I had a library card back when I lived in Summit County. Of course I frequented my college and high school libraries before that. And before that, I had a library card that worked in the whole state of Michigan. That first card was quite convenient when I’d visit my dad on the weekends in another city.
I haven’t been a member of my public library here in Denver. I’ve made a lot of excuses. My list of books to read has grown very long. For a while it was because I still had a Michigan license. It was also because I wasn’t sure where my local branch would be. It was also because I spend so much time with friends.
Today I woke up with no plans until the evening. I already watched my Netflix DVD (it was Beginners in case you cared to know) and spent some time drawing. This had been on my agenda for so long. There is no time like the present!
It took 10 minutes to drive to the library. I had other errands to run afterwards so I didn’t want to bike. The library I went to was refreshingly cold on this hot summer Saturday. I easily picked up a library card and I got to choose the color. I immediately went to the travel section for a book on my next getaway: Norway. There was only book on the subject so I snapped it up. Easy. Then I spent 20 minutes trying to find another book that would interest me during my last 12 days in town. I chose Climate Capitalism. Not only is it grounded in science but its also full of detailed case studies (at least this is what the book jacket promised me). Then I looked at the CD selection. There were so many disc boxes stacked up that I b-lined to the DVDs. Right there in the front was Moonrise Kingdom. Done. I grabbed Up In The Air too because I love watching all the airport scenes.
When I checked the books out, I put them on the counter and the librarian said I was all set. She didn’t open each book to scan them or stamp them. They were scanned magically through the mat on the counter!
Apparently I can also download books to my kindle. Who knew?!



