Bibliomania Day 2023
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She reads extensively of the mystery genre and enjoys spending part of most days at her kitchen picture window or office devouring tome after tome.
She is also reticent to discard any of her read books as well.
Today is Bibliomania Day. It happens each March 20 and commemorates the anniversary of the great heist of 23,600 books executed by one Stephen Blumberg — who was quite over the top when it came to amassing book collections. Mama is no way similar to the "Book Bandit" as she dutifully purchases her reading materials at some local big box or book store prior to adding them to her library. However, she meets various other aspects of the criteria.
Many people confuse the word bibliophilia — which refers to the love of books and bibliomania which is the compulsive hoarding of books. Personally I think it's all relative. Not ever having been a psychology major, I have declined to assign a psychological label for every occasion as the bulk of those so inclined are compelled to do.
I also don't view it as an "obsession" if you:
1. Like books
2. Collect books
3. Have the storage space for them
4. Decline to part with your collection
That's my mama !
People think they need to judge you at whatever level suits their feebleness. Be all of this as it may whether your a philiac or a maniac is purely academic.
Happy Bibliomania Day and don't allow yourself to be labled by some schmoe.