THIS IS THE LOOK OF THE NEW LIBRARY THAT STILL HAS ME PUZZLED. THE DOOR IS JUST TO THE RIGHT IN THE PHOTO WHERE YOU WALK THROUGH A LARGE COVERED AREA THEN THROUGH A TURN STILE DOOR THEN INTO THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.
THIS IS THE AREA WHERE I COULD SEE WHAT THERE WAS OF THE BOOKS. THERE WERE ESCALATORS JUST BEHIND ME SO I RODE THEM UPSTAIRS TO SEE WHAT WAS UP THERE.
THIS IS A PICTURE LOOKING BACK DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE ESCALATOR SHOWING A COFFEE SHOP (WELL, IT IS SEATTLE AFTER ALL!!) WITH SEVERAL TABLES WHERE PEOPLE WERE PLAYING BOARD GAMES OR WORKING ON THEIR COMPUTERS.
THIS IS WHAT I FOUND AS I EXITED THE AUTO STAIRS UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR. BEHIND THIS ORANGE COUNTER WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED PUBLIC COMPUTERS. I APPROACHED THE SERVICE DESK AND TOLD THE LADY I HAVE NEVER USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER AND COULD SHE PLEASE EXPLAIN IT TO ME. WHEN SHE FOUND OUT I DID NOT HAVE A LIBRARY CARD...APPARENTLY MY SMALL TOWN LIBRARY CARD FROM MONTANA WASN'T ACCEPTABLE!!...SHE CHECKED MY DRIVERS LICENSE THEN GAVE ME AN ID NUMBER AND A PASSWORD, ENOUGH INSTRUCTION FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, THEN SENT ME OFF TO A COMPUTER FOR MY USE FOR FREE FOR AN HOUR. I DID ENJOY THE SUPER HIGH SPEED ACCESS THAT THESE COMPUTERS HAVE AND IN NO TIME AT ALL I HAD CHECKED MY EMAILS AND STOPPED BY MY EBAY STORE TO FIND EVERY THING WAS OKAY.
I DID FIND THIS LIBRARY FASCINATING AND I DO REALIZE THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE COMPUTER AGE AND WE ARE USING AMAZING TECHNOLOGY. BUT I SURE MISSED THAT CERTAIN SMELL OF A WONDERFUL LIBRARY FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL OLD BOOKS BECKONING ME TO READ THEM ALL WITH THEIR WONDERFUL SMELLS AS THEY REST SNUGLY ON THE LIBRARY SHELVES.
SLOW DOWN DEAR WORLD, I AM HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF THIS!
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