunch of Little Free Libraries Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #13
Yes! Here is a map for LFLs (link) Nittersing Oct 2025 #15
Our neighborhood has these little, tiny ones but we have a boatload of books. CTyankee Oct 2025 #18
I hear ya'. Raven123 Oct 2025 #3
Because they become a part of us? mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #5
I haven't read "Power And Policy in the Soviet Union" or "Mao's China" in decades..... lastlib Oct 2025 #10
😃 mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #12
I've found a lot of books from my childhood on eBay lastlib Oct 2025 #24
I feel the same way. LoisB Oct 2025 #29
Eloquently expressed Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #17
Donate them SheltieLover Oct 2025 #6
Yes...donate them..senior centers will take them. Deuxcents Oct 2025 #7
My books go where I go. lastlib Oct 2025 #8
Please donate all of the outed books. sinkingfeeling Oct 2025 #9
Many thrift shops take books DBoon Oct 2025 #21
I hear ya! WestMichRad Oct 2025 #11
Is why I've decided to never move again dweller Oct 2025 #14
I'm slightly selective BOSSHOG Oct 2025 #16
I am a re-reader of books I've really enjoyed. It's like visiting an old friend. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #19
My books are who I have become in a way. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #20
When I move seniors most want to take their books kimbutgar Oct 2025 #22
I don't feel guilty at all. mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #25
Most libraries accept donations for their book sales fargone Oct 2025 #23
You read the books, the info is in your head bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #26
Because there are better things to do with them annabanana Oct 2025 #27
Yep, when all other options are exhausted Grim Chieftain Oct 2025 #28
exactly what do you mean by... mike_c Oct 2025 #30
if u arent in a hurry, sell them on abe's books. mopinko Oct 2025 #31
Someone Made That Issue Easier For Me ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #32
Just what we need...smart thieves. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #36
A friend of mine contacted all of her friends and invited them over for tea and take books gathering. She had her books KitFox Oct 2025 #33
Any that aren't favorites Tree Lady Oct 2025 #34
Please don't throw books in the trash. Coventina Oct 2025 #35
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