It was lust at first sight. Here is the evidence:
This is the best public library service that I have ever encountered and certainly one of the best aspects of the US for me so far. In a country where public administration falls (in my limited experience) somewhere between dismal and appalling, the library is just fantastic. Look at the books! Yes, I know, many of the craft titles are American and so more likely to end up on the shelves here but they have multiple copies, just standing there for the borrowing. These are books that took several weeks to turn up when I requested them from St Kilda.
As well as the usual access to computer workstations, each library patron gets 75 free printouts ... each week! I've been stocking up on BurdaStyle.
11 comments:
Wow! That's an awesome haul. Perhaps I'll go off to the library now and see if your good luck has rubbed off on me too.
WOWZA!!! That's one bloody good library.
Ace! They'll have no idea what's hit them since you arrived in town...
wow, i had no idea about the printing thing. i should be taking better advantage of that! have you been to the downtown seattle library yet? i guess that would be the seattle public library system, not kcls, but still...it's a very cool library with a TON of great books on the shelf!
Wow! I can't imagine doing that in our Melbourne library system! (And just to make you feel nostaglic, I should let you know I had a coffee at Bruce, a few doors down from the St Kilda Library the other day.)
Wow!!! Lots of wonderful goodies to peruse. You could probably get 150 printouts a week if you signed Baby Bear up as a patron too ;o)
Gasp!
Please tell me they don't have fines for late returns and then I'm officially moving there.
And free print-outs??? My inner book geek is totally jealous right now.
Oh you lucky left coast person! We pay 10c a print at our library but the request stuff is amazing. The only snag is when I am away and one of my requests comes in and I miss the 6 day hold time. Oh well, request again.
I love libraries
Oh isn't the library so lovely! :) I found your blog through Blair's (wisecraft) and noticed that you are on Seattle's eastside... Welcome :) How long have you been living here? I am also on the eastside... If you ever want to meet up for coffee with another blogger, let me know :)
Now THAT is something to be jelous about. Looks like the library service is heavenly over there!
p.s Nice to "meet" you!
Actually, I think I found your blogs ages ago and lost it - so this is good!
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