Get a library card

“Earlier this week, I finally did it. I let those groceries sit in the car for an extra half hour and put off my to-do list for just a bit while I tended to the important business of signing up for a library card. I finally faced my embarrassment at it having been far too long since I’d entered a library, and signed up. Of course, it was remarkably easy, took about the time it takes for me to brush my teeth, and the volunteer behind the desk couldn’t have been friendlier. [...] On a Monday morning, the library was filled with young readers, a few pairs that appeared to be working on homework together, and a handful of patrons milling through the stacks. As I walked in, a tiny ballerina clutched Jan Brett’s The Mitten to her chest and twirled down the steps with a smile on her face. Entering the open, sun-lit room of the historical building felt like wrapping a warm blanket around myself.”

“I was hesitant to get another library card, to possibly restart my life of check-out-crime after 8 years on the lam, but the allure of free Regency romance novels was too great. I am a card carrying reader again. E-Books are a safe way to go, after a week they just take them back off of my device, I couldn’t forget to return them even if I tried.”