I love my local library with my entire being. I grew up in a small town back in the day before interlibrary loans were very prevalent. We had a small library. You found a book on the shelves and you liked it.
Now I live in a city. A city with lots of books! And movies! And the ability to make suggestions for purchase!
The world is at my fingertips. I just request something and, like magic, it shows up at my local library for me to pick up. You do not understand how exciting this is until you've lived years and years in a small town.*
Today I searched for the book Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk. The search yielded two results. One was the book I wanted.
The second was the fifth season of Deadliest Catch.
No system is perfect.
*With a great library and great librarians, don't get me wrong. They just don't have the resources that cities do.
Ha!!!
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