Among Friends

[SharkE]

Yeah, it started for me in high school. I was lousy at math, but, man I did well in history.  Bet I read more 'boring' books then you do . LOL

I"m fascinated with the Royals how in old times who they married, etc.

I got books sitting around on Russia Czars and wives. Anything to do with England Kings and Queens.   Everybody has their interests.

[SeaMaiden]

I live where the most reported deaths have occurred....I am still shopping....not afraid of my mail....stores are busy as usual. There is no reason to panic....if you stay home and listen to the news  all day, duhhh...you are going to be freaked out.  Go fo a walk....go shopping... get out of the house... live your life. Do not be miserable.

[happycat]

Well, mine was pretty busy a few days ago. I wonder if its because the coronavirus hasn't been found in my state yet? 

[AnikaBrodie]

Fortunately, we have a well stocked library at our retirement complex.  We haven't been to our public library for many months, and it's located about 1/2 mile from our home. 

[CelticCrafter]

Long before this outbreak, decades ago I decided library books and used books were just too gross and germy for me.

The only used books I would read is if they come from my daughter, she only buys new.  

[SharkE]

Try Edward R hamilton booksellers online     @CelticCrafter 

You can peruse their catalogs.

everything ships for 4.00 no limit on the books

Request a catalog.  Just click at the bottom of website and can flip the pages of a variety of catalogs.

Bought many a book from that place

NEW

[Silver Lining]

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@SharkE wrote:

I always get there when they're having what I call 'baby time' they're all in a big room with doors shut. You can hear screaming, crying. Poor people trying to control the chaos.  See men bring their kids in and they turn 'em loose on the floor while they hit their cellphones. Guess mothers are at work, daddy has the kids to control he wants peace, so, he brings the troop to the library so he can do what he wants too.

I don't stay long come in pick up my holds and on my way.

Sometimes the men sit out in hallway and that's when I see them turn the kids loose and they use the time to play on their phones. Like using library for babysitting.

be good time to re discover the local library !

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I've seen that so many times. I volunteered at a library for a while. Evenings were usually fine but weekends were terrible as far as I was concerned. Some people "turned their kids loose" and disappeared. Not good. 

[Gorgf]

@Silver Lining  I don't even feel like I am in a library as how loud people talk and visit much less the kids. I used to go there for quiet study.

No change here. I noticed only one customer wiping a cart handle at Wal-Mart. Only one case in my State so most are unconcerned?

[hgsuddle]

As an employee in a public library, I can tell you that mine is still busy with older adults, kids of all ages, etc.  No one seems to have slowed their pace down here. I did have one woman ask me yesterday how we cleaned all our materials that were returned. I told her that we do nothing. She was appalled and said she was going to call our Main branch and complain. If she would like to volunteer to come in and clean them in her local branch, we would welcome her. LOL. We already (before this outbreak) clean our computers, chairs. door handles every morning before we open. That is the best we can do with all the materials that flow through daily.

As for the quietness of the library - that is for days gone by. We are not permitted to tell anyone to lower their voices unless another patron complains.  People talk on their phones. babies cry, etc. Even our study rooms are not soundproof enough. We have one gentleman who records a podcast in one room once a week and we had to ask him to come in on a day and time that is relatively quiet. People complained about his loud microphone. That is the best we can do. After one person complained about another man speaking too loudly on his cell phone (which I could hear from the very front of the library), I told him to please take his call outside. He groused at me and told me that librarians talk louder than anyone else in the library. LOL

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

Long before this outbreak, decades ago I decided library books and used books were just too gross and germy for me.

The only used books I would read is if they come from my daughter, she only buys new.  

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@CelticCrafter  I know what you mean about gross library books. I clean the outside with a Lysol wipe. I know that’s no help with the inside but it does help a bit.