tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post5850336454812282439..comments2023-10-22T02:31:42.812-07:00Comments on grit's day: Hallelujah for the public libraryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-61886558789857191972010-09-08T08:13:39.781-07:002010-09-08T08:13:39.781-07:00thats the first thing we EVER did on family holida...thats the first thing we EVER did on family holidays, whereever we went - find the library (then the catholic church, but it was definitely the library first)mamacrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484565827023574347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-57436760055335244412010-08-28T16:54:57.825-07:002010-08-28T16:54:57.825-07:00You reminded me of a book I read about John Adams ...You reminded me of a book I read about John Adams (2nd US President) by the chap who wrote The Agony and the Ecstasy .... Irving Penn? Maybe... Anyway Mr Adams would hold a book, and sniff it, and delight in everything about it before reading a word if I recall, and whenever I find myself holding an old book I always think of him! I regularly have book (and everything) purges to keep the hovel from collapsing entirely - but some are kept just because they 'feel' so good.<br /><br />I suppose the library is a secure sort of place to stop being sparkly in....... if that makes sense. As you said 'it' doesn't care who you are - as long as you're not flicking lighted matches around. And you no longer have to entertain members of your own family so much. Everyone can sort of drift into their own ssssshhhhhhhhhh-ness. Well, that's the fantasy I'm clinging to. The reality of arguing about the teetering pile of identical books on grasshoppers is not to be dwelt upon.<br /><br />Good luck with the inspirational cats.MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-19583826340634210462010-08-28T14:34:02.610-07:002010-08-28T14:34:02.610-07:00I give our local library lots of use, but my boys....I give our local library lots of use, but my boys...considering at home they are often to be found reading/book browsing, it's hard to understand why, when they enter the library, they immediately start asking if I'm finished!<br /><br />I'm not happy with the library, because they keep selling the books I like - that's the reason I haven't taken this lot back, just in case.;-) I might as well buy them now, the fines must be as much.<br /><br />When we lived in London, our local library even opened on a Sunday - how brilliant is that? :-)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127623000367674910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-1944425929526163512010-08-28T06:16:44.090-07:002010-08-28T06:16:44.090-07:00The best library I've ever been to is in Pitts...The best library I've ever been to is in Pittsburgh, sponsored by Andrew Carnegie's legacy. Here's a man who owned a massive steel mills business and was incredibly wealthy but with a firm commitment to local libraries. His first library opened in his hometown, Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1883 prior to moving to the US. I miss that library, it was a beautiful 6 story building with amazing architecture. <br /><br />I also grew up going to the local library every 2 weeks with my family, we didn't have a TV so mom had to do something for entertainment!<br /><br />Since moving to Florida in 1998 I've gotten hooked on the convenience of internet and Barnes & Nobel so I can't say I've been in a proper library for years. I do miss it though, maybe once the kids get old enough to enjoy it!R. Molderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.com