I Belong At the Library Because...

I hope you were able to stop by and see us at the library last week; it was National Library Week! The display board I put up at the beginning of the week, entitled "I Belong at the Library Because..." got a lot of responses! Thanks to everyone who participated and answered with their reasons of why they belong at their library.



We got almost a hundred responses. I collected all the sticky notes and pulled out some of my favorites to share on this blog. Enjoy!

• "The library makes me feel at home."
• "Good value for tax dollars spent."
• "I love the library! Books are my life!"
• "The librarians are so nice and I love to read."
• "God's gift to humanity is a great library with terrific librarians. Thanks so much for all you do."
• "I love books, Scrabble group, everything about the library."
• "Haven for nerds like me. :)"
• "I like butterfly books."
• "I am a teacher, and the library is my greatest resource!"
• "I love books and playing with the train table."
• "I like to read and the librarians are so so so awesome and nice and cool all at the same time!"
• "Good dvd selection, book sales by Friends, use copy machine, research."
• "It is a good place for homework and free time."
• "When I get home after a trip to the library, I feel like I've been on a shopping spree... sometimes I even pick things out for family members in addition to myself...and it's free! Thank you!"
• "Reading is simply the best way to spend time."
• "I love playing with the kids who come here."
• "I love picking out books and tapes. I also love story time!"
• "They are very helpful for an 81-year-old lady."
• "I love horse books."
• "Wow! Friendly, fun, kind to people who need more information! Great."

How encouraging to see people enjoying their community library! Thanks to YOU for making this the best place ever to work. We all belong at our library.

Want to write some more about why the library is important to you? Write an essay for the chance to win a NOOK Color in a county-wide library contest. Click here for more information.

On behalf of the ACL,
Laura