tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post1384994495381818680..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: I used to love libraries ..Alison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-788525648740453812012-02-27T01:57:37.403-05:002012-02-27T01:57:37.403-05:00I lived three blocks from the library and my mothe...I lived three blocks from the library and my mother could stand in the front door of our house and watch us walk there. I spent hours in the cool building on hot summer days, reading and meeting up with neighborhood friends. I miss those days! Thanks for bringing it to mind.JenaGalifanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870378425016427004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-5600719090606750992012-02-27T00:51:35.540-05:002012-02-27T00:51:35.540-05:00When my son got home from work the other day, his ...When my son got home from work the other day, his 13-year old son met him at the door, waving a book. "Dad, look what I found at the library today." Ryan, our football-playing-wrestling-math-geek was beaming with excitement. It was a book about careers where employees worked with numbers all day. I think parents have to make going to the library a special experience. Kudos to those who do. Even with those extra pains, some kids just won't enjoy it. Sad, isn't it?Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-58036338601346249302012-02-26T12:19:56.852-05:002012-02-26T12:19:56.852-05:00I agree children don't know the library we gre...I agree children don't know the library we grew up with. Its another remember when thing. Sigh.<br />BarbaraBarbara Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379534828904059584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-16839314472164247652012-02-26T10:59:56.660-05:002012-02-26T10:59:56.660-05:00It was a different world indeed, JL. We had two ch...It was a different world indeed, JL. We had two channels on the TV, no video games, no Wee, No DVD's (or even VCR's.)Reading was our escape, and libraries provided the path...Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.com