tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744293504134940560.post3066997536057372577..comments2024-03-22T14:16:36.540-07:00Comments on Library Chicken: Same SameBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18005286623073064886noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744293504134940560.post-28557530933754331242020-05-19T18:52:39.770-07:002020-05-19T18:52:39.770-07:00That's a bummer about The Great Alone. I bough...That's a bummer about The Great Alone. I bought this one and have it sitting in my office just waiting for me to start it. I'm hoping the beginning and middle are still good enough to make it worth the read. I seriously enjoyed the first Murderbot book and fully intend to start book #2 this summer. I've suddenly been distracted by an influx of BRAND NEW Overdrive titles, so I've put a lot of older titles on hold. Our Overdrive library has done a pretty great job of staying up-to-date on new titles and I really wish I could find a good way to financially support them so they'll keep up the good work, giving us easy access from home. That's more than I can say for my local library which, after two months of being closed, has decided to start letting people check out books again. YAY! But their rules are so strict and limiting that it's difficult for a bigger family. For example, they only open 1 hour in the morning (10-11) and one hour in the afternoon (1-2) and they'll only let four people in every hour (every 15 minutes they schedule another person by phone -- you can't show up without an appointment). No one can step into the building to browse, they'll put your books in a box outside the door. Okay, we can totally do all that, BUT... my biggest issues with this set-up is that they've limited every family to only 3 books. Yeah, every family, no matter how many people are in your family, can only check out THREE books for the household. So they called me to say I have too many books on my reserve/hold list. They said I can come to their front door tomorrow to check out just three books. Then I can come back the next day to return them and take out three more (assuming one of the EIGHT check out spots is open for the day). Then I can come back the following day yada yada yada... Unfortunately, this is actually increasing travel and exposure for the families in our community who read more than three books per week. Aaaanyway, I suppose I should count my blessings that I'll get to pick up three picture books tomorrow at 1:15pm. I'll just keep going back to swap them out every few days. Rant over... lol2Shaye ♪♫https://www.blogger.com/profile/10473467039770299975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744293504134940560.post-17805653881331552462020-05-19T18:31:32.009-07:002020-05-19T18:31:32.009-07:00I know that stay at home got me walking far more t...I know that stay at home got me walking far more too and now that here in NZ we are allowed out far more I am going to keep it up. Easy said while the weather is good but we shall have to see. I read somewhere it takes forty days to form a habit! I kind of agree with you about The Great Alone - it sure was brutal and that ending had me feeling in a similar way and its quite a time since I read it but still remember!Kathryn Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581790816548017087noreply@blogger.com