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This is definitely a good move....and before someone jumps at the thought of jumping down the throat of this respected article's author, it may well be true that there was a greater likelihood of females making up the larger consituency of book buyers of that time...be that as it may, this move to put together a total compilation may in time make it a greater possibility to publish a complete catalogue of ORTO and VÄLIS-EESTI literary works sometime in the future. A welcome move one way or the other.
When my parents' home had to be vacated, my sister ( B.A., English Literature) took their extensive library of Estonian literature to the garbage dump.
I would have treasured that collection. I've also discovered that those volumes are hard to replace. Fortunately, I've had assistance from a Canadian who deals in old books and collectables. He has brought me Estonian collections from estate sales.
To readers, here, who don't appreciate their parents' Estonian books -- please, don't apologize for it -- just pass them on to someone who will.
I would have treasured that collection. I've also discovered that those volumes are hard to replace. Fortunately, I've had assistance from a Canadian who deals in old books and collectables. He has brought me Estonian collections from estate sales.
To readers, here, who don't appreciate their parents' Estonian books -- please, don't apologize for it -- just pass them on to someone who will.
I'm glad to see that Estonian books are finding a new home. But let's not forget the Toronto Estonian language schools, where Estonian dictionaries are needed and are costly to acquire new.
If anyone had Estonian dictionaries to donate, please contact me atmaimu@molder.ca or by phone at 416-421-3812.
If anyone had Estonian dictionaries to donate, please contact me atmaimu@molder.ca or by phone at 416-421-3812.
I was walking in the Don Mills area a month ago and saw a pile of Estonian books out on the curb, waiting for the recycling truck. Most were in poor condition, from the Soviet era, so I did not bother taking them home but I did find a very old book that I took.
I have heard of others who have thrown away books as well, usually they call some of the used bookstores and ask if the books are worth anything. Most stores have little room on their shelves and are not interested in Estonian books since they are afraid to be stuck with them. (The only store I know of that will buy them is the Highway Bookshop up in Cobalt, Northern Ontario) Then they are put out for the garbagemen or taken to the dump.
At the same time, people who are interested in Estonain books can not find them and they are very expensive to buy. Try ordering a book from Estonia or check out some of the prices on E-bay.
I have heard of others who have thrown away books as well, usually they call some of the used bookstores and ask if the books are worth anything. Most stores have little room on their shelves and are not interested in Estonian books since they are afraid to be stuck with them. (The only store I know of that will buy them is the Highway Bookshop up in Cobalt, Northern Ontario) Then they are put out for the garbagemen or taken to the dump.
At the same time, people who are interested in Estonain books can not find them and they are very expensive to buy. Try ordering a book from Estonia or check out some of the prices on E-bay.
I'm guessing here, for there are a lot of estos in Don Mills who would have libraries, but - it m ust have been on Cottonwood Drive that you saw those books? I believe that the reason for those books being there is that the lady living there, the second wife of a now deceased Estonian is not herself Estonian - Russian in fact, though that is not germane here, and the children that grew up in that house are either living in Estonia (fact), or not interested in those books (surmise). Saw a bunch there myself in July, picked up a couple, talked to the lady, and understood that she did not know what to do with them. The books were for the majority either children's books or propaganda, published during the Soviet occupation, did not see a single EKK or ORTO book there. Perhaps those were already handed over to the AKEN bazaar or some such. My read on the lady was that she thought those books were of little interest to anyone. Were there any books in that pile that were published in Välis Eesti? Just wondering. Good that you noticed, good that you "scavenged", books deserve a better fate than the dump!
......The good news is that nowadays it's possible to buy reprints of books once published in Canada or Sweden. If you've got a definite title in mind, then there's a likelihood of finding it here....poetry is a little harder to come by unfortunately. I know there was a concerted effort made years ago to send off personal librearies to Estonia, and a lot of small Estonian towns were recipient partners in these projects. However, it is worth doing a survey and getting an overview of what's what in Canada, so that priceless books don't get thrown away because of some outdated idea that future generations of Estonians won't be needing junk like this anymore!!
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