Library Memories

While I was lying awake yesterday morning at 4 am, bemoaning the sad state of my blog and wondering if any of my readers are even still reading, I hit upon a topic to share with you.

Here then, are reminiscences from my happy childhood as a library patron.

Rules I learned from my elementary school librarian in Dale City, Virginia:

• Four on the Floor (don't tilt your chair back on two legs)


• Nothing Comes Before Something (when alphabetizing, mar comes before mars)

Fondest library memory:

Discovering all the sequels to Anne of Green Gables at the Potomac Community Library.

Quirky Childhood Habit:

While roaming the stacks of the Potomac Community Library, I invariably left my library card sitting on a shelf somewhere (apparently my mother had yet to teach me the benefits of carrying a handbag). Sometimes I was able to back track through my wanderings and retrieve the card. Other times, the card had already been turned in at the front desk by the time I went to ask about it.

Favorite Childhood Library Book:

The Duchess Bakes a Cake