Hello my lovely readers,
I love libaries! They hold a certain fascination for me!
Only by entering, you already notice the change of atmosphere - it's the smell of the books, the silence, the peace. It's the feeling of history and yet unread stories - imagination flowing widely.
Everybody in there has the same motivation: reading!
Holding an actual book in hand (rarely seen these days with kindle and co.).
Therefore, in fall 2018 I hosted a library contest to get my books onto these beautiful bookshelves - to become part of these legendary myths that surround libraries!
And... they did!
All lot of you participated and helped me make my dream come true!
Thank you so much!
Tuxedo Park's library, New York
send in by Angie
Hennepin County Library, Minnesota
send in by Cheri
When was the last time you have been to the library?
What was the last book you checked out?
If you ever cross one of mine, don't forget to take a picture and share it with me!
Even in this new digital world, we will never forget about the feeling of holding a real book in hand, inhaling its scent and acknowledging its importance!
I indeed agree with you about libraries. My local library has had me as a guest speaker to writers groups, and also to sign my own.
Librarians know so much! I often envy their knowledge and their way to deal with people. A true story: I was in line at the local library counter not long ago and this rather loud lady said to one of the librarians… “I can’t stand Jane Austen! She writes funny and her English is not the best.” There were four of us in line and we all held our breath when we heard those words. I’m sure we all thought “OOOOOKAY!”
Stay well, Bree, and keep your shoulder to the wheel and your fingers to the keyboard.
Christina Coirolo
(Pen name Christina Brett)
Wow, what a moment, Christina! I mean, I know Jane Austen is not for everyone, but if you love regency romance, how can you not love her novels? And if you DON’T love regency romance, why WOULD you read her?
I’ve studied the history of various countries, particularly England and America, and then read some of the materials (particularly fiction) from various eras. It is quite obvious that vocabulary changes, customs change, even as styles of dress, etc. change. Jane Austen, for her time and education level, wrote quite wonderfully well. The woman in the library may not have liked Jane Austen, (not everyone does!), but she had nothing to quibble about in Austen’s vocabulary or writing style. The woman was actually displaying her lack of education by taking exception to Austen’s vocabulary. Some authors from other periods I have great difficulty in reading and seldom read much of their work because it is too difficult to figure out what they meant, but I’ve never had that difficulty with Austen!
I am homeschooling my children and am an admittedly voracious reader. We frequent the library regularly…and actually have library cards for seven different libraries in our area (it helps we live in the DFW metroplex)!! During the school year we go to the library about twice a week and in the summer sometimes near daily for summer programming and stocking up on more books…as we institute a two hour reading time every afternoon we are home in the summer. Thursdays have been our library day lately and we will sometimes hit up 3-5 libraries in a day!! Libraries are awesome and it boggles my mind that there are people who never bother to step foot in one and do not possess at least one library card!!
Hi Bree! Thanks for your post here. Quick question: where is the library in your top picture–or is it actually a book store? Sorry if I missed it somewhere in the text… Thanks, Norbert.
Hi Norbert!
Thank you for your comment, and sorry for my late answer. Actually, I have no idea where the library is from the picture. I found the image and fell in love with it! If you ever find out, let me know 🙂
All the best,
Bree