Waterloo Library

This library is the closest to ‘mi casa’ that I have found. It’s small and cozy like a country cottage.
The staff is helpful. Once, when I was wandering around looking for a card catalog — not that there was much space to wander — one of the librarians approached me and asked if he could help. It was like he read my mind, except for that I was probably wearing my mind on my sleeve (which I wandered around showing to the staff — look at my sleeve… okay, no, not really).
My only gripe with ‘la bibliotheque’ is that they don’t have a great selection of books on the premises. A lot of fluffy stuff and less in the way of substantial fiction. However, you can get pretty much any book you so desire with library loan which takes about 4 – 5 days to arrive.
And now an ode to books:
Books are papery
More entertaining than drapery
The are good for reading
And hiding hairlines that are receding.
Three cheers for the library.