tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post3713564083592467839..comments2024-01-26T13:05:23.174-08:00Comments on The Terrible Desire: Happy belated borrowing to me!Megshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-38887384393084944722012-02-20T16:56:16.001-08:002012-02-20T16:56:16.001-08:00 Ok, so I don't have to feel like I'm miss... Ok, so I don't have to feel like I'm missing something. I've done visits in that area and have had to take pictures of the building, but haven't been there in a while. I like that neighborhoodSarah Williamshttp://sawcat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-83997137451296621032012-02-20T16:40:48.285-08:002012-02-20T16:40:48.285-08:00Yes, it is the one in Lincoln Park! I live a littl...Yes, it is the one in Lincoln Park! I live a little ways down Broadway, so it's pretty close to me.<br /><br />They "give away" books in the sense that all libraries give away books...which is to say, they lend them out. I've just been on a buying kick for the past, oh I don't know, 3 years or so?MegsGrangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-87474741258198998722012-02-20T16:08:54.807-08:002012-02-20T16:08:54.807-08:00Is that the one in Lincoln Park? Its probably the ...Is that the one in Lincoln Park? Its probably the best I didn't know it gave away books when I"ve been in that area for work. It is a beautiful building thoughSarah Williamshttp://sawcat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-14859101806481568762012-02-07T21:49:03.051-08:002012-02-07T21:49:03.051-08:00I hardly ever take advantage of the library...I ju...I hardly ever take advantage of the library...I just keep buying buying buying. The next time I reach for my credit card, I will think of you in your corn fields and go to the library instead. ; )MegsGrangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-63569926336786586342012-02-07T13:50:31.325-08:002012-02-07T13:50:31.325-08:00I am jealous! I live among the corn fields of Ill...I am jealous! I live among the corn fields of Illinois and alas, there is no local library. I could pony up a few hundred dollars and join the library a few towns over, but I think I'd rather spend those dollars on books that I get to keep.Brookshttp://www.4everoverhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-90484379082078897782012-02-07T12:15:58.440-08:002012-02-07T12:15:58.440-08:00I've always assumed that Chicago has the prett...I've always assumed that Chicago has the prettiest libraries. I picture lots of brick. And I love brick. I used to go the Central Library downtown...which is giant and has every book you could ever want. But it's right in the middle of downtown, and there's no free parking...and the homeless population has pretty much taken over the bathrooms.<br /><br />I will steer clear of The Penelopiad. I hate the title...and I don't like anyone messing with Odysseus/Penelope either.MegsGrangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-59237120425735410342012-02-07T12:10:17.110-08:002012-02-07T12:10:17.110-08:00Listen here! I will never judge you for mentioning...Listen here! I will never judge you for mentioning You've Got Mail. That is a beautiful movie, and it is full of books. It's always welcome here.<br />The library had Oryx and Crake, but it was too big...and sounded really weird. We'll see how this little book of stories goes.MegsGrangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-77833970714063955022012-02-07T12:06:33.508-08:002012-02-07T12:06:33.508-08:00It *does* look fancy. It was designed to look like...It *does* look fancy. It was designed to look like some fancy-pants building in Rome, but you would laugh if you saw the surrounding area. It's, um, extremely urban.MegsGrangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-56505491799190814242012-02-07T10:13:42.424-08:002012-02-07T10:13:42.424-08:00THAT's a library? It looks so fancy - like a ...THAT's a library? It looks so fancy - like a courthouse or something super official, and not a place where books live. Do tell me what you think of the orange book when you get a chance - I would have gotten that one too just because it's orange.etudesquehttp://www.etudesque.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-5187185180803707502012-02-07T06:34:10.095-08:002012-02-07T06:34:10.095-08:00Happy Librarying!
The first thing I think of ea...Happy Librarying! <br /><br />The first thing I think of each time I see Shopgirl is the movie You've Got Mail. (Shopgirl is Meg Ryan's AOL screenname... don't judge me.) <br /><br />I've only read two Margaret Atwood books--Oryx and Crake and The Handmaid's Tale. I loved both of them. Hope the stories are good!Raynahttp://twitter.com/libereadingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252631163414371464.post-88357598681613131602012-02-07T06:15:21.133-08:002012-02-07T06:15:21.133-08:00That's totally fancy-looking. But awww, tiny l...That's totally fancy-looking. But awww, tiny library. I keep meaning to visit some of the older branch libraries in Chicago, but laziness, she prevents me.<br /><br />I have read TWO Atwood things, and I didn't like either (but one I read when I was like 17 and maybe didn't really get it?). And I confess The Penelopiad pissed me off because I'm a big shipper of Odysseus/Penelope, and it was all messin' that up. I think I just do not coast on her vibe.readingrambonoreply@blogger.com