"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.” (Jorge Luis Borges)
I registered to get a library card today. I can't tell you how unbelievably excited I am about this!
Libraries have always felt like home to me. I have always found peace and sanctuary and belonging when I've been in one. Wandering through the stacks in this "wilderness of books" (Thoreau's description of a library), I feel a sense of unbridled glee and awe.
And to be honest, I sometimes have a sense of overwhelm and near panic. There's a scene in the show "Two and a Half Men" where one of the characters is at a bookstore, and he starts to have a meltdown because there are so many books and he'll never be able to read them all.
Yup. Been there, done that (except for having an outward meltdown - my library meltdowns are all quietly inward because, you know - shhhhh, you're at the library).
We're planning to visit the library on Saturday - as part of the registration process, you need to provide a photo ID and proof of address.
However, they have already provided me with a temporary code so I COULD start reserving books "straight away." 😸
And speaking of books, I will leave you with one of my favorite quasi-book-related videos: the yip yip martians having to use their Earth book to figure out what a telephone is.
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