Sunday, August 17, 2008

DAY 4 OF MY "GREAT ADVENTURE"

ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY I DECIDED I JUST HAD TO VENTURE NOT FAR DOWN THE STREET FROM SONS CONDO TO SEE THIS NEW SEATTLE LIBRARY THAT I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT. NOW, I MUST BE HONEST THAT THE ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE NEW BUILDING THAT I HAVE HEARD SO OFTEN IS...."WHERE'S THE BOOKS?" I THOUGHT I SHOULD REALLY FIND OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS COMMENT FOR MYSELF.
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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