After three years of law school, I have decided that I want to be a librarian! Well, not really, but kinda. I took Connor to the library for the first time this last week and he loved it. I realize I am probably a bit late in doing this, but when you are in law school and have a toddler and an infant, going to the library is not on top of the important things to do list. Also, having spent countless (often miserable) hours in the law library, I had forgotten what a joy it can be to go to the normal library. Anyway, it was so neat watching his little eyes light up as I explained that he could read as many of the books as he wanted and we could even take some home (as long as we brought them back). We went to story time, signed up for the summer reading club, and got a list of the summer events. I am looking forward to introducing him more to the library this summer because when I was little I loved the library. It was always exactly what I wanted/needed it to be. If it was cold and dreary outside, it was always warm, brightly lit, and cheery inside. If I needed some solitude, there was always a quite corner to sit in. Then there is the smell of a library, all that paper, some old and some new, it just smells good. And then all the stories. You can go anywhere you want with books and imagination is so much better than t.v. or movies. I hope someday both Connor and Vivian feel this way about libraries and reading.
Anyway, being in the library made me want to spend more time there, work there, but then a job at the library will definitely not cut it when I start getting bills for my student loans. Blarg! Maybe I can just volunteer.
