I am a librarian- how have I not done this tag before?? I was inspired by the brilliant Rachel of Life of a Female Bibliophile, who in turn was inspired by BookStackAmber (whose site I got the header picture from).
How often do you visit your local library?
All the time! Of course, I work at a library…
Are you the type of person who checks out more books than you know you can read or are you someone who only checks out the exact amount of books you intend on reading before they are due?
I typically have several books going at once- a graphic novel, an audio book for my work commute, and a print book. As for due dates, that’s what renewing is for!
How old were you when you got your first library card?
My mom brought me to library regularly as a child, I don’t remember not having a card, but I would assume kindergarten.
Do you go to your library looking for a particular book or do you check out anything that peaks your interest?
Both- I love to browse, so typically it’s some titles I had in mind but also ones that capture my interest at the moment.
Do you use your library to check out just books or do you also check out dvds, audiobooks etc.?
I check out everything! Books, movies, music, audiobooks, hotspots, and magazines. I like physical books the best, but I also use Hoopla for a few online books.
From what section of your library do you check out a majority of your books? ( YA, middle grade, adult, nonfiction.)
This blog proves I read a lot of graphic novels, but I also read a mix of YA, historical fiction, thrillers and non-fiction. I’m pretty evenly divided with my book genres ( I post all my reviews on Goodreads, but mostly graphic novels are on this blog).
What is your favorite part of using your local library?
I adore reading, but truth be told, I don’t own a great many books (but still more than the average person). I buy my children a lot of books, but I get a majority of my reads for free from the library. When I was growing up libraries didn’t have the programming they do nowadays, so I enjoy creating programs for the teens I work with, attending adult programs myself and when my children were younger taking them to story time.
I am not tagging anyone in particular, although I’d like to see how my writing partner Kathleen would respond. So, please go ahead if you are interested, and share your library love!
-Nancy
Graphic Novelty² 
May 26, 2021 at 5:59 pm
Fun stuff. It has been a while for me, but even the smell of a library’s old books are great.
On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 8:01 AM Graphic Novelty² wrote:
> Nancy posted: ” I am a librarian- how have I not done this tag before?? I > was inspired by Rachel of Life of a Female Bibliophile, who in turn was > inspired by BookStackAmber (whose site I got the header picture from). How > often do you visit your local library? All” >
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June 17, 2021 at 2:11 pm
Yeah, this tag was absolutely made for you :D. And bonus for the Disney and Arthur book-related gifs! I really liked your point about renewing and, honestly, I almost always have two to five books sitting on the coffee table that I’m reading at any given time. BUT I feel angsty about taking out more books than I can read before they’re due! I don’t know why because, as you said, I can renew them. But I’ve always felt anxious over doing that. However the next time I’m browsing the library I’m going to be mindful of your example as a book lover and ACTUAL LIBRARIAN and maybe give myself permission to take out more than one book at a time.
Only time will tell if I can do it!
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June 17, 2021 at 9:05 pm
Check out several at a time & renew as much as you need to! I’m a mood reader, so some books I whip through and other books take me much longer to finish.
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June 17, 2021 at 9:25 pm
I don’t know that I ever would have thought to characterize myself as a mood reader but I absolutely am. I burned through dozens and dozens of Harley Quinn comics and I couldn’t stop reading her…until I just took a break. Right now I’m reading the first book written by Ed and Lorraine Warren, the couple played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in the ‘Conjuring’ movies. I NEVER would have EVER read something like this before but I’m jumping full into an examination of demons and ghosts and all that in real life :8. I…I am not sleeping well but I still find it theologically fascinating.
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