Libraries, In Or Out?

[LadyW]

Hmm.. I don't like my lirbrary, it just doesn't look like a proper library haha. I would love a massive one with old dusty bookshelves, a big wooden desk, and all lit up nicely. It would also be great if they put in armchairs too and kept it open till late.

[Nightshade]

. Secondly, and this is the most important reason why; my local libraries SUCK. Man oh man do they suck hardcore. The main branch is the worst. The quite honestley have as many romance novels as classical literature; of which they don't have much. Honestly; they don't have squat in the way of classics and have almost no secondary literature.. And all the other branches are pretty bad too. I actually did use to use my univeristy's library quite often. I only wish my county libraries where as good. My college library had ALL the classics and TONS of secondary literature. But my locals, they just flat out blow.

Sad fact of life ...most people find the classics mind numbingly dull, ( preconseption but there you go) or as the case may be classics are the kinmd of books you should buy really. Well if you are going to rereafd them anyway. Plus.. what do you stock with limited shelf space... when it is mostly the more modern 'light' reads or really expensive reerance books that are most popular.

How can you even ask this question? Everyone knows that libraries are totally in! Only the most chic set attend. I love libraries of all kinds. In Chicago I'm usually dividing my time between my University library where I can get my lit. and crit. and the Newberry Library downtown, which is an amazing archival library where I can read 16th century originals. When on break in California I spend more time in my hometown's really wonderful central public library reading fun and frivolous entertainment books, although I occasionally make scholarly dashes to UCI when I need one of those nerdy tomes only a university library can provide. I offer up prayers of thanks for libraries, since I would clearly be either deep in debt or much less well read were it not for these marvelous places. Generally I only buy books that I know I will want to refer back to and/or re-read, which narrows my personal library to mostly reference and classics.

I used to love libraries, but then I got into the habit of writing marginalia. Public librarians get a little snippy if you do that to library books.
Plus our libraries always have screaming and crying kids. They're more into the entertainment of puppet shows and the like without any big promotion of reading books. They might as well just stick a big-screen TV up in the corner.....so sad......

(Some libraries already do....:brows: ) Thing is libaries are meant to be for everyone and consaly telling people to hush is wha gave libraries their bad image in the first place.
the libraries "try to be all things to all people"

Hmm.. I don't like my library, it just doesn't look like a proper library haha. I would love a massive one with old dusty bookshelves, a big wooden desk, and all lit up nicely. It would also be great if they put in armchairs too and kept it open till late.

*gasps* health and saftey