Fallen out of library habit
My library visits began with weekly storytime visits before I was old enough to go to school. Afterward, my mom would buy me a Happy Meal from the McDonald’s drive-thru.
I became a regular library visitor throughout my childhood. I would play computer games in the children’s section and check out an armful of books.
In the summertime I would bike to the library and speed through the reading program, eager to select my free books after completing each level.
But then I left home for college, where my library card was of no use. I obtained a card from the college town’s library but used it solely for academic purposes.
Soon, I got out of the habit of going, and when I moved to the Stateline Area I made no effort to get a library card.
By then I had joined BookMooch.com, which has become my source of reading material.
Maybe I’ll once again be a library-card carrier. For now, though, I am OK having inactive cards.
