The public Library preserves knowledge. The Personal Library preserves the visitor's relationship to that knowledge.
A Knowledge Object does not become a favorite by itself. A visitor forms a favorite relationship with that object.
This distinction matters. The catalog describes permanent objects. The Personal Library preserves what happens when a living person encounters those objects.
These are visitor relationships, not catalog properties.
Spoken or written marginalia attached to a library, collection, Knowledge Object, chapter, moment, or future personal collection.
Ways a visitor marks what mattered and where they may wish to return.
Recently played items, listening progress, and the path a visitor has taken through the Library.
Not every thought must attach to an existing Knowledge Object.
A shelf for memories that stand on their own.
A place for reflections gathered across many Knowledge Objects and many years.
A future home for stories, testimony, work, service, leadership, marriage, and hopes for those who follow.
The Personal Library is not a copy of the Library. It is a record of understanding.