Good point. It seems the question is what are they trying to accomplish with the library? OP knows what he's trying to do (remind himself of past books and evi

Good point. It seems the question is what are they trying to accomplish with the library? OP knows what he's trying to do (remind himself of past books and evidence of reading life), and yet he feels disenchanted if I read the tone right. If that's the case it's a tacit admission that he _wanted_ the wrong thing and could learn to want something better. That's not a big deal, part of growing is learning to like the things that bring you the most fulfillment. I can't tell him what's best, all I can tell him is what I think is more likely to bring fulfillment and my reasoning. I'd love to hear other opinions on what's good and why.