Comments on: For the Love of a Library

By: Reasons to Keep Writing Your Story | Writers In The Storm

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By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 04:26:10 +0000

Library: a place where dreams come true, if only by traveling through books!

Denise

ps. ours was a cooling center today with the high temps

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:12:35 +0000

I love libraries too. In fact I would love a library in my own house. Libraries have changed though. They're no longer a place where everyone whispers and there's just the sound of rustling pages but that's not necessarily a bad thing in my opinion. They've changed out of necessity. My boys, aged 4 and 6, love the library too. I think they love everything about it and I hope they continue to do so for the rest of their lives.

By: Terri Benson

Terri Benson — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:31:03 +0000

Amen! Hear Hear! Right On! I don't work in a library, but I love them and always will. I was shocked to hear that a large town's library 60 miles away was no longer open on Saturdays. How could that be? A day when the majority of adults and children have the time to go, and it's closed? The internet cannot, and should not, take the place of a library full of books. We, as authors and readers, must ensure that. GREAT POST!

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XPost – For the Love of A Library | Helen Henderson, Author — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:27:50 +0000

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By: ellajoyolsen

ellajoyolsen — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:57:39 +0000

In reply to robmunroblog. Thanks for your reply! The comment about "a print-out of Wikipedia where you have to be quiet" makes me so sad. The libraries in my town are well-funded, active, joyful and innovative! If a government official thinks libraries are on the decline, they should visit during children's story-hour or senior movie night! Or basically any hour of any day to see their community gathered to learn! A library is about reading - and so much more!

By: Stephanie Claypool

Stephanie Claypool — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:49:12 +0000

I love libraries. Always have...until recently. In addition to my childhood years of browsing and having trouble deciding which book to pick next, I started using the library as a place to write free from the distractions of life. My last several trips to my favorite study carrel, where I used to have a quiet place, has become social central. People using the computers to shop and chat with friends (loudly), groups of people taking up tables to play cards (I'm not making this up). Even the librarians don't keep their voices down. There are some small rooms set aside, but it only takes one person to spread out on the table and fill the space. I am glad to see the community coming together, I just wish libraries could be quiet again or set aside a larger room for those of us who want and crave the peace of the library. For now, I'll keep using my Bose noise-canceling earbuds.

By: Holly Robinson

Holly Robinson — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:42:14 +0000

Our tiny town actually had a wonderful library, and that became my second home when I was in middle and high school because I could bike there--and because the librarian was one of the few people who didn't think it was odd that I wanted to read George Bernard Shaw's collected plays during my summer vacation, followed by steamy romances!

By: Cara Sue Achterberg

Cara Sue Achterberg — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:18:05 +0000

When I was a kid, our town was so small we didn't have a library - we had a bookmobile. Every Tuesday it would pull into the bank parking lot and we'd be waiting in our station wagon. We jump out and get in line to fill our bags. Always my favorite day. I think I still love Tuesdays best.

By: Orly Konig-Lopez

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:37:31 +0000

I'm embarrassed to admit I don't go to the library much these days. I used to love the quiet among the books when I was young. But I'm a book buyer.