Worn out books

The library looks as if it is full of great books - and it is - but some of those books are getting worn out. This week I had the job of finding well-worn copies of the classic titles that every library needs - most of them not just well-worn but worn out - and photographing them.

You can't just toss that poor old copy of Charlotte's Web, you know. You need to replace it - and that takes money. With a budget barely able to add the new books we need, the replacement money will hopefully come from a grant.

Hence, the photographs.

Tattered and battered, written-in and torn - and still being read over and over year after year. Surely the Foundation will find itself moved to fund new copies of these treasures.