Amanda Frederickson's Blog: Musings - Posts Tagged "library"
To the Library!
FINALLY, after a three year wait, the new building for our local library had its grand opening on Saturday! Of course I was among the crowd eagerly funneling in the moment the ribbon was cut (after all, I was literally the last patron to check out books at the old building).
The new building is awesome! Not only is it bigger than the old building, but it uses the space more efficiently. The sections are arranged in a ring around a spiral staircase, which has a dome skylight that pours sunlight down the middle of the building. The non-fiction was moved up to occupy the third floor, giving everything way more expansion room. The books have space to breathe!
Most importantly: THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN MOVED OUT OF STORAGE! *Happy dance.*
I planned to check out some books straight off the bat (break in the new building, right?) but the new circulation area wasn’t really made for a huge crowd all coming in at once, so the lines were incredibly long and the whole space was almost elbow room only.
No problem, I thought. I’ll come back in a few days. Best part about this beautiful new book paradise? It’s in 20-minute walking distance.
So, last night I got my returns together, happily planning my angle of attack to check out all the new shelves. What do I hear first thing waking up this morning? Rain.
Well, maybe it will lighten up and I can walk over in the afternoon.
It’s now raining even harder.
NOOOOOOOO!
Library plans foiled. :(
The new building is awesome! Not only is it bigger than the old building, but it uses the space more efficiently. The sections are arranged in a ring around a spiral staircase, which has a dome skylight that pours sunlight down the middle of the building. The non-fiction was moved up to occupy the third floor, giving everything way more expansion room. The books have space to breathe!
Most importantly: THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN MOVED OUT OF STORAGE! *Happy dance.*
I planned to check out some books straight off the bat (break in the new building, right?) but the new circulation area wasn’t really made for a huge crowd all coming in at once, so the lines were incredibly long and the whole space was almost elbow room only.
No problem, I thought. I’ll come back in a few days. Best part about this beautiful new book paradise? It’s in 20-minute walking distance.
So, last night I got my returns together, happily planning my angle of attack to check out all the new shelves. What do I hear first thing waking up this morning? Rain.
Well, maybe it will lighten up and I can walk over in the afternoon.
It’s now raining even harder.
NOOOOOOOO!
Library plans foiled. :(
'Tis the Season...
...For Nanowrimo.
The official November National Novel Writing Month is sneaking up and I have been pondering possibilities. Possibilities are being pondered. Questions are being posed. Projects are being questioned.
Moreover, there is a freshly minted stack of library books that is taller than my bed. My arms were not happy but my reading bug is gleeful.
Research is happening.
Don't worry, Kingstone hasn't been forgotten. But I might be doing something a little different for Nanowrimo 2013.
Stay tuned....
The official November National Novel Writing Month is sneaking up and I have been pondering possibilities. Possibilities are being pondered. Questions are being posed. Projects are being questioned.
Moreover, there is a freshly minted stack of library books that is taller than my bed. My arms were not happy but my reading bug is gleeful.
Research is happening.
Don't worry, Kingstone hasn't been forgotten. But I might be doing something a little different for Nanowrimo 2013.
Stay tuned....
