There seems to me to be a general problem of too many books. It makes me a little sick to say that, but I think it's true. We built a Little Free Library (1) an

There seems to me to be a general problem of too many books. It makes me a little sick to say that, but I think it's true. We built a Little Free Library (1) and we get way more books than we have room for. We throw away complete crap (e.g., anything from a Fox News author) and donate a Ikea bag (2) full to Goodwill about once a month. It's like instead of sharing books, we've become a sink for the neighborhood's infinite sources of books. I personally own a lot of books. Within the professons, I think it's safe to say medicine is known for having a lot of books; within medicine, pathologists are known for having a lot of books; among the pathology residents, I'm known for having a lot of books. Much like the rug seller becomes a collector of the best rugs, we are becoming keepers of an insane library. I anticipate our special collections will eventually beat the local public library's. The point is: people are consuming a huge number of books. And shedding some of them. Just the number they shed is overwhelming. The house behind us is up for sale. I wonder if I should approach the buyers (some investors) about converting it to a book cafe? (1) http://littlefreelibrary.org/ http://littlefreelibrary.org/ (2) https://www.google.com/search?q=ikea+shopping+bag https://www.google.com/search?q=ikea+shopping+bag