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#AtoZChallenge – L is for Libraries

Libraries

I remember the thrill of getting my first library card and being able to borrow books from my local library. Located near the main desk, stood the huge cabinet that housed the card index.

libraries - card files
By Librarian_at_the_card_files_at_a_senior_high_school_in_New_Ulm,_Minnesota.jpg: David Rees (1943—), Environmental Protection Agency derivative work: Andrzej 22 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Nowadays, the card system is on a computer but it’s still based on the Dewey Decimal System.

Even with the wealth of information available on-line, there’s nothing doing your research in libraries. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find it on the shelves, and if your local doesn’t have it, then it can be brought in through inter-library loan.

You can borrow more than just books from libraries. Music CDs, audiobooks, DVDs and ebooks.

Newspapers and periodicals can’t be taken out, but are available to read there.

Do you use your local library? Do you borrow more than just books?