While I was lolling about on New Year's Day, reading, I started to wonder how many books I read each year. I decided to keep a list and see. So far, I have 19 books on the list. I'm halfway through No. 20. I didn't realize I was going through them so fast, but that explains why I have a hard time finding new books at our local library.
Our library is in a gorgeous building. It's close to my house. But it's collection of fiction is relatively tiny, especially compared to Denton's three libraries, two of which have larger collections than North Port's library. My other complain about our libary is its limited hours. It's not open at all on Sunday and is only open late twice during the week.
Everywhere I've been, library funding has been one of the first things county commissions like cut. I can't figure out why. Commissioners have always said they have to cut things that aren't necessities. I've never quite gotten an answer as to why reading isn't considering a necessity. But that's just me.
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