tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post1324200935169097095..comments2022-11-11T02:22:22.810-06:00Comments on PlainTalk: The Value of a Library CardRobertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10367919742703381442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-52985729565816534252007-10-03T14:27:00.000-05:002007-10-03T14:27:00.000-05:00As a single mom, I remember taking my kids, especi...As a single mom, I remember taking my kids, especially my daughter to our library in the suburbs. She loved to go to the craft rograms and even though it wasn't our home library, we always felt welcome there. That's how it should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-51617443824598433652007-09-28T23:36:00.000-05:002007-09-28T23:36:00.000-05:00I wonder how many of us were brought to the librar...I wonder how many of us were brought to the library by Dad so that Mom could tend to little ones or, in my case, get all four of us kids out of Mom's hair for awhile. The library in the town where we lived had the dubious distinction of sharing its quarters with the police station - an environment I found both scary and fascinating. When I was about 10 years old, they built a spacious new libraryKaren McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368534270447865598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682135904327026449.post-60144758434657434952007-09-28T22:39:00.000-05:002007-09-28T22:39:00.000-05:00What a touching story! I, too, got a library card...What a touching story! I, too, got a library card at a young age. I come from a family of six and my Dad was in charge of taking "the big kids" to the Bookmobile every Saturday. It was our family ritual for years. We had to get our Saturday chores done and then we could go to the Bookmobile - which was about a 7 block walk. My Dad would pick out his batch of books and the 3 of us "big kids" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com