I think I have now started three books, but there is a fourth I have out with a book mark in because I think I want to start that one too. I can’t decide what book I am in the mood for, so I thought I would start a few and see which one I end up finishing first. Three of them I own, Redwall: The Legend Begins, Counseling With Your Counsels, and Rocket Boys. The fourth I checked out from the University of Utah library yesterday, The Familiar Letters of John and Abigail Adams. One of those should catch my interest.
I have always been a book lover with a reverence for libraries, especially big ones, and both Brigham Young University, and now the University of Utah, have big libraries that are open for me. They are a whole world waiting to be discovered in there. Oddly enough, BYU’s library was under construction while I was there, and the Univeristy of Utah library is under construction now. There was a moment of awe when I walked into the library yesterday though.
And I can access everything in that library now because I am a student. After I checked my book out yesterday, I realized an even greater advantage of being a graduate student – I can check out books for a very long time. That book isn’t due back till March 23rd, two whole months from now. I’ve never been able to check out books for that long before. This could get dangerous.
I am an educator and PhD. I quilt, belly dance, run, read, and try to grow things. I am a Mormon. I am infertile. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, grand-daughter, friend, wife, and mom.
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It’s even more dangerous when you can forgive your fines and set up special due dates. I can’t do this anymore, but I could at BYU . . .
I’m not in love with the Mason library yet. I still have to visit the second location though.
I don’t know that I will ever love a library the way I love the HBLL.
Ditto. I’m visiting the second location of the Mason library this week. There’s the Johnson Center and the Fenwick (the second portion). I’ll let you know how it goes.
To be fair, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Library of Congress. The Jefferson building is just gorgeous and I geek out behind the scenes (touring them again in a few weeks – I’ll even finally get a Reader Card!). However, in terms of accessibility AND beauty, HBLL wins.
This report is coming to you from INSIDE THE FENWICK LIBRARY at Mason. It’s smaller. That’s for dang sure. It’s nice though. I like how quiet it is in this particular area (periodicals). I think I’m going to have to write my own post about the libraries. Comparing the HBLL with the Mason libraries. If I ever blog again.
I guess this post isn’t so lonely anymore. 🙂
Also, if I ever blog again, I’ll have to remember how to write in complete sentences. Ignore the fragments in the previous reply, por favor. 🙂
It’s a writing style. Go with it. 🙂
You’re right! In a casual, personal setting, like these comments or a blog post, it’s totally acceptable! Which reminds me – the first assignment for my research methods class this semester was a musical autobiography. In the assignment description it was said that casual tone was perfectly acceptable. As a blogger, I whipped it out and turned it in. My grader (the co-teacher of the class) wrote on my paper: “Casual tone. Okay for this paper.” Um, yes, I know. Jared/Cabeza says I should have turned the paper back in with the comment: “Obvious statement. Okay for this grading.”
I sure hope the comments I leave are better than that one.