i want to start off my reply by clarifying that in spite of everything i might lightly complain about, i completely adore my local library and i give it a commendable 10/10! of course, there is some nuances to it's existence.
my town is unbearably a glorified truck stop, almost directly off a main highway and surrounded by ever-growing industrial parks and factories. i'm honestly pretty sure half of the people i see driving on the way to work and school are out of towners passing through! so honestly the fact there's even a library at all is a bit of a miracle, but everyone who lives here has a bit of a pre-existing notion about the library because it's a new state-built one, which caused the beloved local one to shut down and become a historical landmark.
i similarly had this disdain towards the new library because i'd practically grew up in the old one, so it was a little annoying to have to visit the out-of-place, sleek & modern library for textbooks. but, after being forced into visiting i'd grown to really love it. the staff is so friendly and really care about their jobs, there's even a section next to the reserved study rooms which celebrate a famous quilter from our town. whenever i visit, there's always opportunities to help out the community and i can't help but smile when i pass the kid's section to see someone reading to a group of them.
even though i'll always favor the old library i can't say that the new one is a serious improvement despite how artificial it looks on the outside. writing this reminds me i actually have a library book due soon!
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