“According to Cicero, if you have a library and a garden, you have everything you need. While one might argue that there are some more prosaic needs that must be satisfied before either a library or a garden becomes a top priority, I do appreciate Cicero’s sentiment. And I know I’m not alone. While working in bookshops over the course of a decade, I met plenty of people who care a great deal about the books they read, and many who also find value in the idea of the library itself: that wild, sprawling and chaotic— or, perhaps, methodical, logical, and organised— thing that emerges through the accumulation of books over time. What distinguishes a library from a random pile of books is the considered process of curation. In a public library, it’s the librarian’s role to build a collection that responds to the needs of the community it serves. In the case of your personal library, it serves a community of one— you— and you are both the reader and the librarian. This means that your library won’t look the same as anyone else’s…” An escape, a sanctuary, a place of pleasure, a memoir. Consider taking these steps to ensure your library is just what you want it to be.
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How to Nurture a Personal Library—Via Psyche
A Beginner’s Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms—Via The Sacred Science
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