Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Let's hear it for the library
I have long been a fan of the Allen County Public Library. From a very early age I was thrilled by the idea of being able to take home free books to read. In my earliest memories, the librarian at the branch library in Woodburn was, to my young eyes, a very old lady who remembered my father as a young teen checking out books. As she told it, he read "every book in the library." Of course, the library was much smaller then. Now, wonder of wonders, while I still enjoy physically visiting the library - I still enjoy paper pages - I wouldn't need to actually ever go there. I can download books on line and renew all of my checkouts on line, all from the comfort of my sofa. On the other hand, if I walk to and through the downtown library and back to my apartment I've walked over two miles which is really good exercise. But my real love at the library these days is their collection of large print books. It's not that I can't read small print but I can read a lot longer when I'm not straining my eyes to read the fine print. I'm obviously not the only one who appreciates this library feature. The rows and rows of large print books reassure me that I am not alone. Thank you ACPL.
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