Much Love For Public Libraries
I’ve always loved libraries. As a kid, I went through the entire juvenile biography section of my local library—in alphabetical order.
(I can’t believe it took me so long to figure out that I am a history nerd.)
I loved and still love returning a huge stack of books and taking back out an even larger stack. All for free! (well, ok, for taxes)
It turns out that more book lovers are also going back to their library roots. Borders is in trouble but circulation for the Chicago Public Library has gone up 30% in the last year.
I’ve certainly increased my use. Currently, I’m burning up the graphic novel section.
CPL also reports a huge jump in their online holds system. I’m also a big fan of this function. It’s like shopping online.
I choose the books I want, and they wonderfully appear at my local branch for pick up. For me, it’s like Amazon without the paying.
I certainly couldn’t do my book club and reading challenges without it.
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