The Importance of Personal Libraries

[@Kate42]

"Own the Books and You own the Power". Very well said. I love books, especially old ones. They are beautiful and I love the smell of old books too, lol. They are truly wonderful!

[@b.d6642]

I never thought i would ever ask this but, what kind of smell do old books have

[@Kate42]

@@b.d6642 They have an aged, dusty, familiar smell that is comforting to people who love books.

[@TeemuSintonen]

I just love how this video starts off so wholesome and innocent yet ends with this very powerful message. Absolutely brilliant! Couldn't possibly agree more.

[@laurenloertscher1319]

My family has a huge collection of books. It makes it hard to move houses, but we love them. My mom and I definitely have "I have a book for that" syndrome XD

[@ruthgoebel723]

My mother always told me if I could read, I could accomplish anything. My own personal library has outgrown our shelves and is temporarily living in stacks in various corners and under the bed. Someday I hope to rectify that!

[@k.j.lindsey3048]

I couldn’t agree more! I also have an extensive personal library, and am currently redoing that room in our 1850’s farmhouse. As far as digital books, they are a good resource, but I prefer a hard copy. With a book you don’t have to worry about which digital format it’s in either!

[@bookadmirer.3699]

When Mrs. Chrisman says I'm " Smart and cultured" 😃😌

[@muayadalhariri4933]

I have my own library and it's fun not having to back and forth to the near by public library and happy reading to you Mrs.Sarah

[@pauladuarte8983]

Hello Sarah and Gabriel, you are news in La Nación (the most respected newspaper in Argentina) today! It was lovely to find your picture and a link to your website while I was having breakfast xxx

[@amishgirl1000]

My father gave me a great love for books and reading. He took me to the library every week to choose books to read. I have collected all the classics in my own library, as well as how to do books, recipe books, and Christian classics too. I love books about history as well. Can't imagine my life without my dear precious book friends.

[@cordiscoscorner]

Hi Sarah, My modest book collection is mostly non-fiction. Historical books U.S. History, presidential biographies, etc. I have very few fiction books, most of those are historically based. In fact most of my fiction books are yours LOL. I consider books time machines, even if for a short time you can go back in time to anywhere you want to go. My favorite time in history is the 1870's to the 1920's. I feel like I really belong there, it's not foreign to me at all. Your books really bring out my love of the late 1800's. Good to see you again, our interview should be posted soon. There has been some personal issues, family health issues plus I'm currently selling my business which is taking a HUGE amount of mental and physical energy. I should post it up soon, sorry for the delay. Be well and say hi to Gabriel. John Cordisco

[@tracysteward604]

Love it! I love books. The smell the feel of the paper I love being able to hold it in my hand. I am so disenchanted with this modern world and with this modern technology. I want a book when I want to read. It’s also made people particularly young people, but really of all generations lazy because they don’t seek out the information, like you would have to in a book or the library and I feel that is another reason why information isn’t retained. And while I’m on my semi rant, I might add I’m 62 and I am shocked at the number of people slightly younger than me slightly or much older than myself or my age who have embraced this technology with open arms and left all the good stuff behind.don’t even get me started on the lost art of letter writing. Thank you for bringing these things to us. Have a blessed day.

[@guitarmama06]

We had a large home library when I was a kid. Now I have a fairly large home library, my kids love it.

[@DisHammerhand]

My husband and I have an extensive personal library. We live in a little 1950s house and it's packed to the gunwales with books. We have a room dedicated to books but they all don't fit in there: There's a huge bookcase in the hall, another in the livingroom and two in my bedroom. He does research for a living and can attest to digital books disappearing. Some libraries also limit access to their digital libraries as well. Books make a house comfortable for me. My favorite thing to do when it rains is sit and read and drink tea or coffee.

