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we had a mobile one and they closed it down in September last year.
which was a shame as people could walk over and get books out free.
I have to catch a bus to go to mine and it is often impossible for me to get there. when I am not feeling too good.

On this little estate I live which is retired flats I started a little Library it is only one books case full. and I buy cheap books from charity shops when I can and put them in the Laundry room. so people can take them and read them and put them back people buy books and put them in there when they have read them
If someone has a carer come in they can take some books across to their patients.and bring them back afterwards.

What a lovely thing to do Rita. I am sure that it is appreciated by everyone.

When I go into hospital, I always take a couple of paperbacks to read. When I have finished them, I always put them into the bookcase in the ward's dayroom, for others to read. If it looks like I am in for a longer stay, and I have read my own, I go down to the League of Friends shop, and purchase 3-4 at about 60p each.
When at home, I always send the OH up the street, to take any finished books to the Headway Charity shop. They were very good to me when my son had a road accident some 20 years ago, so I like to give abit back
So, I like to spread things around to help others.

Julia in Derbyshire

My used papaerbacks get well read, they first go to my daughter, then when she has read them they go to my neighbour's 90 year old housebound mother. When she has read them my neighbour takes them to a charity shop.

Yesterday I got aggressive with some of my non fiction bookshelves and pulled off two huge piles of books ready for my neighbour to take to the infant school where she works for their summer fete book stall. These were nearly all new looking books which won't sell for much but might bring the school a few pence. Although I love my Kindle, the read books on there won't go on to raise money so I go on buying a few books to keep them circulating.

When I go to the timeshare there will be a huge cupboard full of used paperbacks where people leave them. :-) :-)

I am pleased you all pass your books around for good causes.. I use to pass mine to two elderly friends on this estate before taking them to the laundry room. but both died. I do give a book to the lady upstairs who is 96 if I think it is one she will like to read.. it then goes into the laundry bookcase. it is nice to beable to pass them around. Kindles are nice but you cannot do the same with them.

Being as it was such a lovely morning I caught the bus to the next villiage and wandered around for a while. popped into the co-op and brought a couple of items then went into the MInd Charity shop. guess what I managed to get 4 Elizbeth Elgin books as new £ 5 for the four. two are the ones I wanted to carry on from the other book.,I have just finished.

I am so pleased I went.

That was anexciting moment for you Rita. Isn't it great when we find books we actually want in charity shops. You are so lucky not to hve read those books as you have it all to come. Looking on Amazon they are still quite expensive even though they have been around a long time. Unless they have re-published them.

Just thinking Rita Have you read the books by Susan Sallis. I loved the Rising Sequence: A Scattering of Daisies, The Daffodils of Newent, Bluebell Windows and Rosemary for Remembrance because they were set in Gloucestershire. But she wrote a lot of others too and if you haven't read them I am sure you would enjoy them.

I agree with you Ann on the price in Amazon, but still see
that used paperback ones are still only 1p.

Emma

Ah, didn't dig that far Emma, was really looking at the Kindle editions.

Thank you Ann I have made a note of them. I will keep my eyes peeled you never know. I like to know someone has read these books and enjoyed them. it makes all the difference.

I alway go into Charity shops when I am away either staying with my daughter or my sister. they laughed at me at one time now they do that. both my daughter and I enjoy Josphine Cox books.
My sister is more into serious books she was a school teacher and goes mainly for classic books or read books in Italian and French and German. I am not too bright to beable to do that. I do have some lovely
books as presents of war time and evacuation one called." The Childrens War" by Juilet Gardner. I also have " The Last Post" by Max Arthur stories written by soldiers in the first world war." I managed to buy one on Ebay once as I could not get it in this country called " Follow that Drum " by Annabel Venning following four centuries from 1660 to the present day.
It tells the stories of the wives daughters and mistresses of the British Army followes them through battles Waterloo Mafeking and Blenhiem the book was £20 new but I brought it for about £8.00..

My prize book I had given me for my birhtday tells the story of my Great Grandmother family history called " The Devon Family. The story of the Acklands and it is written and signed by Anne Ackland who wrote.it. our side were the poor side. lol but it has the tree written out and so much information.

wow Rita that is a great book for you to have.

I was thrilled with it Ann my son saw it advertised and brought it for me.

I had a giggle just now I read a thread where you said you brought three books and they were smutty ? and you would not read them

Now you see her Now she Vanishes by James Patterson.. Before that The Island by Victoria Hislop. Both very good books.

Hi Happy Readers :-)

Just popped in to say thankyou for all your posts, nice to see thread still going strong with all the suggestions :-D :-D

Happy Reading <3

I have just started on Elizabeth Elgins "Daisychain Summer " the follow on book of " I'll bring you Buttercups."
it is the legacy of the great War and it seems to be following Daisy the daughter, trouble is I have to make sure I do the housework first t because if I pick the book up and start to read. I dont want to put it down again.

I found some little Mills and Boon books in the local chairty shop so I brought them 8 for a lady who is house bound. she was so grateful. she loves to read but like these little books she said she can hold them without her hands aching

Thats lovely Rita, I bet the lady was over the moon
with the books, don't know what I'd do if I didn't have
something to read.
Enjoy you new book Rita.

Emma

Rita it wasn't me that bought those smutty books it was Ann Cardiff........... :-D

I am nearly finished a great thriller by David Baldacci. I forget the name of the book! but...the hero is called Will Robie and he is a trained assassin for the government but he is given an assignment one day which changes his life and the course of events. He meets up with a young, troubled girl called Julie and takes her under his wing. A very complicated but clever plot.

A great read and unlike my recent reads, keeps you guessing until the end. If only I could remember the name... :-D

Sorry AnninGlos

Getting muddled with these Ann's lol

Buttercup fields your mentioned in the book I am reading
lol