Pennies Set
If The Pennies Are A Bit Short, Buy Yourself A Second Hand Book
Now that the kids are grown up, some of the lovely things we did together are sadly now a thing of the past.
Currently my youngest is in the depths of researching for a huge history project she has been set at school.A few years back this would have meant a little trip to our local library and a pile of books coming back 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.I think my daughter’s record for one visit was a staggering 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.
Mind you, it wasn’t just my daughter who took advantage of the books 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 love the Internet and think it is really useful, it is such a shame that some of the good old things we used to do will in the not too distant future become non-existent.I can’t imagine it will be many years in the future before the number of libraries in our area dwindles and I think this will be a very sad day for us all.
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