Sadly, I do not have a copy of the Silmarillion -

The closest library didn't have it. I may have to go and place a hold on it, so that they'll ship it from another branch.

But! I did get four Tolkien-related books - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Beginner's Guide (by Andrew Blake), Tolkien's World (Randel Helms), and - joy of joys - The Book of Lost Tales; part one (Tolkien! - first form of the Silmarillion. Well, the first part of it, at least) and The Annotated Hobbit (*insert giddy sounds of bliss*).

I think that first I will read the beginner's guide. It's short, and well, a beginner's guide.
( Spoiler for Angel 5x08 - 'Destiny' )