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Borrowing vs Buying

Do you prefer to borrow books from libraries when you want to read them, or buy the book and add it to your collection?

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I can't have all the books I want (it's a small apartment) so I tend to borrow a lot (it helps that I work at a library) and buy some. I also weed out books every year and donate them to the library or give them to someone who will enjoy them. I also often buy more than one copy of books I really like so I can give them as presents.

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