Now that my children are older some of the nice things we used to do together are sadly a thing of the past.
Currently my daughter is in the middle of doing a spot of research for her history project.It wasn’t that many years ago that this would have been a trip to our local library and a huge load of books coming home with us.
Nowadays she researches all her project work via the Internet, which I find quite a shame as I used to relish our trips to the local library.The library was at the end of her school path, so we often popped in after school to have a look at books we could borrow. It’s funny but even though we may have just popped in for a couple of history books low and behold before you know it you are piled up with loads of children’s books.My daughter’s record for one of her visits was a massive 18 books.Can you imagine how much they weighed when I had to walk home, but that didn’t discourage her from getting more books.
To be honest though, it wasn’t only my daughter who took advantage of the books on offer in the library. I have been known to take out a few romance books in my time. I love to get stuck into a good old book and the wonderful thing about the library is that once you have finished one book you can return it and get choose a whole new story.
In our local library they also have a section for second hand books, and you can sometimes pick up quite a bargain.I will say that the books aren’t always in the best condition, but when you are only spending a few pence, you can’t really expect perfect.
Much as I absolutely think the Internet is a marvellous tool, it is such a shame that some of the good old things we used to do will probably become non-existent.Sadly, I can see that as time goes by there will be a steady decline in the amount of libraries in our area and I think this will be a real shame.
Tags: Children's Books, internet, Libraries, Romance, Second Hand Books
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