I spent my childhood in libraries! They were a godsend, and a welcome alternative to joining a gang, playing football or doing nothing. In Britain, more than 500 libraries have been closed since 2010, and the ones that remain are mostly staffed by volunteers rather than qualified librarians. I feel so sorry for kids for whom books are beyond financial reach and who have no local library.
I currently belong to 5, including a university one and a college one.
An example of the books I currently have on loan: The Anomaly, by Herve Is Tellier π
The books I currently have out on loan, from a combination of the Lexington Public Library's collection, the University of Kentucky's collection, and Interlibrary Loan are:
Kindred : Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
The Middle Ages : Everyday Life in Medieval Europe by Jeffrey L. Forgeng
The Mongols and the West: 1221-1410 by Peter Jackson
The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100-1300 by Andrew Roach
Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Jospeh Gies
Bronze Age Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe by Marija Gimbutas
The Rise of Bronze Age Society : Travels, Transmissions and Transformations by Kristian Kristiansen and Thomas B. Larson
The Fifty-Minute Hour: a Collection of True Psychoanalytic Tales by Robert Lindner
The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West, vol. 1: Origins to the Eleventh Century ed. by Alison I. Beach and Isabelle Cochelin
I was in my local library (Kenton County Public) once a week as a kid. It was my haven. The librarians knew me by name and even asked about me to my mom after I moved away for college. I think they helped shape who I am. To this day there is nothing like the smell of a library when you first walk in the door.
Our house is a 10 minute walk from our town's library and yes, that was definitely a strong point in its favor when we chose it. Currently I have 4 books checked out including the one sitting on my couch next to me...Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich. A small window unto a different world.
I, too, lived in libraries. Enough for my own blog post about, probably! As I've been out of the country for months, I'm making huge use of Libby. The only book I have checked out now is Becky Chambers's A Closed and Common Orbit. But my hold list is full!
I just checked my record: I currently have 45 items checked outβmostly books, and a few DVDsβand only FIVE are currently overdue, which is probably a record. Despite being a librarian, despite being here at the library five days a week, I *still* find it impossible to get my books back on time, and I *still* find it impossible to resist checking out wayyyy more books than I have time to read over the course of any given weekend. Good thing we don't charge fines?
I recently just switched to an ereader so I could get books that way from the library! (Kobo since kindle doesnβt let you connect to the library in Canada) Currently have three books checked out: Zelda by Nancy Milford, Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag, and People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
I spent my childhood in libraries! They were a godsend, and a welcome alternative to joining a gang, playing football or doing nothing. In Britain, more than 500 libraries have been closed since 2010, and the ones that remain are mostly staffed by volunteers rather than qualified librarians. I feel so sorry for kids for whom books are beyond financial reach and who have no local library.
I currently belong to 5, including a university one and a college one.
An example of the books I currently have on loan: The Anomaly, by Herve Is Tellier π
The books I currently have out on loan, from a combination of the Lexington Public Library's collection, the University of Kentucky's collection, and Interlibrary Loan are:
Kindred : Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
The Middle Ages : Everyday Life in Medieval Europe by Jeffrey L. Forgeng
The Mongols and the West: 1221-1410 by Peter Jackson
The Devil's World: Heresy and Society, 1100-1300 by Andrew Roach
Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Jospeh Gies
Bronze Age Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe by Marija Gimbutas
The Rise of Bronze Age Society : Travels, Transmissions and Transformations by Kristian Kristiansen and Thomas B. Larson
The Fifty-Minute Hour: a Collection of True Psychoanalytic Tales by Robert Lindner
The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West, vol. 1: Origins to the Eleventh Century ed. by Alison I. Beach and Isabelle Cochelin
I was in my local library (Kenton County Public) once a week as a kid. It was my haven. The librarians knew me by name and even asked about me to my mom after I moved away for college. I think they helped shape who I am. To this day there is nothing like the smell of a library when you first walk in the door.
Our house is a 10 minute walk from our town's library and yes, that was definitely a strong point in its favor when we chose it. Currently I have 4 books checked out including the one sitting on my couch next to me...Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich. A small window unto a different world.
I, too, lived in libraries. Enough for my own blog post about, probably! As I've been out of the country for months, I'm making huge use of Libby. The only book I have checked out now is Becky Chambers's A Closed and Common Orbit. But my hold list is full!
I just checked my record: I currently have 45 items checked outβmostly books, and a few DVDsβand only FIVE are currently overdue, which is probably a record. Despite being a librarian, despite being here at the library five days a week, I *still* find it impossible to get my books back on time, and I *still* find it impossible to resist checking out wayyyy more books than I have time to read over the course of any given weekend. Good thing we don't charge fines?
I recently just switched to an ereader so I could get books that way from the library! (Kobo since kindle doesnβt let you connect to the library in Canada) Currently have three books checked out: Zelda by Nancy Milford, Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag, and People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry