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[Vivian]

I keep a mix of read and unread books on my shelf. I keep the ones I'm excited to read. I had a lot of books of my shelves that I bought because they were hyped. Most of those are gone now. I don't have a specific unhaul process.

[Dawn]

I had a major sort out and pare down of my books several years ago (and have donated dozens of boxes to the Friends of the Library) and need to do another. I still have quite a lot of TBRs I plan to get to eventually but just keep only series I collect and books I love and will read/have read again (most multiple times).

[Debra Diggs]

Mostly unread books on my shelves. Off hand, I can think of 2 books that I have read on my shelves. No unhaul process. Usually, if I have read it, I pass it on.

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What books do you keep on your shelves? What books do you decide to unhaul from your shelves? Do you only keep read, unread, or a mix of both?"

I keep a mix of both. I just did a weeding out of my bookshelves, I get rid of books that I read once and didn't really enjoy, books that I bought on a whim and the plot doesn't interest me anymore.

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What books do you keep on your shelves? What books do you decide to unhaul from your shelves? Do you only keep read, unread, or a mix of both?"

i have an almost even mix of both read and unread books. i usually only keep 4 and 5 star books and non-fiction. i also tend to keep books i've written in just because i don't think anyone would want them lol. as far as unhauling unread books, i really don't have a process for that. i'll just look over my shelf every now and then and pull stuff out that i've completely lost interest in.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What are your on-the-go reading essentials? (Do you just take a book with you, book and annotation supplies, e-reader, phone, headphones for audiobook or music, etc.?

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your on-the-go reading essentials? (Do you just take a book with you, book and annotation supplies, e-reader, phone, headphones for audiobook or music, etc.?"

If I have a library book, I'll typically just take the book with me. If I need to remember a quote I take a picture of it with my phone.

I usually have my airpods with me wherever I go for audiobook and music listening, and I read ebooks on my phone.

[Debra Diggs]

E-reader.

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What are your on-the-go reading essentials? (Do you just take a book with you, book and annotation supplies, e-reader, phone, headphones for audiobook or music, etc.?"

i always bring a way to take notes. if it's my book i usually just write in the book and if it's not my book i have sticky notes to write on. and i always have headphones with me no matter what. if it's an ebook i just read off my phone

[Dawn]

Have various e-book apps on my phone so I always have books available. I always take a print book on trips/vacays as well.

[Jennifer]

I prefer a physical book.

[Heather]

Physical book—I have touched my e-reader in a few years.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: How long have you been a reader? (Since childhood? Did you recently develop a love of reading books? etc.)

[Vivian]

I’ve always read here and there throughout my childhood and high school, but I became a habitual reader in 2017.

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How long have you been a reader? (Since childhood? Did you recently develop a love of reading books? etc.)"

i've always liked reading, but i got really into reading in middle school

[Debra Diggs]

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I have been reading since childhood. Then, when I was older, I went through a period of about 10 years where I read very little. Now, retired, happy to say, I am reading a lot! Also, Goodreads has contributed to my reading a lot.

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How long have you been a reader? (Since childhood? Did you recently develop a love of reading books? etc.)"

I've read irregularly throughout my childhood, early teens is when I can remember becoming a habitual reader, I've always had the ability to get completely lost in a book, though.

[Kelli]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How long have you been a reader? (Since childhood? Did you recently develop a love of reading books? etc.)"
I became an avid reader in 2nd grade when I first read Charlotte's Web. When I finished it, I asked the librarian if I could check it out again and she said something that changed my life and eventually led to me to a career as a librarian: she said, "Yes." So, I read it again. I also had an aunt who gave me unlimited access to her personal library. I'm sure I bent spines and dog-eared pages, but her generosity had an enormous influence on my reading.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: How did you end up discovering your favorite hidden gem?

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How did you end up discovering your favorite hidden gem?"

I'd say my favorite hidden gem was The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish, and I'm pretty sure someone randomly reviewed it on Goodreads and it happened to pop up on my feed.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: How many books did you end up reading/finishing in January?

