Posted by Noa on May 24, 2000, at 18:31:16
In reply to Re: library, posted by jbird on May 24, 2000, at 14:42:49
Yup, have always loved the libray!
As a teen, I developed a bad habit/compulsion for *buying* books, which always went overboard. So, in my early twenties, I made myself cultivate the habit of going to the library. I would walk, about 3/4 mi, and it was just a lovely routine. Then, after I moved to a new area, I didn't get back into the library routine right away, at least not regularly. Then, when the big Barnes and Nobles opened around town,I started using them as libraries, comfy chairs and all (I wish the public library could offer that). But of course, those B&N folks ain't no dummies, and I became a predictable consumer--sure, hang out a long time in the store and read there, but more likely to purchase now. Well, past year, with attempts to keep myself within budget, I started frequenting the library again, and now I do so many times a week, to use the internet, but also to read and take out books. And there is something about the atmosphere here, with other people doing their reading and researching, and homework and projects, it feels like a real community, even tho I don't know them. Public libraries are truly a miraculous idea.
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