tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1549539973107063973..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: National Library Week 2011Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-73884401654885093752011-04-19T10:09:18.642-05:002011-04-19T10:09:18.642-05:00Factotum/Susan, those military base libraries soun...Factotum/Susan, those military base libraries sound wonderful. I was not career-military so I never experienced them but, from the great memories you both have of them, it sounds as if they were doing the job.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-38028016965633569172011-04-19T10:07:00.499-05:002011-04-19T10:07:00.499-05:00Andy,
Libraries are almost unrecognizable today w...Andy,<br /><br />Libraries are almost unrecognizable today when compared to what most of us grew up with. Librarians (feel free to correct me, librarians) are more information managers now than they are in librarians in the sense that most of us think of librarians. I suppose that's both a good and a bad thing, but it surely has changed the experience for today's children. I suppose, Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87055011873936111572011-04-19T08:37:51.182-05:002011-04-19T08:37:51.182-05:00Oh Bybee! Did you have the summer reading program ...Oh Bybee! Did you have the summer reading program where you stuck a green section to the caterpillar's body for every book you read? I loved that one because I filled my caterpillar almost immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81169906919697086002011-04-18T16:20:57.515-05:002011-04-18T16:20:57.515-05:00Class Factotum and I had similar experiences. Th...Class Factotum and I had similar experiences. Those base libraries were choice! I was in there so much that the head librarian asked me one day if I would help out with the summer reading program. I was so thrilled.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54236666753404702862011-04-18T08:19:06.295-05:002011-04-18T08:19:06.295-05:00I grew up on military bases. The way the library w...I grew up on military bases. The way the library works on base is you can check books out with your ID card. But you don't get your own ID card until you are ten. Hence, when I wanted books, my mom had to go with me to check them out for me. After a few times of this hassle, my mom talked to the librarians, who saw I was checking out 13 books at a time, and they agreed I could take my mom'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-34423771968889837402011-04-16T06:33:55.162-05:002011-04-16T06:33:55.162-05:00That's a great story! When I was a kid my mom ...That's a great story! When I was a kid my mom and I volunteered at our little library a lot. I didn't like the idea of having to "work" but I did love being at the library! I loved exploring the shelves to see what I could find. I was even able to get most of the old Doctor Dolittle books from the book sale one time and I read them several times growing up!<br /><br />It kind ofThe Book Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742929699209017621noreply@blogger.com