Reading Material

Our reading material is all over the map yet again. Right now, I'm reading the final novel of a Star Wars series, a book about Detroit, The Belgariad, and just finished re-reading Omnitopia Dawn. Meanwhile, Amanda is still getting excellent mileage from her iPad and Kobo as she works her way through the original books that some of the shows we're watching are based on.

Now, it seems normal for me to read so much. I always have, and once I started my library career, things in that area became even easier as my access to books widened. Before I started working in Tumbler Ridge, I had no idea how easy interlibrary loans were, or how they are really no trouble for library staff to perform. But after a few short months, I had an ILL queue that was usually six or seven books long, plus a list I maintained of future books I intended to interlibrary loan.

Amanda takes another tack. Since she got her iPad and Kobo, she's more likely to buy a book on there rather than wait for it to arrive at the library. Some books do not work well on eReaders, and she still asks me to order those in. But for the rest?

...it's awesome living in a world where I can borrow books from over one hundred libraries with no extra charge, and where Amanda can instantly start reading a book she's become interested in, even without stepping outside our front door.

In short, our reading lives are good.

Books and such

Amanda and I both do a lot of reading. Lately she's been using her Kobo Mini to great effect, while my reading efforts have been buoyed by working in a library whose collection is still very unfamiliar to me. In short, both of our reading lives are going incredibly well!

I requested two books before Christmas which I didn't have a chance to start during the first loan or first renewal, but with the second renewal I'm finally getting going on them. Even more fun reading times are ahead.

Reading

Since I started at the Grande Prairie Public Library, I've had a stack of books on my desk at home.  There are so many books I'd like to read, and I'm a little overwhelmed.

In addition to reading every Green Lantern graphic novel the Library has, I've got a stack of books about every topic imaginable:  Ron MacLean, Iceland's part in the financial crisis, a biography of Yao Ming, a discussion of steroids in sport, and a novel called Shambling Towards Hiroshima.

So I guess what I'm saying is "Yay for fringe benefits from moving and changing jobs!"  :-)