There is nothing like reading a good book!

I’ve been a library member for over 50 years, as soon as I could read I enjoyed being lost in a good book, and still do! It’s was an independent trip, with friends, always on a Saturday morning, going to the library seemed so grown up. I remember the smell of the wooden bookcases and the silence, as I trawled through the children’s fiction section, trying to decide which books to choose, in those days you were only allowed 4 at a time. I remember the sound of the ink stamp, punching in the new date, I always wanted to do that job! Sometimes if we had older friends with us, we would get them to “take out” the teenage fiction books for us, unbeknown to the librarian! We also regularly used the library for homework and the frustration of finding someone had beaten you to a particular book, was unbearable, especially as you knew they wouldn’t return it time for you to use it too.
All my now grown up children are members of the library and all love reading, we used to go to Worthing Library on a Friday evening when it was open late followed by a special tea, once a month. They all took part in the summer reading challenges and still have the medals received in the early days, given to them at a special ceremony at the town hall. Both my daughters have helped with the summer reading challenges too.
My two granddaughters love reading and love having stories read to them, even in this age of technology. There is still nothing like a good book.