In my dreams, I’ve been there a few times this week b/c I have a late fine i need to go pay. It’s probably been 3 weeks and we’re truly “overdue” for a visit. Speaking of library books, do you know “Library Lion”? My daughter got it for her birthday and it’s fantastic.
I went on Tuesday. We are doing a year long project in my preschool class featuring different children’s authors. So I went to get books to feature for this month. I now need to go this weekend to get books to share with my son.
Sadly, I just got my first library card in ten years a little over a week ago! Loving it already and can’t believe I let so much time go with visiting. I can’t wait to take my lil’ man there!
We just went yesterday. I agree completely about the whole noise-be-damned theory. For a long time after I was able to quit my job to be home with the kids after our second was born I was afraid to take Matthew to the Story Times that other moms in the area were taking their kids to because, even though he’s loved books from a very young age, he isn’t the type to sit quietly on a rug with other kids around, and I was so afraid he’d disrupt everyone else’s experience. When I finally did, I was right. He was extremely disruptive… but in an awesome way! He’d ask to sit on the librarian’s lap while she read, or he’d yelp out questions about the character in the middle of the story. One time he got into a heated debate with the reader because in “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas,” he didn’t believe her that the word said Hippopotamus instead of Hippo—and we had to leave because he wouldn’t let her go on.
Some of the parents got annoyed sometimes, but I feel like that’s one of the things I know I’ve done right with him. And now, at only barely 3, he can read almost any 3 letter word you throw in front of him, and a wide variety of short sentences.Aiden and I visit the library at least once every two weeks to pick out new books for both of us and to go to storytime.
I go to the library at least twice a week. It’s right next door to my work so I walk over during my lunch hour. Not only do I pick up books we get free movie rentals. Our library as has culture passes so we can get free tickets to museums, the zoo and other fun places.
Just last week I went ot the library - it is within walking distance so it is the perfect spot to walk to and picnic afterwards in the park next door.
Sunday - it was our first true warm day of spring (finally!!!!!!) and my son and I took a long walk, stopping at the park, then the library. He played with their toys, then we resumed our walk home. It was lovely.
BTW, I am the daughter of an elementary school librarian and sister of a public librarian - libraries are NOT suposed to be quiet places for kids and youth. It drives my sister nuts when people make that assumption!!! :) Yay for noisy kids in public libraries!
We love the library…we haven’t been in a week or two because the weather here has actually been fabulous. We normally save the library for yucky days. I actually wrote a blog about the library a few weeks ago…http://littlestorieseverywhere.com/library/...Enjoy!
My son loves the library and asked to be taken every day!!he is obsessed at 20 months!!!
Our library has a fab childrens section with cubes for seats toys tables for art pcs DVDs and of course loads and loads of books!!!
Sadly in England lots of libraries are marked for closure :0(
Our “local” library is pretty far off the beaten path, but whenever I get the chance, Jude will experience the library and all it has to offer. I have loved libraries since I knew what a library was, and I want to pass that on to him.
I have already caught him taking good whiffs of his books, and that makes my heart happy.
I love the library and we’re lucky enough to have a wonderful system. I grew up going on a regular basis and I’ve always been an avid reader. I’ve started teaching my 1yo son about my love of books now. We go every Monday for storytime and I often go on my own in the evening once Daddy gets home to have a few quiet moments to pick out a few books! Needless to say, we’re regulars at our library!
The last time we went to our library was this past Monday!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Sadly, we haven’t gone wince Wee One was born several months ago. I am looking forward to this summer and walking!! (walking!!) to the library. I grew up in rural areas and the one thing I am loving about suburbia is that I can walk to the library!
The last time I was at a library was a couple years ago. Bad, huh? I was invited to a book club meeting the next night and I wanted to have some idea of the book, so I went to the library and hunkered down for a couple hours. Funny thing, I was probably farther along in the book that 50% of the people.
Hi Sarah! I’m a longtime reader of your blog, mostly because the lovely book reviews drew me in. As a public librarian, I *so* appreciate this post. I think that libraries are more about community now too—that’s why our place offers classes and movie nights and job counseling and video gaming and crafting and all sorts of goodies for people of all ages.
To answer your question, I visited my library today (and every day, haha)!
Thanks for the library lovin!
Molly
I have been taking my son to story time at our library since he was 6 months old (he’s 19mo now). He loves it. We go at least once a week. I love to take him there and just let him roam, pulling books off shelves and discovering something familiar in the pages!
Oooh! I love that book! I read it to my third graders every year when we study core democratic values. It is PERFECT for talking about the common good. We had David Small come visit our school a few years back and he was very generous and witty with the kids. Good find :) Have you read The Gardener? Also illustrated by him.
Love the library! When we lived in Oregon, we got to be such good friends with the storyteller librarians. I’m even FB friends with one of them!
Our new local library is good too, but still haven’t connected with the librarirans yet.I was going to suggest Library Lion too, but Jenn beat me to it!
what about Book! Book! Book!, have I told you about that one? We love it!
YAY!!! Thank you again for contributing to Offbeat Mama. I knew you’d be perfect for Library Week. :)
We are fortunate to have an excellent local library system. My son and I go once a week for Book Babies, a story hour for kids under 12 months. It’s so fun! We sing, play, and, of course, read books!
I actually went to the library about a year ago with my grandma…she loves that place. So does my mom. I wonder when the transition was made from libraries to book stores? I’ll have to make my way back to the library soon.
I don’t need a copy, I have one of my own given to me as a child. I just wanted to chime in to say this is my very favorite book (don’t mean to clog up the contest, please remove me if I do!) and I was so happy to see it reviewed on your blog! I’ve read this story to quite a few munchkins and to this day fail to keep my eyes dry past Elizabeth giving to the town all that was ever hers. A very tuned in five year old asked me if I was Elizabeth Brown once, I guess I should be flattered and give up dating once and for all.
This is really a special treasure book for book lovers that not only charms older hearts but teaches a good lesson to the littler ones (big folks being no exception, though).
libraries are the coolest places. I like every libraries.

By beyond on April 15, 2011
i love libraries.
there are blissful periods i visit one of the manhattan libraries weekly or twice a month. but when i have no time, i often let months go between visits, mainly because of overdue fines, and library opening hours…