In the months since February, I've scoured my own bookshelves for re-reads, borrowed books from friends, downloaded some free classics on my phone, and even invested in a few new paperbacks with assistance from a gift card. For some reason, the library fell to an option of last resort. Admittedly, my closest branch doesn't have a stunning collection and is approximately the same square footage as the row house next to my apartment building.
As soon as I stepped inside the library, despite those things, it felt like home and I started uncovering treasures that I didn't even know I was looking for. Lonely Planet (my favorite travel book brand) put out a guide in 2006 for taking urban travel photography. In a world filled with tutorials, blogs and books on taking engagement and toddler photos, this was like a holy grail. It didn't even last through the afternoon - I devoured it.
Some of the non-fiction books that I expressed interest in recently, I've been dragging my feet on the purchase. Hardcover books are pricey. Unless you check them out of the library. I'm currently on a waiting list for both books; apparently I'm not the only person interested in a behind-the-scenes look at introverts.
Now that my library card is back in working order, my to-do list includes a trip to the Harold Washington Library in the Loop. It's unacceptable that I've never been. And I hear they have some great spaces to hunker down for reading or working. Enough writing about books, time to go read one.
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