My Happy Place
I have the luxury of working remotely at times as I travel a lot for work. So, I just take my work with me. One of my favorite places to sit down and get things one is our local library. However, it’s always so empty!!! They host little events. They always have crafts. Their doors are open, and so many resources are readily available. I wish more people poured into libraries. They’re so much more than buildings filled with books.
Are your local libraries seemingly empty?
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I think part of it is that most of them of in smaller towns or areas rarely get in new material. Like mine I haven’t seen any newer books since before Covid. People will attend the events I believe but when it’s the same books and over half of them aren’t your genre then it’s just easier to go buy them.