tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post4545335753225151343..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Let's hear it for libraries!Working Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-35738420155832936922007-07-25T09:35:00.000-04:002007-07-25T09:35:00.000-04:00The people who poo-pah libraries, borrowing books,...The people who poo-pah libraries, borrowing books, and giving them away, drive me crazy with guilt. <BR/><BR/>I spend every cent I can, plus a whole lot I shouldn't spend, buying books. I can't do more than that. I can't! I wish I could.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-51238108873042520122007-07-21T11:28:00.000-04:002007-07-21T11:28:00.000-04:00Hey, hey, hold it! Libraries definitley serve a u...Hey, hey, hold it! Libraries definitley serve a useful purpose for writers! Having my books in libraries helps spread that all-important word of mouth. And libraries buy an incredible number of my books. I don't resent any reader who picks up my books at the library. And reviews of my books in librarian-aimed publications like Library Journal further helps get my name in front of readers. As long as people are reading my stuff, I'm happy. Of course, I'm also hoping readers love my books so much that they rush out and buy a copy for themselves eventually, but until then, I'm happy my books are in circulationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-73908114442443716242007-07-21T10:49:00.000-04:002007-07-21T10:49:00.000-04:00Libraries do fulfull a need and keep the clutter d...Libraries do fulfull a need and keep the clutter down at home, although supporting our fellow writers is a priority, too. And think of all the trees we'll be saving. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit, bookstores have a different energy than libraries, a more shiny, exciting zing to them. Have I redeemed myself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-85132599790609742372007-07-21T09:35:00.000-04:002007-07-21T09:35:00.000-04:00I, too, love libraries. And bookstores. My first "...I, too, love libraries. And bookstores. My first "real" job was as a clerk at the West End branch of the Carnegie Library and if I close my eyes, I can still remember the smell. <BR/><BR/>One of my favorite duties was repairing books--re-gluing the bindings and mending torn pages. To this day, I'm always tempted to do that myself when I check out a book that's "broken."<BR/><BR/>I love really old books, too. The first thing I look for at a flea market are old books (I started a collection of the early Nancy Drew books).Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-71563896314044867212007-07-21T08:49:00.000-04:002007-07-21T08:49:00.000-04:00I love the feel of libraries. All that knowledge ...I love the feel of libraries. All that knowledge sitting there on the shelves!<BR/><BR/>I think it's not only the collectivism of libraries that doesn't fit with our times. I think our society tends to expect instant gratification, and libraries take time and energy to explore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-78144396671309063042007-07-21T06:26:00.000-04:002007-07-21T06:26:00.000-04:00Hurray for libraries!One of the great disappointme...Hurray for libraries!<BR/><BR/>One of the great disappointments of my youth was when I realized that I'd never be able to read all the books in the Carnegie library. I've taken out hundreds of books over the years and barely made a dent. <BR/><BR/>Libraries are wonderful places to get those obscure books you'd never buy, or for those times in life when you can't afford to buy books. It's great just to be somewhere surrounded by books that you can look at without feeling pressured to buy (sorry, Mary Alice). As a former library worker myself (see my 1-13-07 blog), I also have to say that libraries are interesting places in which to work. Enjoy, Kathryn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com