Now That My Children Are Older Some Of The Nice Things We Used To Do Together Are Sadly A Thing Of The Past.
Currently my daughter is in the middle of doing a spot of research for her history project. Not so many years ago this would have meant a trip to the local library and a pile of books coming home with us.
Nowadays she researches all her project work via the Internet, which I find quite a shame as I used to relish our trips to the local library.The library was at the end of her school path, so we often popped in after school to have a look at books we could borrow. It’s funny but even though we may have just popped in for a couple of history books low and behold before you know it you are piled up with loads of Children’s Books. I think my daughter’s record for one trip was a hefty 18 books.The weight of those books for my walk home was unbelievable, but that didn’t dissuade her from piling more and more books on.
Mind you, it wasn’t only my daughter who enjoyed borrowing books from the library. I have been known to take out a few Romance Books in my time.I can get totally absorbed in a good old romance and the brilliant thing about the library is that once you have completed one book, it’s simply a case of returning it and choosing a whole new story.
In our local library they also have a section for Second Hand Books, and you can sometimes pick up quite a bargain.I will say that the books aren’t always in the best condition, but when you are only spending a few pence, you can’t really expect perfect.
Much as I absolutely think the Internet is a marvellous tool, it is such a shame that some of the good old things we used to do will probably become non-existent. I don’t think it will be many years in the future before we see a slow decline in the number of libraries in our area and I for one will be very sad about this.
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