Lidpechaa

Cataloging is incomplete, to say the least.

I love the idea of cataloging my own library. I really really love it. I only wish I had more time and focus to actually do it. Instead, I have four unschooled children who keep me busy reading aloud and putting back books and other toys that have been strewn wildly about the floor. I keep a collection of the library cards from most of the libraries at which I've held accounts over the years. The greatest item in the collection is, of course, my first library card, circa 1978. My second favorite is probably my Library of Congress card. I worked as a library assistant in college, and I am a member of the library committee at my Quaker meeting. I'm somewhat partisan on the issue of cataloging systems. I prefer Library of Congress over Dewey Decimal. Although most of the books that I happen to own are nonfiction, I enjoy reading fiction more. I'm always on the lookout for more epic adventure books authored by women.