When I was a child I always looked forward to visiting the library and being able to select from the seemingly limitless array of books. It was the perfect place for a voracious reader from a poor family, and I would take out piles of books at a time. I felt like there were endless possibilities.
I tried to do the same for my children, but they were not very interested since they came to a love of reading later in life. I am glad that they have come to adore books as much as I do, since I felt that I had failed them when they were younger and were bored by reading.
I haven’t been to the public library in years. My recent library time has consisted of reading scholarly journals online via my university’s online access, which is not quite the same thing. I tend to buy the books that I read for enjoyment, since it seems like such an extravagence that I feel like I am treating myself.
Today I’m feeling a little nostalgic because I’m heading to the public library to pick up a DVD that isn’t available anywhere else. It’s called Bevel Up and it’s a documentary about a street nursing program in Vancouver, BC. I’m interested in it because someday I’d like to be part of a program like it and because I’m implementing a project this semester that gives emergency nurses access to information and resources for their homeless patients.
I may be outing myself as a big nerd, but this is what I think of as fun. Well, that and doing chest compressions.
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