[@petapendlebury9024]

I couldn't agree more! I would be very sad if didn't have my books - they're my friends! Just added 5 more to my costume/fashion library. One arrived this morning (the cut of women's clothes) and the acknowledgement mentions at least a dozen books of diaries/letters. I just know I'm going to have to add those. I love reading about the daily lives of women in centuries past.

[@joelhurley2678]

I own antique books, my oldest is The Island of Dr. Moreau from Jules Verne. It is from 1885, and was a gift from me to my Late Mother. Also, I own a lot of 19th Century books through Easton Press, The Time Machine is one of many. I believe these are a part of your life for your knowledge, and they are like an old friend. All my books I bought online or through antique stores; you don't have to spend a lot of money to enjoy these glimpses of the past.

[@EmsIsFab]

“Owning your own books gives you the power over the knowledge they contain” - this right here is a powerful statement and REALLY brings to light the FEELING I have around physical books! I have some books that I have both physically and digitally - and this confuses some people but the digital is REALLY just there for reference when I am not near my physical books! As someone who has been trying to write a non-fiction book in recent years I find myself on the table with at least 3 reference books open ont he table too, and this way I can easily jump from one to another to compare where on a digital devide I find the time spent switching between materials very time consuming or annoying over time.

[@MsHomesteader]

So agree with you and as a book lover I have enough books spread throughout my home to actually have a small library room and I'm still collecting more. Books are always better than movies, always. Thank you for sharing this information, it is so needed.

[@franziskavonwaldege1968]

Ein wunderbares Video! Es ist wirklich ganz wichtig, eine eigene, private Bibliothek zu haben. Ich selbst habe auch seit vielen Jahren eine solche große Schatzkammer. Täglich finde ich darin neue und alte Schätze. Vor allem das Wissen unserer Vorfahren ist es wert, wieder hervorzuholen. Es ist faszinierend, was unsere Großmütter und Großväter alles wußten...

[@lauraraines767]

Hello, and yes I would agree. A library is special. I am blessed to have one. I live house that has a built in book shelf reaching the ceiling. I think the room was originally built as some sort of den, or study. 🌻☺️🏵️

[@horseenthusiast9903]

Well said. I've always loved collecting books, ever since I was little, and now that my library is inaccessible due to plague, I've been cherishing it more than ever. I can entertain myself endlessly with the contents of two apple crates, which contain fantasy, historical tales, literature both classical and modern, poetry, and more; I can learn about dress history, horses, anthropology, art and its history, medicine, etymology, and geography with the contents of another; with a fourth crate, I can re-explore texts of my childhood for things I might want to teach to children now (and I'm particularly glad I held onto so many old American Girl books which are now more expensive), and with the contents of a fifth crate I have been entertaining my friend's very little brother each week when we have a video-call and they must put him to bed, as he really love picture books and I have them in multitudes. And there are yet many times when I have found myself shorter of books than I had wished! There is ever so much to be said in praise of access to two libraries, one private and one public.

[@imtiazahmed6393]

Old culture preserved Excellent

[@sarahaljabban8305]

What a wonderful video, as always. What you talked about is really important, and I definitely prefer physical copies of books to digital ones. Thankfully, now that the lockdown in my area is over, I am able to access physical books, which brings me great joy.

[@sharronneedles6721]

Goodness, I've never been this early for one of your videos!! So nice to see you're doing well!

[@sharpduds]

I dread going back to the Carnegie library on the green in my town when it reopens after plaguetimes and the Renovation. I've known exactly where all my favorite books were kept, and therefore I never bothered to learn the titles for most of them, as I could just wander and fill my bag, and now when it reopens, I'm afraid I won't know where it all is....

[@Cottage-Reader]

I simply love when you talk about books😍 Sarah would you tell me how you keep your collection organized?

[@wildrabbit1314]

Love this!

[@imperialrussianempire4780]

Great video.

[@luluparl1245]

I love books

[@Flyfishtherockies]

An important and accurate message; thanks for sharing it!

