20.12.24

i am drowning myself in books but in a good way only

during the break i will sit in my room and read and that's the only plan

In front of the New York Public Library 📚

1. do not write in, dog-ear, or otherwise visibly mark them

2. give them back eventually

step 2: read books i already own

step 3: read library books the day they’re due

step 4: don’t end up finishing said library books

step 5: return and reborrow said library books

“When I got my library card, that was when my life began.”

Yes. You read that right. I’d be more comfortable letting someone film me getting a giant needle stabbed directly into my hamstrings than letting that same person borrow a book— especially if they don’t really read that often, and treat books like they’re expendable. I’d like to believe it’s not because I’m a total book snob with sharing issues, but the truth is probably way worse: I actually just don’t like lending out books, especially to people who aren’t going to take care of them (despite repeated assurances that they definitely will, they definitely do not).