Comments on: Library Lover http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/ Author of Historical Romance Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Santa http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Santa Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1992 I love libraries. My favorite scene in 'Beauty & the Beast' is the one where he gifts her the library. That's my fanatasy come true.<br/><br/>My family frequents the three that are near our home. We also have an exceptional inter-library loan system which is great because there's a librarian three towns over that loves romances and always keeps Balogh, Beverley and Chase on the shelves.<br/><br/>I just love escaping into libraries. My alma mater's library was abismal when I went there. A few years ago they rebuilt it and it is so beautiful. I love to go there and write during finals week (they close at 2am) and sneak peaks at some of the old research tomes I used to read. I love libraries. My favorite scene in ‘Beauty & the Beast’ is the one where he gifts her the library. That’s my fanatasy come true.

My family frequents the three that are near our home. We also have an exceptional inter-library loan system which is great because there’s a librarian three towns over that loves romances and always keeps Balogh, Beverley and Chase on the shelves.

I just love escaping into libraries. My alma mater’s library was abismal when I went there. A few years ago they rebuilt it and it is so beautiful. I love to go there and write during finals week (they close at 2am) and sneak peaks at some of the old research tomes I used to read.

]]> By: Stephanie J http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Stephanie J Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1976 I finally discovered the library that's only 10 minutes from my apartment. I was so annoyed that I hadn't found it sooner. I'm just glad that I'm now aware of the resource. Probably my favorite thing about libraries nowadays is the ability to renew books online and the ability to read scanned books on the databases.<br/><br/>Your local library looks so pretty! Ours is from the stone age and it's not as easy to feel comfortable in. The one that I grew up with was so comforting to me. <br/><br/>Oh, and I'm KICKING myself for not taking more advantage of the college library when I was there. What a fantastic resource and I probably stepped foot in it about 10 times during my college career. UGH. I finally discovered the library that’s only 10 minutes from my apartment. I was so annoyed that I hadn’t found it sooner. I’m just glad that I’m now aware of the resource. Probably my favorite thing about libraries nowadays is the ability to renew books online and the ability to read scanned books on the databases.

Your local library looks so pretty! Ours is from the stone age and it’s not as easy to feel comfortable in. The one that I grew up with was so comforting to me.

Oh, and I’m KICKING myself for not taking more advantage of the college library when I was there. What a fantastic resource and I probably stepped foot in it about 10 times during my college career. UGH.

]]> By: MistyJo http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 MistyJo Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1975 Maggie, I'm in application and resume hell right now. :-) I'm hoping for an English position, but English is tough to find. If no English comes available, I can still do special education, which is in demand. Maggie, I’m in application and resume hell right now. :-) I’m hoping for an English position, but English is tough to find. If no English comes available, I can still do special education, which is in demand.

]]> By: Maggie Robinson http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Maggie Robinson Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1974 J.K., after reading your stuff I know you're not boring! I get pretty thrilled dealing with old books, too.<br/><br/>Misty, any chance of getting a teaching job closer to home? That's a pretty long commute. I'm about 15 minutes from school and that's about all the driving I want to do, particularly in the winter. J.K., after reading your stuff I know you’re not boring! I get pretty thrilled dealing with old books, too.

Misty, any chance of getting a teaching job closer to home? That’s a pretty long commute. I’m about 15 minutes from school and that’s about all the driving I want to do, particularly in the winter.

]]> By: MistyJo http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1973 MistyJo Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1973 I forgot to comment on how I feel about my job. I LOVE teaching. This is the second job in my life that I haven't hated after a few months. The first was the Disney Store. There are days that I'm ready to pull my hair out at the end of the day, but I always want to come back the next day. The students have my heart. The day is fastly approaching when I will say "good-bye" to them. It's going to kill me, but with gas prices and Bill still not finding full-time employment, I can't keep doing the drive of an hour and a half every day. I forgot to comment on how I feel about my job. I LOVE teaching. This is the second job in my life that I haven’t hated after a few months. The first was the Disney Store. There are days that I’m ready to pull my hair out at the end of the day, but I always want to come back the next day. The students have my heart. The day is fastly approaching when I will say “good-bye” to them. It’s going to kill me, but with gas prices and Bill still not finding full-time employment, I can’t keep doing the drive of an hour and a half every day.

]]> By: MistyJo http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 MistyJo Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:52:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1972 Sadly, I haven't been to the library in town. My mother has. She carries Colin, and they check out movies, not books. Like others who have commented, I buy my books. I want the luxury of having them at my fingertips at any time. Unfortunately, I'm not rich, and I can't buy all the books at retail price that I want. Thank God for UBS and eBay!<br/><br/>I think that I would enjoy working at a library or a bookstore. To be surrounded by the written word in your work has to be a wonderful feeling. Sadly, I haven’t been to the library in town. My mother has. She carries Colin, and they check out movies, not books. Like others who have commented, I buy my books. I want the luxury of having them at my fingertips at any time. Unfortunately, I’m not rich, and I can’t buy all the books at retail price that I want. Thank God for UBS and eBay!

I think that I would enjoy working at a library or a bookstore. To be surrounded by the written word in your work has to be a wonderful feeling.

]]> By: J.K. Coi http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 J.K. Coi Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1971 I don't get to the public library...ever. But I'm always at the law library, which I love (we do still have signed check-out cards). It's so full of history, I can run my fingers down the spines of books that contain caselaw from the 1800's, I can open them up and read the law of our land from back then, read about what sorts of problems people brought to their courts in the past and how they were dealt with, learn how those decisions impacted the law as it is today. It fascinates me, truly.<br/><br/>Man I'm boring. I don’t get to the public library…ever. But I’m always at the law library, which I love (we do still have signed check-out cards). It’s so full of history, I can run my fingers down the spines of books that contain caselaw from the 1800′s, I can open them up and read the law of our land from back then, read about what sorts of problems people brought to their courts in the past and how they were dealt with, learn how those decisions impacted the law as it is today. It fascinates me, truly.

