Looking at the books I’ve collected over the years, I have to admit that I have some favorites and part of me wants to hold onto them forever. Or at least until someone worthy, like a daughter or even a granddaughter, would appreciate a gift from my heart and soul.
My girlfriend, Robin, wants to collect a bunch of previously loved books and donate them to the senior citizen center library. I think that is a great idea, but I really don’t know if the older people who would be looking through that library would be interested in the kinds of books that I’ve bought and collected over the years.
Maybe I’m wrong, but I would think that most people’s reading interests change as they go through life. Or do older people still read for the sake of adventure stories that let them escape for a day or two? I don’t even know anyone who might be able to answer that question for me. I don’t want to donate a dozen books to just have them collect dust on someone else’s bookshelves.
