I have loved libraries since I was a small child...Mom would practically have to drag me out of the one we lived down the street from about 30 years ago.
Today, my kids love making a trip to the library, and since we are on a tight budget (3 kids in Catholic school on one income), it’s a great way for us to be informed and entertained without breaking the bank. My favorite thing to do is to reserve books from home online and pick them up at the library—especially since I usually have a toddler in tow and he is not quite ready for the library yet. It’s become such a habit that they don’t even need to know my name when I come in—they just head to the shelf to get my reserved materials!
Our library is enormous and well-stocked with all kind of books with a number of views represented. I can get Glenn Beck’s latest just as easy as anything, or any other conservative selection. Twice a year, there is a used book sale at the library that I eagerly await. I have found some wonderful books and if they are not so wonderful, I’m not out much money for them.
Another thing I have noticed is how clean and orderly things are...no homeless hanging out harassing people, the librarians enforce good behavior from the kids, and the staff are more than helpful. Plus they just put in a nice new coffee shop that gives me another excuse to run away from home for a while :)
I should have been a librarian, LOL. Hey, I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up!
I’m with you. I would walk to the local library when I was in late elementary years and middle school. 10’s if not hundreds of times. My daughter got her own card a few months ago at 5 years old, which made her feel very grown up. She’s developed an interest in Egyptian history and we’ve checked out maybe 10 books on Egypt so far. No way we would have bought that many for her; 1 a week, week after week. And Benjamin Franklin I think started the public libraries in the US . . . can’t have a better pedigree than that.