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you end up reading/finishing in January?"

i finished 6

[Debra Diggs]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you end up reading/finishing in January?"

I finished 9.

[Heather]

I read 5 books in January.

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you end up reading/finishing in January?"

I finished four books in January.

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you end up reading/finishing in January?"

I finished 3

[Jennifer]

I finished 4.

[Dawn]

Including e-books, around 25.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What was your favorite and least favorite reads in January?

[Vivian]

Favorite: Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke
Least favorite: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What was your favorite and least favorite reads in January?"

favorite: it's between night of the living rez by morgan talty and the iliac crest by cristina rivera garza. they were both 5 stars.

least favorite: the cabin at the end of the world by paul tremblay. but even that ended up being a 3-star.

[Debra Diggs]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What was your favorite and least favorite reads in January?"

Favorite: Lark Ascending by Silas House

Least favorite: The Maid by Nita Prose

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What was your favorite and least favorite reads in January?"

I don't think I could pick a least-favorite, they were all incredible. as for favorite, it's gotta be The Rose Code.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What's on your February TBR?

[Debra Diggs]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's on your February TBR?"

TBR February

Continuing from Jan.
- The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough
- The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Spare by Prince Harry
✔ Violeta by Isabel Allende
- West with the Night by Beryl Markham

Planned
- The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
- Secretariat by William Nack
- The Commitments by Roddy Doyle

Maybe
- Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's on your February TBR?"

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
Maame by Jessica George
Dances by Nicole Cuffy
The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's on your February TBR?"

imagine me gone by adam haslett
dark carnivals: modern horror and the origins of american empire by w. scott poole
bad cree by jessica johns
assata by assata shakur
beloved by toni morrison

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What's your favorite debut book?

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite debut book?"

I thought The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch was a fantastic debut. I don't think Lynch wrote anything before that, but I could be wrong. I'd love to reread that book.

[Debra Diggs]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite debut book?"

The Martian by Andy Weir

I am pretty sure this was his debut, but not certain.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: Which formats do you read in? Physical books, e-books, audiobooks? Do you stick to one format or a mix of all three?

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Which formats do you read in? Physical books, e-books, audiobooks? Do you stick to one format or a mix of all three?"

I read in all three formats. I mix them all up because it helps switch up reading so I don't hit a slump.

[Dawn]

Mostly print books and e-books. I’m pretty picky about audiobook narrators so don’t do that format a lot.

[silas☆]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Which formats do you read in? Physical books, e-books, audiobooks? Do you stick to one format or a mix of all three?"

i do a mix of all three but mostly physical and ebooks.

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Which formats do you read in? Physical books, e-books, audiobooks? Do you stick to one format or a mix of all three?"

e-books are the most convenient for me, because I can make the text larger or change the background color to reduce eye strain. Audiobooks too. If I check out a physical book it just sits on my end table until its time to go back

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite debut book?"


I have a few. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides was a total knock-out thriller. And The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar was amazing.

[Debra Diggs]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: Which formats do you read in? Physical books, e-books, audiobooks? Do you stick to one format or a mix of all three?"

Physical books and e-books. Audiobooks have never worked for me. I prefer e-books.

[Laurel County]

QOTD: What's your favorite way to read e-books? E-reader (what kind do you have/prefer?), phone (with an app - what's your preferred app to use), tablet, or a mix of all devices?

[Vivian]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite way to read e-books? E-reader (what kind do you have/prefer?), phone (with an app - what's your preferred app to use), tablet, or a mix of all devices?"

I read my e-books on my phone or ipad on the kindle app. Sometimes I'll read them on Scribd or Hoopla. I have a kindle fire tablet, but it's pretty old and it lags

[Elizabeth]

LCPL wrote: "QOTD: What's your favorite way to read e-books? E-reader (what kind do you have/prefer?), phone (with an app - what's your preferred app to use), tablet, or a mix of all devices?"

I usually read on my ipad or phone at home, computer at work, and I prefer Hoopla.