Library Awesomeness

I always have my eye open for free, yet fun, things to do with my family so when I found out that the Edmonton Public Library is giving away free library cards for a year, I was thrilled! Apparently it's the 100th anniversary of EPL this year so they are trying to promote library use by offering free cards for this year.

It's amazing! And I think it sorta fits into this blog somehow... It may not be natural... But reading books (I mean real books) seems to be declining on the "fun" scale. You don't see a lot of kids reading these days. I, myself, haven't really picked up a novel to read just for pure enjoyment. I used to read hundreds of books a year. My nose was always in a book, my mind becoming enlarged with precious knowledge! I loved reading, I think novels were my best friends.

And going to the library reminded me of my love for books! And it excited me! There's nothing like the good crunch sound of the crispy plastic cover when you open a book... It's awesome!

And the library has so much to offer! There are not only books, but magazines, music, DVDs, and video games. They even have classes that you can drop in with your family, your baby or just yourself to learn about, well, everything and anything! And it's all free! I cannot emphasize the "free"ness enough! :)

We even signed Ella up for a library card too and they give babies a free board book just for signing up.... A book to keep! It was free! We picked "Moo, Baa, La La La" by Sandra Boynton. I love her books! I think my sister has bought every one of her books for her kids and they are adorable! And I got one for free!

Anyway, so Justin and I decided to make trips to the library a part of our lives... It's a great, (free) way to spend time with the family and it's also fun too!

It may not fit with my "natural" theme but it is something that makes me feel good about and THAT is worth a blogging about...

(Family library cards... Can you guess who's is whose?)