I went to the British Library in London while visiting (I don't live there), and I was really excited, because I wanted to get some references for topics I'm studying (Obscure Ancient Roman religion, Medieval Semiotics, Heraldry, etc). I think we're born with the spark / desire that makes us want to read - but in some cases, it takes a lot of work to make it happen.Īlong the same lines as this, I was severely disappointed a few weeks ago. I could go on, but this isn't r/bloodyannoyinglibraries :)Īs for the issue raised in the OPs article, that readers are "mostly born and only a little made", I completely disagree. ![]() Mention a Kindle in my local library, and half the staff will look at you as if you've got the numbers 451 written on your forehead. No concept of how to "Change" with the times. I know some people have mentioned difficulty getting to the "adult" books as kids - where I live, people with "Adult" library cards can't reserve Childrens books, without speaking to a librarian. "Why do you want to borrow a Childrens book?" This came after I'd asked why I couldn't reserve a copy of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I ended up buying the book through the Kindle app on my iPhone, coming back home, and reading in on my Kindle 3. Last time after an hour of searching the entire library, they couldn't find it. If you reserve online, they're simply left on a reservation shelf - at least in theory. No interaction with staff - you're expected to check in / check out books yourself. But I'm in a position where I hate my local library. It wasn't that big a deal, but still significant.ġ7 years after getting my first library card - I still love the idea of libraries. ![]() ![]() So to finally pick up that library card was a big deal - I know for a fact my dad still has it somewhere.Īt 16 I got an 'adult' library card - not because I'd reached an 'adult' ability - by all accounts I was at that level when I was 14 but because that's how old you had to be to get one. They'd all been told I'd never have the need for one, politely but firmly put that to oneside, and enrolled me into a school with dedicated, phenomenally gifted staff, who not only got me talking, but reading / writing. My Mom, Dad, Nan & Granddad all went with me - because it was a big deal. When they aren't - they can turn kids off reading for life - and just as easily dissuade adults from visiting.įrom my own perspective, I can still remember getting my library card - I was 11. When they're run "properly" - with staff who're open-minded, knowledgeable and enjoy their job - libraries are awesome.
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