Last week, a friend of mine emailed me with an idea for a blog post…bringing library books on vacation! I immediately loved her idea and knew it would make for a great post. She was packing for an upcoming trip and was unsure if she wanted to risk damaging library books by bringing them on her vacation. She was nervous about the ocean water, sunscreen, tropical drinks, etc. getting on her borrowed library books. She asked my opinion and I didn’t hesitate when I immediately wrote her back…
Bring them!
I LOVE LIBRARY BOOKS. Like…a lot. And while I’m definitely careful and respectful of borrowed library books, I do tend to not treat them as well than if they were my own. I find myself resting my coffee mugs directly on the covers, tossing them into my car, etc.
If I spend money on a book, I treat it with much more care. I would NEVER rest my coffee on it! Coasters all the way. I would NEVER throw it into my car! It would be carefully placed on the passenger seat next to me.
Not to mention, library books DO have that nice protective coating over them sooooo….there’s that.
Having this attitude towards library books means I ALWAYS bring them on my vacations! They get shoved into my seat pocket on the airplane, thrown into my beach bag, and packed away to return home buried under the souvenirs in my suitcase. I never worry about damaging them! In fact, just the opposite…I don’t worry about them at all, lol.
I’ve been very lucky that I’ve never damaged a library book. I’m quite certain that my opinion and how I tend to treat them would very much change if I ever did…
Until then? I’ll just keep my fingers crossed that the protective coating over the cover does it’s job. 🙂
Speaking of library books, here’s the one I am currently reading! I started it last night and am absolutely LOVING it so far. Have you read this one?
I have an awesome book giveaway scheduled for Wednesday…make sure you check the blog! I can’t wait to share this wonderful book with you!
So tell me…Do you treat library books better or worse then your own books?
I’m traveling next month and would love to hear your book recommendations! What should I pack to read during my trip??? I asked this question on Facebook yesterday and got some fantastic responses! (If you missed my 2019 Spring Break Book Recommendations, you can read them here).
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Book Coffee Happy 
What If It’s Us is cute. I laughed out loud from it a bunch of times. Have you read Simon Vs. The Homosapiens Agenda? If you like YA, read It Started with Goodbye and Everywhere You Want to Be, both by Christina June.
I don’t get books from the library that often for myself, but I take care of them when I do.
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Thank you for these titles! I LOVE YA so I will absolutely check these out. What If It’s Us is adorable so far.
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I’m glad you are enjoying What If It’s Us so far!!!!!!
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Loving!
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I take them on vacation on my Kindle. It is easy to not lose them or damage them or get them wet at the beach.
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I don’t read books electronically but I can absolutely see this as being such a benefit!
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I retired recently from over twenty years of working in a public library. I treat all books with respect of course. I know for certain that most people do NOT treat library books with respect. I remember a case where a piece of bacon was found in a book. It was used as a bookmark I guess…
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