A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.
A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged.
A room in a private home for such a collection.
d. An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection.
I remember when I was a very little girl the first time my mother took me to the Library. We were living in a very big city at the time but what I remember most about that library is that it was upstairs. We climbed the stairs and entered into a place that was magic to me. I remember there was a low shelf next to the window with lots of children's books. I must have been about 4 years old, because I was not yet in school. I sat by the window and looked through many books. When we left, I am sure we took a few books home with us. We went back to that library many times, as I still remember checking out books from that library for elementary school.
Books have always held a fascination to me. They are your friends when you are lonely, sick, or when you just want to travel to a different place or time. The Library is also a great resource for Quilting books. I have a very healthy collections of quilting books in my own library, but sometimes, I just enjoy looking at other books for ideas. I checked out Harriet Hargrove and Sue Nickels machine quilting books and kept them for the maximum time allowed!
Yesterday I was making some returns to the library and picked up these little gems.
What fun to browse through these books and enjoy the amazing resource the Library affords. Have you ever checked what your local Library has available? You might be pleasantly surprised.
My whole family is prolific readers. Even as kids we would read whatever we could get our hands on. Even Dad's boring war books LOL. We were always book purchasers instead of library patrons. We lived in the outskirts of Seattle and there wasn't a public library until I was in jr hi...many many years ago LOL.
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My whole family is prolific readers. Even as kids we would read whatever we could get our hands on. Even Dad's boring war books LOL. We were always book purchasers instead of library patrons. We lived in the outskirts of Seattle and there wasn't a public library until I was in jr hi...many many years ago LOL.
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