I realized the other day that I tend to wax poetically about libraries, but I just can’t get enough of them. The inner (ok, not so inner) geek in me has always had a fondness for libraries. I got my first library card at eight, and there has been no looking back.
Libraries are amazing. I know, I know. I use that word a lot. But, they really are. I use the Multnomah County Library for all of my library-ish needs, and they have everything I could want. I want to watch a movie, I reserve it and they send it to my local branch. Like the entire Doctor Who reboot series. (Brilliant!) Or I’m craving some candy coated Brit Lit (like some Nick Hornby), and I just go online to select it and they send it to my branch. It’s like Netflix, but without the pesky monthly service charges. Free really is a very good word.
Not only that, but have you been in some of these libraries? So serene and full of character. I remember when the downtown Portland branch aka Central Branch re-opened 12 years ago. I could not get enough of the place then, with its marble floors and classic woodwork (and the little Starbucks inside that is no longer there). It still works the magic on me today, even without the coffee rush. Although, with my recent time spent in Eugene, the downtown library there has won my heart too.
But my love for libraries extends up north too. Seattle has a pretty substantial library system, and you can even check out multimedia items for your iPod and such over the Internet. Check that magic out! No muss, no fuss, and you can get it from the comfort of your own home. Reduce and reuse! And once again, free! That is very ECOnomically as well as ECOlogically friendly. You know, eco squared.
Do you love your library? If so, send me a shout out, say it loud and proud!
P.S. Something cool to share with all of you. Last weekend, I spotted some volunteers out at the Eugene Library working ever so busily to make the library a better place for all. Now that’s SO northwest!
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