I Love the Library

I am a huge lover of reading and the library is one of my biggest safe havens. I was lucky enough to still have the chance to use the one in my high school since they are converting it into a computer lab. I was very upset but I am happy that I regularly volunteer at the local library to my usual fix of the smell of ink on pages and the feeling of being surrounded by knowledge and peoples life stories. Just the feeling or thought of the libraru makes me so happy but so sad at the thought that people don't even care for them anymore now that they know they have the info at push of an app.

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BetweenKittensandRiots · 36-40, MVIP

I live in portland and there was a ballot measure to raise taxes to pay for the library upgrades and it passed and that's part of the reason I love my city because we have Taxpayers that care about the library enough to raise taxes on themselves to pay for it.

Vampcutie69 · 22-25, F

@BetweenKittensandRiots that's honestly so amazing. Here, we just have people who wanna use the news laptop to play games or a table to read. I feel as if no one has a need for books anymore and its effecting the community tbfh

BetweenKittensandRiots · 36-40, MVIP

@Vampcutie69 Believe me I feel you. Part of the reason I still read books is that the attention span these days is rapidly shrinking in light of the new technology and I just don't want to be in a place where I don't pay attention to my friends and lovers because I've got the attention span of a gold fish and can't focus for long periods of time.

I get so frustrated at the sheer number of people who tl;dr me

while i'm like FUCK YOU I read the Wheel of time You can read my text.
https://www.theonion.com/nation-shudders-at-large-block-of-uninterrupted-text-1819571366

BetweenKittensandRiots · 36-40, MVIP

@Vampcutie69 Eagerly waiting for The winds of winter.

Vampcutie69 · 22-25, F

@BetweenKittensandRiots exactly! I also love reading just because of the use of my own imagination coming into play after reading an amazing chapter.

BetweenKittensandRiots · 36-40, MVIP

@Vampcutie69 Escapism is common because reality is so boring. I wish Hogwarts was a real place. Then again when I found out about summervile and Sudsbury Valley schools I was like holy shit Hogwarts is a real school. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awOAmTaZ4XI]