tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post696497059086360328..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Books and LibrariesThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-21742048192801802992017-04-15T10:57:13.872-06:002017-04-15T10:57:13.872-06:00Your library is the subject of my envy. I would e...Your library is the subject of my envy. I would even help you haul the boxes up the stairs to their new home if I could. So glad you didn't have to leave any behind. Permanent downsizing is something I dread, though I guess moving to Ukraine was just that. Except we have been up-sizing ever since - books, tools, etc.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-45400682348170092552017-04-15T10:01:52.419-06:002017-04-15T10:01:52.419-06:00I love books, too! We had an entire 16' wall ...I love books, too! We had an entire 16' wall of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves double-stacked with books in our place in Calgary. They went into many, many boxes which we'll undoubtedly regret having to schlep up the stairs in our new place. But we can't get rid of them - I cull my collection regularly so the ones that remain are old friends. Old, old friends, in some cases - a few Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-24212214662922772392017-04-15T01:05:02.650-06:002017-04-15T01:05:02.650-06:00Our family used our local library a great deal. M...Our family used our local library a great deal. Me, not so much. I was always so far behind in my reading of books I had, that I could never read a library book in the time allotted. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-9949930098084859852017-04-14T15:47:09.074-06:002017-04-14T15:47:09.074-06:00I much prefer reading a real book than reading wor...I much prefer reading a real book than reading words on a screen, although I have never tried reading a book on a kindle or whatever they are called. I used to have loads of books, but got rid of the ones I didn't need when I moved. And now I rarely buy books, I prefer to go to our local library. And I have my fingers crossed that the library keeps being funded, I would hate to have library Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-9442467370467430762017-04-13T09:41:28.726-06:002017-04-13T09:41:28.726-06:00When all the places that are hurt by the budget ar...When all the places that are hurt by the budget are looked at, it is hard to know where to start fighting other than for a new budget entirely. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-14059901201182551392017-04-13T09:00:17.514-06:002017-04-13T09:00:17.514-06:00My old auntie lives in a small town near Regina. S...My old auntie lives in a small town near Regina. She and some fellow townspeople just set up their own little library and got it going -- now they're faced with these library cuts. She's broken-hearted and angry. My sister, who lives in Regina, is apoplectic with rage every time Brad Wall's name gets mentioned. They are, of course, NDPers. Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-12295774066276927832017-04-13T06:38:01.864-06:002017-04-13T06:38:01.864-06:00Old books are old friends. I, too, would need seve...Old books are old friends. I, too, would need several lifetimes to read the books I want to read. And they keep writing new ones all the time.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-59580301226566039562017-04-13T05:46:38.173-06:002017-04-13T05:46:38.173-06:00I love books. We have moved so often that I have ...I love books. We have moved so often that I have systematical had to weed through them. the first thing I did when we moved into this house was build three book cases. Both my wife and i are avid readers - we have a great library in town and can get any book we desire through the inter-library loan program; but we still buy books. I have some books that I value that I have had for for more Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.com