Unbelievably it is Ten Years since my volunteer first delivered me my Books on Wheels library home delivery service 📚 I waited a year for a volunteer because it was so rural here and those who volunteered only wanted to do the town deliveries (which is fair enough but torturous for those desperate for their books). With so much going on, I still ( Read more... )

Libraries have always held a very special place in my heart, I have very few memories of people or places, I remember things usually through a 'photograph' or because they're written down. However my clearest earliest memories are of libraries! I remember the children's section of the Library at Mansfield Woodhouse when we lived there temporarily ( Read more... )

I just love this quote I got from mikesmaddie a while ago elsewhere.

"The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night"
Isabel Allende

It sums up a fantastic image for me and also goes really well with the Librarian theme on my LJ.

As we got to town very early we nipped into the library as distraction therapy to look at the books for sale. Wow! Picked up brand new, never been loaned out, or opened really, The World of Butterflies (made me think of red_fritillary) by Patrick Hook, large colourful hardback, £12.95 new, cost £1! Neals Yard Remedies Homoepathy by Rebecca Wells, cost £9.99 new ( Read more... )

Blimey, no time for anything! We got to Ripon market Thursday it was lovely to look round but by the time Tilly came out of the building society he was after leaving town. I had warned my mum that time would be short but I don't think she realised just how short it really would be! Got the frame sorted for his b'day pic I hope, the guy's going to ( Read more... )