Lately I've been thinking about why we keep the stuff we do in our houses, what we choose to discard and what we cherish. Because I just did something I never could have imagined I'd do: I gave away ...

Have you heard that if you own over 1000 books, it constitutes a “personal library?” A “bibliophile” also is generally believed to own at least that many books. Do a little researching and you’ll find ...

Those who know me know I love to read. However, these days I rarely find the time. For Christmas I received a gift card to buy several new books, and up until last week those purchases sat in my ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Signs promoting observances of Banned Books Week earlier this month inspired an idle inspection of my personal library with the eye of a censor. I was mildly disappointed to discover ...

What I have is a phantom library: the memory of the books that would now belong to me if I’d kept them. Writing about my library is, therefore, an archaeological exercise based on traces and memories ...

Before Holly Pelesky moved to Nebraska, she sold almost all of her books for a quarter a piece, just to get rid of them and make moving easier. Years later, she regretted selling them for next to ...

Your town or city probably has a library and your ebook reader gives you instant access to millions of books. Why would anyone want a personal library in this day and age? Book lovers will scoff at ...

As much as I really like Plex and depend on its features for my personal library, I don't want to share more data than is necessary. It's not a criticism of Plex, but I've changed these privacy ...