Over at Weekly Geeks, this week's prompt is about libraries.
I have a mom who loves to read, so there were always books around the house. I recall going to the library and looking through the card catalog (would I be dating myself to admit that I miss those?). I loved having my own card. I'm sure that I went to the school library, but my childhood library memories involve the public library.
I now live in a larger town that has a library with several branches. I used to have the intention of visiting every branch, but that hasn't happened. I would guess that I have frequented 5-6 branches, though. I love the branch in my neighborhood because they know me and my children by name.
Since I've been blogging, I now visit the library about once every week and half. I frequent the library a lot more during the summer because I want to keep my kiddos reading. I'm cheap, so I rarely buy books. When I do, they tend to be more reference "how to" types that I typically purchase used or on clearance.
Thanks, Weekly Geeks, for the post idea!
I am a participant in the Support Your Local Library challenge.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
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I always go to the main branch of our library, don't even know where the closest one to where I live is. I suppose I need to find out, I'd love my librarian to know me and my kids by name.
ReplyDeleteI don't particularly care for the library in my own town but love the brand new library in the next town over which I happen to drive by more frequently and it has this awesome concept called CLOSE PARKING. (which is embarrassing to admit that I can't be bothered to walk a block and brave traffic, oh well) I also tutor out of another library and love the vibe - it's very active and has such a wonderful feeling to it. I don't check out as many books as I should considering I'm there all the time - I just own too many and somehow keep acquiring more. This is a great weekly geeks topic. Happy Library Week!
ReplyDeleteI am also participating in the Support Your Local Library challenge. I've completed 75 books so far. My weekly geeks is here.
ReplyDeleteWe have a top notch library system in my home town. I live near the main branch but there are three other branches that are about fifteen minutes away from my home.
ReplyDeleteWe have a pretty nice size system. The community has really kicked in to be of support because the budget cuts have shortened hours and a lot of people now volunteer due to staff cuts.
I've been to quite a few of the branches outside of my community as well. My favorite is still the Metro which is the main branch. I can walk from home and be inside of their doors in less than ten minutes.
Oh, I miss card catalogs too! Not to mention library cards that were actually made of card stock instead of plastic. As I recall, my first library card got pretty dog-eared. :-)
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