Ask GGC: What do you love about your local library?
Hi everyone! In honor of National Library Week, I asked our faithful staff at GeekGirlCon what they love most about their local library. Here’s what a few of them had to say:
“When I returned to Seattle after a near-decade away, I could not believe all the changes that had been made to the Seattle library system! They’d become all sleek and modern, with a website for me to check out things, pay fines, and renew holds. Best of all, in my absence they had built a gorgeous branch in my neighborhood that is perfectly located next to a grocery store and other handy things. What a joy it is to load up on books (I never leave with just one), get other errands done at the same time, grab coffee, and go home to curl up and read. Not going to lie, I’ve had a lot less overdue books than in the past because of this system; everyone should have a neighborhood library!” – Nova Barlow, Web Content Producer
“What I like most about my local library system is my library card. In addition to checking out materials, my library card allows me to access a huge array of fantastic online resources: such as dictionaries or encyclopedia like the Oxford English Dictionary, when I need to get some hardcore etymology, usage, or history for words; or full text magazine and publication databases like ProQuest, General OneFile, or eLibrary when I wanted to pull up that article on the Lake District from 1998; or a fantastic pulled pork recipe from an old cooking magazine accidentally ruined by a sweet-and-tangy (but sadly opaque) sauce. I’m amazed at how much stuff is not on the free internet, and I am really happy that my library gives me access to it wherever I am.
And yes, I do have my library card number memorized.” – Amanda Powter, Copywriter
“My favorite thing about my library is the fact that they’ve gone digital. Now I can check out an audio-book on my phone or an eBook on my kindle from anywhere instead of having to make that extra effort to stop into the library. I read a lot of books and use the library for most of them. I would much rather check out 10 books on my kindle than have to carry around a giant hardback. Thank you, Seattle libraries, for providing digital content, and here’s to hoping the selection keeps expanding!” – Jex Ballard, Volunteer Coordinator
What do you love about your local library? Leave your comment below and show some love for your favorite book nook!
