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What’s your plan for all of the books? After a relative died, I was in their house while it was being cleaned up. They had a huge library of books, but a lot o
by LeafItAlone 4y ago
What’s your plan for all of the books?
After a relative died, I was in their house while it was being cleaned up. They had a huge library of books, but a lot of them were unreadable because of mold/mildew and other issues (not just the typical lovely old book smell). It was such a pity.
- buro9 4y agoWe have no plan for them... we read them, we put them on the shelf, we may reread them or loan them out but otherwise they live on the shelf. We do protect them from sun and moisture, but that's easy enough in the UK. As for what happens after our death, entropy by bureaucracy... the Crown will get the whole estate and eventually will figure it out. No living relatives, so who knows... not our problem.
- apadmanabhan 4y agoPerhaps donate them to the local university or a library? A friend of mine who retired recently is doing just that with his huge stack of books (granted he has a lot of technical books and textbooks). Just out of curiosity, what will the Crown do with such inheritances? Do they distribute it amongst their network or something?
- EricE 4y agoSeems like a potential lost opportunity - if you really do have that many rare/obscure books there should be some organization that might want to at least have a first crack at them. I'm in a similar position - time to do some research to see if there is someplace after I'm gone that might be interested in at least right of first refusal and a directive in my trust.