well, I have 6 novels (mainly murders - police procedurals) waiting to go back to the library, along with 2 novels (fantasies) I read before the New Year.

I'm also currently reading a number of non-fiction books.

sandra

back in the Depression when my father was still at school he got a job with the local Library to chase down overdue books. Probably less threatening to have a school boy on a bicycle asking for overdue books.

He received a few pennies per book & was allowed to borrow one book for every book he returned. He read 2000 books one year.

Dunno whether I'll beat his record - I belong to 2 local council libraries who allow borrowers to take home 20 books at a time, so I usually have up to 40 library books at once! For 3 weeks & often renewed!

One of my libraries allows me to check my borrowing history & I've borrowed 751 books since 2004 - it's amazing that so many have been discarded! They must be those ephemeral paperback murders & fantasies I like!

No, I don't think I'll beat his record.