As a librarian, visiting and learning about other libraries is a happy experience for me. Even if I’ve not visited the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) before, I feel like I have after reading Susan Orlean’s The Library Book. Orleans uses the story of the LAPL fire in 1986 to write and explore all things…
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Library Visit 2019 – Hinchinbrook Shire Library
I came upon this library via serendipity. We stopped at the TYTO Complex in Ingham to have a look at the wetlands (where we saw a crocodile – yikes!). As I was meandering along at the complex, I stumbled upon the library! Whoa! What a great explorer I was! This was my 9th library visit…
Library Visit 2019 – Bundaberg Library
When I hear the word Bundaberg, the first things that come into my mind are normally rum and ginger beer. Is it the same with you? Well, let me erase those images from your mind and replace them with the word library instead – yes library. I was surprised to discover an amazing library space…
Library Visit 2019 – Childers Library
I visited the Childers Library during one of our lunch stopovers on the way to Bundaberg. This was my 7th library visit during a recent family road trip to Queensland. I’ve never been to Childers and I was amazed to find a thriving town with plenty of things to see and do. This was a…
Library Visit 2019 – Noosaville Library
So we were in Hastings Street, Noosa Heads when I decided that I would rather go to the library than walk around here watching a lot of pretentious people with their fedora hats drinking cafe lattes and buying overpriced items! The Noosaville Library was my 6th library visit during a recent family road trip to…
