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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
[RANT]In my opinion, of the nominations this month, the worst possible choice won. The Patricia Clark Memorial Library is a great resource, but a lousy choice for a category. I think the only reason it won is because the books are free, which is a pitiful reason to choose a book to read and discuss. In protest, I was considering for one of my November nominations Project Gutenberg and Kindle Store Freebies. The only thing that holds me back from doing so is the fear that it would win. Well, that's my opinion, and as they say, opinions are like ... well, you know. Everybody has one.[/RANT]
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Tom, as I recall, it was my nomination. You are welcome to the view that "the only reason it won is because the books are free," but I have a different view of the situation.
I nominated it because it is not just a free library, it is OUR library, made up of editions which are the work product of several of our best members; work that is the product of several hours of effort to perfect the results.
I think that we should once every year celebrate our library.
And I am confident that in the nomination process I will be made aware of many books I didn't know we have there. That's a good thing, no?