Library Cards

 

Each time I move to a new community one of the first things I do is get my library card. 

I remember years ago when I was single and living in Duncanville I actually paid to have a Dallas Public Library card. It was a punch card system which limited the number of books I could check out. That made choosing which books to take home more of a challenge. 

Often times I live in one community, but still take advantage of using other local libraries when they are available.

One of my favorite libraries was the North Richland Hills Public Library. I belonged to a book club there, and attended their author talks. 

My Dad was a lover of the library as well, and he is the one who took me there first. I learned to drive on Saturdays when we went to the library. Inevitably I’d run over the same curb every time I took a t right on Illinois Avenue to make my way home. 

I looked around for some old library cards, but I must have gotten rid of the ones I know longer used. I wish now that I had kept them all. 

Do you make getting a library card a priority when you move somewhere new?