Wherever the RV is parked, if it’s more than a couple of days, I usually take advantage of the park/campground lending library. There are only a few books that actually travel with me in the RV. Lending libraries offer me the opportunity to satisfy my desire to read old school, actually holding a book in my hand, then put them back on the shelf when I’m done. Some travel with me to the next park and get to see a little bit of the country before waiting to be picked up by the next person.

The bigger ones can have a selection as varied as a small town library. And the smaller ones can introduce you to new genres and authors if your regular reading fare isn’t available. I’ve been in my current location for almost a year and even though the library has a fairly extensive selection, I’ve recently run into the problem of picking a book that I’ve already read. Now, sometimes I’ll do that intentionally for an excellent book but this was totally accidental. In some of the books I’ve read here I’ve noticed somebody penciling in their initials and date on the first page. Maybe if I had picked up that habit earlier I could’ve seen which books I already read at a glance. I guess I’ll consider that little trick in the future if the lending library is small or I’m going to be there a while.

Have you seen books marked like that in your travels? Or books that act like a travelogue with locations and dates penciled in as they work their way around the country?