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From the lens In Praise of Libraries.

What do you like about libraries? What's your favorite library experience?

  • cffutah Jan 23, 2012 @ 9:00 am | delete
    enjoyed reading this, enjoyed watching the music man video too. I just saw this version a few weeks ago, its nice having it on in the background as I've seen it a dozen times or so.
  • TollysWorld Aug 24, 2011 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    As a chartered librarian by profession (now retired), I greatly appreciate and applaud your lens, thank you, on behalf of all beleagued libraries everywhere :) (In my own county public libraries are being decimated and downgraded)
  • Mickie_G Aug 21, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    I remember getting my first library card and checking out a book with it. I must have been around 7 or 8 years old. I read the book in one day and was so sad because I thought that I could not turn it in until it was due. I really wanted another book and could not wait the two weeks. I was so happy when I found out I could check out a book every day if I wanted to.
  • ChrissLJ Jul 2, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    I just read a story about the Biblioburro on my last bookmobile storytime. =0) Also some libraries really are transferring over to the Netflix style system. I know of at least one larger library system that has decided Dewey is just too confusing for patrons and has thus
    been grouping books according to loose subject guidelines. It makes my teeth grind just thinking about it.
  • cdevries May 6, 2011 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    Love this Lens! Definitely a part of L-space.
  • MamaRuth Feb 14, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I too love libraries. During the summers when I was a child, the bookmobile would visit our community weekly. We could walk to the firestation where it parked and check out books. I loved it. I also grew up taking the bus into Birmingham (Alabama) and visiting the beautiful library downtown. They had a great children's room. My brother and I would come home with armloads of books and stay up half the night reading.
  • LizMac60 Feb 13, 2011 @ 7:18 am | delete
    Short, sweet and good. Blessed by a squid angel and featured on Me?!! A Squid Angel on the Libraries and used books page
  • Jimmie Sep 13, 2010 @ 12:16 am | delete
    I must admit that not having libraries (with English books or the lovely atmosphere we see in American libraries) is a huge loss for me, living abroad. Thank goodness for my Kindle.
  • vallain Sep 4, 2010 @ 10:05 pm | delete
    I love libraries so much, that I made it my career. I've lensrolled this to my I Love Books and Libraries.
  • poutine Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    In Praise of Libraries has been added to your lensroll on the following lenses:

    books and dvd's on my wish list
    Books That I Once Read
  • poutine Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:03 pm | delete
    I like the lay out of this lens and the content.
  • Mac33 Aug 26, 2010 @ 10:14 pm | delete
    We've been rediscovering our local library with our kids. This is a cool tribute lens...I like how you found and worked in the quotes.
  • RinchenChodron Aug 23, 2010 @ 2:07 pm | delete
    Very cleaver - I like your style! I also love the library and frequent it often.
  • hayleylou Aug 20, 2010 @ 3:10 pm | delete
    Great lens, thumbs up :)
  • Jodi_k Aug 19, 2010 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    I second what Flynn said.. libraries + Terry Pratchett = excellent combination.

    As a kid, I'd bicycle back and forth from the library with a basket full of books. They got so used to me that once or twice I left without checking them out (nobody noticed).
  • Peregrina Aug 20, 2010 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    That's a great story! And it's funny how I feel an automatic kinship with people who like Terry Pratchett....
  • Flynn_the_Cat Aug 19, 2010 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    As a librarian, who pops in to study and bother... uh, I mean, chat to, my co-workers on my days off, who pretty much grew up in libraries, I thoroughly approve of this page.

    Also you quoted Pratchett. I approve so much that this approval must extend into L-Space.

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Peregrina

I've been going to libraries since the age of one. When I move somewhere new, one of the first things I do is sign up for a library card.
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