[@brendavillalba6288]

Truly important video!!! I cannot express the joy that your videos bring me happy reading!!!💕

[@laceandribbonsviolin]

I thought you were going to say “you remember where on the page you saw the information” because that’s something I do every time I look in a book for info that I already read in that book. 🙃 My husband is a minister and teacher and now a barber and I am a music teacher and between us from purchases and gifts and our kids’ books we hav hundreds in our little family library 😌 You’re living my dream life, but I think I’d go back to the Regency Era or before. I feel like I was born in the wrong time. I guess for now I can “settle” for Renaissance fairs, ComicCon, and local historical events. I’d love to go to local museums and dress up and be “living history”😍📖i Don’t think people in my community would understand...I think they’d think I’m being frivolous or “extra.” Or a show-off or a “prude.” It’s frustrating that they wouldn’t necessarily understand that it’s one of my dearly-held interests and fascinations, and that I’m not doing it to try to elevate myself by putting them down for wearing simpler modern clothing. I just want people to learn from the past and by dressing that way I’d be calling attention to it and provoking people to think and have questions/new explorations. But I’m sure you’ve already thought all of this through!😆 this is the first time I’ve fleshed out these thoughts and ideas. Also I’m working on a book. Do you have any tips/advice? Thanks for taking the time to make and post your videos!

[@quycksylver4822]

I've always loved physical books as well; however, my two bookshelves are already crammed full of books, and I don't really have room for another bookshelf in my tiny apartment. As a result, I've found e-books to be a great compromise. I can carry my entire library around with me 24/7, and the highlighting and bookmarking features allows me to find information quickly. Not quite as convenient as being able to flip directly to the information in a physical book, but we adapt to the circumstances we live in

[@jackhamlett68]

Yes, having one's own personal library is extremely important. Our personal library includes hundreds of physical books as well as hundreds of physical magazines, articles, etc. Our library includes the King James Bible, Martin Luther's German Bible, the Geneva Bible, Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary, various other books by Webster like the Blue Backed Speller, tons of books including facsimiles of original books on most facets of American history from 1607 to 1900, tons of books and original literature on American automotive history from 1875 to 1975, many works on music history from the colonial days to the pre-rock n roll era when real music ceased to exist, etc., etc. And we also have many works pertaining to American civil government from all four volumes of William Blackstone's lawbooks circa 1765, the chief lawbooks of our Founding Fathers, to the U. S. Constitution, the constitution for our state (Pennsylvania), etc., etc. We find the average American citizen around here knows nothing of his nation's history or how the county, state, and federal governments work. Of course, in the Victorian era, Americans were taught love of God their Creator, love of their nation, etc., and they plainly understood their history and the workings of the various levels of civil government. Jack and Kendra in Pennsylvania

[@ButtesSmoknBravado]

You should become a school teacher! ❤️

[@Victorianlady]

I was, for a while. I taught English in Japan for a year, then after I came back I taught at a technical college. (I've done a lot of private tutoring, too.) I started the process of getting certified to teach in public K-12 schools; but when I realized how much of my time would be taken up jumping through bureaucratic hoops and how little I'd have left to actually teach, I decided I could help more people by what I do now. Now I write books and make videos that encourage people to explore knowledge on their own. :) It's not as lucrative as teaching at a school (which I'm sure a lot of people will find funny, given the reputation of teachers' pay), but it is more fulfilling - and I do still feel that I'm teaching people.

[@kinescope-zr8lh]

Id love to be reading right now, but there's a blackout going on right now since it snowed in my city for the first time in years. And I ran out of lamp oil! ☹️

[@libertygoss9524]

❤️

[@Pumpkinshire]

Legitimate Question: What do you do for money!? I would love to read this much.

[@Victorianlady]

You can answer this question yourself by doing any one of the following: 1.) Listening to the introduction of any of my videos. 2.). Listening to the sign-off of any of my videos. 3.) Reading the blurb under the video.

[@nachteinfallt8915]

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