library was one of my favorite places when I was a wee lass. At
various ages, I loved the summer reading club, the blocks, the story
hour, and the librarians who ran it all. Once I was at the library
when a tornado hit, and I was so excited to see all the books they had
in the off-limits basement area in which patrons and staff took
refuge.
Anyway, when I first moved to NYC, the library system overwhelmed me.
Only in the past two years or so did I really turn to the library for
books instead of sitting in Barnes & Noble for hours or buying used
books. Now that I "get" it, I realize what an amazing system it is.
Cardholders can order a book from a distant branch and have it
delivered to one near them. Books can be renewed online, too.
Today I even discovered that one of the Manhattan branches is open
three days a week from 8 am to 11 pm. In economically hard times,
libraries are often lifelines for people. It swells me with pride to
know that my city library system is finding a way to deliver services
rather than cut them.
All libraries - and the people who staff them - are awesome. Thanks
for all the hard work!
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I love the library. When I found out the branch I used to visit when I was a kid was closing due to lack of funds, I cried like a baby, right there at the circulation desk.
ReplyDeleteAnd when you request books online at the library it's like shopping. But free! Although the free part doesn't necessarily make it any less dangerous as you can still end up picking up 20 books at once because you got a little carried away.
ReplyDeleteYou should send some of them to Dublin, because the ones at Trinity are cranky, cranky people.
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