Scott Swanson
Of The New Era
Madelene Battey sits amid the rows of books lining the walls and floor of the small used bookstore run by the Friends of the Library in Sweet Home.
“I love to read,” she said. “I love historical novels. I love mysteries.”
Battey, 90, loves books so much, she agreed a year ago to lead the Friends of the Library.
“I avoided it as long as I could,” she said,…