Fast forward
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 09:15PM We've been busy reading and making, gardening and baking. All of it with support from our local library: I think we have a record number of books checked out. Okay, over a 100 (how many do you have out right now? I'm curious). I had several times that number checked out from the Grad Library at Michigan for years while I was writing my dissertation, so 100 library books doesn't sound like that much to me, but it seems to concern the librarians. We've never lost one yet! I tell them cheerfully when they remark on it. It's true: we keep them all in their own bookcase unless they're being read at bedtime. Bedtime books are on the nightnightstand.
I have been hanging on to some of our library books longer than usual, just so I could write about them here: please look for a lot of short posts this week as I try to catch up. Thanks for reading!
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Reader Comments (3)
We are at a low right now--only 51! I try to keep us under 70 because the library computer seems to freak out when I go over 70 check outs...
Thank you, Kate! I knew we couldn't be the only ones. Most of ours are picture books, which we consume at a ridiculous rate. And then when Leo gets into something, we check out a lot of nonfiction for him. Not to mention my books. I love the library.
Oh happy day, calooh, calay, our neighborhood library has finally reopened after a year of renovations. It's the same size on the outside, but much bigger on the inside. I'm not sure how it happened. Anyway, we brought home plenty of library materials on reopening day. I think we have about 25-30 books out at the moment, plus (whisper, whisper) a few videos that were available on the shelf opening day.