Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[bluecastle]

I love cheesy fries so i'm going with indulgences:
Poutine at LeCellier
Cheesy fries from Shake Shack
Cheesy potatoes at Chef Mickey's breakfast

 

[cayennews]

Tell us more .. indulgent and

Lol. The broccoli is so you can feel like you are eating healthy even though you are indulging in heavy cream and parmesan cheese.

 

[PollyannaMom]

It's National Library Workers Day! (The date moves - it's always the Tuesday of National Library Week.) So...

Today's Topic (Tue, 4/21) - 3 things you're grateful for about your library and the people who work there

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I got nothing on this one I’ve never been to my local library matter fact I haven’t been to a library since I was in school I never go to the library
I’m happy they have libraries I’m happy people can check books out from libraries and I’m happy that there’s people that work in libraries
The last time I was in a library was to hear somebody speak on a book that they were releasing and that was a decades ago
Very grateful when I was a kid that I got to go to a library my aunt took us to it it was a mobile library I thought it was the coolest thing in the world!!!

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Libraries ...

The toddler story time I used to take my kids to when they were little.

The teen and adult educational programs.

Of course, all the books.

 

[citruscurtis]

YAHOO YAHOO!!!!! Folks .. you are Getting a tour today.... around 4:00 PST

 

[flyingdumbo127]

I thank God for libraries and the blessing from Him of my being able to visit one again in person eventually.

During my early college years, the University library provided a refuge as well as place to study.

Dad and I enjoy going to the huge main library out here.

Smaller libraries where sometimes I have found fun or nostalgia from childhood reads.

 

[WLWildlife]

Wonderful children's librarian at our local small town library. She is always happy, energetic, and creative in her programming.

Teen librarian at this library is also awesome. She is so engaging and bubbly and has very engaging and fun activities for the kids.

The summer reading programs for adults at this library are also fun.

I can't say enough about this little library. It is backed by a group called Friends of the Library. They do so much to provide a community space and engagement and promote literacy.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Library one town over - When DD19 was looking for NHS volunteer hours, we started looking around to longer term options that would also be good on her resume and for collegiate references. Our town branch was full for the summer, but the local one a town over had space for her in their summer teen intern volunteer program. It went so well that she was brought on year round to volunteer. They gave her such a wonderful referral for her college apps. In fact, it also helped her get a job at OU last year working in their law library.

Current town library - My girls didn't know anyone when we moved here. Houston is a huge metro area so moving from one side of the city to the other might as well be like moving across the country. One of the first things I found for them up here was a Harry Potter series of events at the library. That helped them meet some kids pretty early on.

Town library private rooms - Both of my girls have used them from time to time for anything from SAT prep to small school groups. It's great to have a space to go that doesn't require you to buy coffee or food...that also has a ton of resources and quiet standards to help you get your work done.

 

[clappyclaps]

Evening all,

I don't really go to my local libraries, I really do need to get back in the habit of walking down to them and having a browse for books. I used to come out with so many!

I am however incredibly grateful that my local library offers a free eBook service, as this pretty much supplies me with books for my Kindle all year round. It doesn't always have the most up to date books but it has more than enough and is probably why I don't go to the physical library as much.

 

[fla4fun]

I don't have a physical library nearby, but can borrow ebooks from the county library online. I am grateful for having that ability.

I like going to a library and just walking down the aisles looking at all the books. I have found new authors I never would have read doing just that.

I like that libraries are quiet. Sometimes you just want a pleasant, cool, and quiet place to read.

 

[cayennews]

I love libraries! I am there all the time. (Not just the one in my town, but surrounding towns as well.) I love that you can browse for as long as you want and no one bothers you, I love that you can do interlibrary loans for books your library does not carry, I love the comfy nooks you can find to read in, the ability to reserve books online, the endless choices and the large print section now that I am older(ish). I could go on. Libraries are great!

 

[citruscurtis]

Yuma foothills county library is the best library West of the Mississippi

My pedigree
Joshua Tree elementary had a monthly bus ride where I would check out non fiction nature books because I so badly wanted to be part of Walt Disney nature film production team and he promised me every Sunday night.

High school library is where I lived being a competitive debater that traveled to universities around the state and unfortunately where us bullied students hung out during lunch.. there were 8 of us.. but it wasn't safe enough... one of us went on to commit an horrific crime

And as I shared previously... the first thing I did after army basic training graduation was go to the library on fort Jackson

NYC Ghostbusters library left no impression on me nor did the USMA library with its Faulkner room and limited view of the Hudson thru narrow castle windows..

Married in Salem Oregon we went to lectures at the concrete hulk of a library and I eventually became vice president of the friends of the library as I enjoyed facilitate the annual book sale...again it was non fiction that was the draw...as my son said..."Dad you don't read non fiction as a bed time story"

 

[citruscurtis]

This is the neighborhood.... border Art for sale out of a pick up truck and sheriff sub station

 

[citruscurtis]

The entrance and the best view of any library from inside the glass walls

 

[citruscurtis]

Activities abound

 

[citruscurtis]

The library downtown is horrible it is cold, department store steel and glass and has no warmth... reminds me of the Titanic two stories high.. here in the middle of nowhere, where every employee gives me a greeting, 24 computer station, half with that glorious view, a book store and huh speaking of the Titanic...

 

[bluecastle]

I love libraries, even though I don't go as often as I used to, especially when my DD was young. When I started volunteering at my DD's elementary school my first choice was working in the library. I memorized the Dewey Decimal system.
One of my favorite scenes in B&tB is the library the Beast gives Belle access to. I have always dreamed of having a library like that, with floor to ceiling books and ladders that go from section to section.
Our library helps so many members of the community with computer access and free classes. I don't think I could live in a town that didn't have a library!

 

[PollyannaMom]

The library in my current town was the first place DS and I went to meet people when we moved here.

One year, I made a project of checking out all the surrounding towns' libraries. We have some really cool buildings around here - both old and new.

The first summer I was allowed to walk to the library by myself as a kid!