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Ink Tue Jan 29 2008
Library Users
Do you have a library card?
— Alice Maggio / Comments (8)
clare / January 29, 2008 7:19 PM
yes, i use it weekly.
Veronica / January 30, 2008 12:21 PM
Um...no?
Andrew / January 30, 2008 11:06 PM
Mine hasn't been used in so long, I'm not sure it's still good.
(I'm kidding. I know it's still good.)
YAJ / February 1, 2008 12:58 PM
Yes, and I use it often. Weekly.
Visiting a library is a great excuse to see a new neighborhood. I wandered down to the Beverly library last weekend, they have a different collection than the 2 libraries I usually go to.
Val / February 7, 2008 5:04 PM
I borrow most the books I read from friends, co-workers, family... they are my library... and usually they give great recommendations.
Susan / February 7, 2008 10:35 PM
I got a Chicago library card this summer, after finding out you can get a reciprocal one with an Oak Park card. I decided to visit as many branches as I could during the summer and It was a great way to explore a slice of city life. Libraries can be the heart of a neighborhood. Check out my blog, Library Journeys.
http://library-view.blogspot.com/
Amy / February 8, 2008 10:27 AM
Yes, but I have stop using it cause I tend to return the books late. Thus incurring fines. I am a bad library member.
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November 2009
Travel Writing
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Cat's Cradle
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Passing
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Then We Came to the End
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A River Runs Through It
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Alice / January 29, 2008 4:31 PM
Yes, and I use it, too.