Man I’m boring.

]]> By: Maggie Robinson http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1970 Maggie Robinson Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1970 RevM, I don't want to disappoint you, but I think library check-out cards are now kind of illegal. Something to do with privacy acts. All your giant signatures have probably been trashed. We remove any old sign-out cards we find in books. Everything is computerized now, and no one knows who took out the book before unless I do a copy history search. <br/><br/>Congrats on winning this week! I've e-mailed you, too. RevM, I don’t want to disappoint you, but I think library check-out cards are now kind of illegal. Something to do with privacy acts. All your giant signatures have probably been trashed. We remove any old sign-out cards we find in books. Everything is computerized now, and no one knows who took out the book before unless I do a copy history search.

Congrats on winning this week! I’ve e-mailed you, too.

]]> By: RevMelinda http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 RevMelinda Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1969 I grew up on a college campus and the college library was our "public" library. There was a whole kids section in the very back and I loved hanging out there. I checked out so many books. . . I am sure that if you go into that library today you could open some kids book and find a sign-out card still there with my youthful signature (from 40 years ago).<br/><br/>I went through a phase (age 7 or 8?) where I wanted to write my name on the check-out card bigger than anyone else's. So some of those signatures are huge, and for a while I wrote my name sideways across the card (perpendicular across the lines) in an attempt to have The Biggest Signature Ever. . . I grew up on a college campus and the college library was our “public” library. There was a whole kids section in the very back and I loved hanging out there. I checked out so many books. . . I am sure that if you go into that library today you could open some kids book and find a sign-out card still there with my youthful signature (from 40 years ago).

I went through a phase (age 7 or 8?) where I wanted to write my name on the check-out card bigger than anyone else’s. So some of those signatures are huge, and for a while I wrote my name sideways across the card (perpendicular across the lines) in an attempt to have The Biggest Signature Ever. . .

]]> By: Maggie Robinson http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 Maggie Robinson Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.maggierobinson.net/2008/04/18/library-lover/#comment-1968 Tiff, come to think of it, when I lived in NYC I never went to the huge public library either. I'm very much at home, though, in most Maine town libraries, which are vintage buildings with contemporary booklists.<br/><br/>Terri, I don't keep many paperbacks. If I find a library book I really love, I'll buy it, but that doesn't happen too often. Which is why I wince when I realize I've given away thousands of dollars worth of books that I "had" to have. I'm going to have to find out when the building was built. The original structure has gorgeous woodwork, fireplaces, etc.<br/><br/>Irish, our librarian hates to be called a librarian---she's a Library Media Specialist and it says so on her siganture at the bottom of every e-mail. But we still call the library the library. Good for you for helping. We have student aides, but as you said, they really have trouble putting the books back in the right spots. Sad is right.<br/><br/>Kelly, glad you're keeping it clean. Today one of my aides found an empty Cheetos bag inside a book (bookmark? I guess it's better than dog-earing the pages!<br/><br/>Ely, as much as I like my job, I'm not averse to some Hilton money either. Still buying the lottery tickets...:)<br/><br/>Janga, you're my twin. Did your library have a summer reading program when you were a kid? I'd always finish the # of required books fast and fill in the little report book, shoot off in the rocket or train track or whatever the theme was. I spent a ton of time in my hometown library. It's where I first read Shakespeare, although I didn't understand him (not that I do now either, LOL).<br/><br/>Lisa, the library in the picture was remodeled too. There's a contemporary entrance in the lower level where all the "new stuff" is kept, and I rarely venture forth upstairs...which I plan to remedy this summer. I usually just dash in either before or after work and don't get a chance to get lost for a while. Tiff, come to think of it, when I lived in NYC I never went to the huge public library either. I’m very much at home, though, in most Maine town libraries, which are vintage buildings with contemporary booklists.

Terri, I don’t keep many paperbacks. If I find a library book I really love, I’ll buy it, but that doesn’t happen too often. Which is why I wince when I realize I’ve given away thousands of dollars worth of books that I “had” to have. I’m going to have to find out when the building was built. The original structure has gorgeous woodwork, fireplaces, etc.

Irish, our librarian hates to be called a librarian—she’s a Library Media Specialist and it says so on her siganture at the bottom of every e-mail. But we still call the library the library. Good for you for helping. We have student aides, but as you said, they really have trouble putting the books back in the right spots. Sad is right.

Kelly, glad you’re keeping it clean. Today one of my aides found an empty Cheetos bag inside a book (bookmark? I guess it’s better than dog-earing the pages!

Ely, as much as I like my job, I’m not averse to some Hilton money either. Still buying the lottery tickets…:)

Janga, you’re my twin. Did your library have a summer reading program when you were a kid? I’d always finish the # of required books fast and fill in the little report book, shoot off in the rocket or train track or whatever the theme was. I spent a ton of time in my hometown library. It’s where I first read Shakespeare, although I didn’t understand him (not that I do now either, LOL).

Lisa, the library in the picture was remodeled too. There’s a contemporary entrance in the lower level where all the “new stuff” is kept, and I rarely venture forth upstairs…which I plan to remedy this summer. I usually just dash in either before or after work and don’t get a chance to get lost for a while.

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