Saturdays = Library Days!

I'm officially a card carrying member of my "local" library. I use quotes for the word local for a reason. Obtaining my library card was nothing short of an adventure. I have fought becoming a Texas resident for a couple of years now. I finally bit the bullet last week and was excited about finally being able to obtain a library card. There is a library less than 5 minutes from where we live, so I was excited about being able to read for free!

E and I drove to the library and he was finally glad to me excited for any reason, no matter how small it was, about becoming an official Texan. (As a Cajun who grew up in South Louisiana, it was a hard thing for me to accept.) We walked inside, and the librarian asked me how she could help me. I smiled and almost shouted, "I'm ready to get my library card!" I pulled out my TX license and current electric bill for proof of my address and she says, "Oh, you live in PA?" I told her that my address is technically in PA, but I'm in the NED school district, so I'm in the awkward area referred to as Mid-County. (This is a magically place where 4 cities, PA, PN, NED, & GR all intersect and depending on which side of the streets you are on, depends on which city you are technically in.) She told me that I would have to pay $30 for a non-resident library card.

WHAT?! Where I lived in Louisiana, you're library card was good for the entire Parish, so this was mind-blowing information to me. She told me that since I can get a free card for the PA library, I would have to pay for one to the NED library. Keep in mind, the NED library is 5 minutes from my house, the PA library is around 15, and nowhere near any place I would ever be running errands to, so that would make going there a special trip. She gives me directions and tells me that it's closer to the "good side" of PA than the "bad side" of PA. (By that she meant it's just across the highway...because that makes me feel safer!) I refuse to pay $30 for a library card, even if the location I can access for free isn't in the best area of town. So, E and I make the trek to the PA library and I obtain my card!

One week later (today), I hit up the library for the first time. I was a little glad to not be the only nerd who was waiting outside for the library to open. I had a list of 12 books, and was hoping that I could find at least two of them. (I didn't plan on getting all of them today, but it's nice to know if they would be available.) I found two of the books on the list, and other books by some of the authors, so I have some hope. I spent an hour wandering around and finding massive amounts of treasures! I finally settled on three books, because I figured in three weeks that would be about what I could tackle.

I've officially declared Saturdays as Library Days. I figure if nothing else, I can return the one book I plan on finishing that week and pick up a few others to add to the collection. Here's what I picked up today:

Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers - Meg Meeker, M.D.
It Takes Balls - Josh Wolf

Happy Saturday, y'all!