Libraries get no funding and have no space. Books must be purged. So they'll do things like "get rid of all science reference books without color photos that haven't been checked out in 15 years."
But... that's what the "reference" thing is all about...
anyway... at least I get to read it now.
@futurebird @melanie someone really should found a cold store for books. If we can fill caves with cheese, why not books?
It's kinda morbid but I ought to think about what should happen to the little "ants and math" library I have some day.
I know some older people who have had a very hard time finding a home for such books. In fact we have HALF of what once was the "NYC Urban Planning Association's" library since they were going to throw it out and my husband couldn't stand it.
The upside is I've learned a lot about urban planning.
@futurebird @melanie if we start with a public register, where people can document what they have. I think we can find volunteers to store books. as long as we don't give to many books to one person, we should be fairly safe from unintended loses.
