Ah, apparently we decided that red ISN'T too much? It's cute. I think I prefer the red.

Weeding is very, very sad. I am utterly shocked by the things that get weeded out of our public library. I can't believe people aren't taking these books out -- some of them are the best of the best (Leon Garfield, Jill Paton Walsh). I can never decide if it's better for me to buy them up at the discard sale and save them to give to someone I know will love them, or to leave them to be (perhaps) bought by someone who will discover them for the first time.