Get a book ...

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Well everyone, I went and did it. I am now the proud new owner of a local Library Card ... and dig this, you're allowed to take out up to 40 items!!!

I browsed for a little while, not very long for today, as it was very tiring, and I was totally reminded how difficult it is to get books off shelves, hold them, prop them open, carry them, put them back, kneel on the floor, get up again, etc etc etc I caught people "watching me then quickly looking away when I looked their way" (I usually try not to see them seeing me ) ... my first visit was more to get a bit familiar with the shelving setup and find where things are kept.

NEXT TIME I plan to be wearing my wrist splints. I forget to today and am paying for that :

There doesn't seem to be a specific military section and the pickings are slim, methinks, but maybe more visits to their catalogue online, and to the library, will prove me wrong.

I did scoop a couple of books,

"Great Emigrations, The Scots to Canada by Douglas Hill", and

"The Ten Lost Years 1929-1939 - Memories of Canadians Who Survived the Depression by Barry Broadfoot"

I quickly skimmed a couple of CD shelves and scooped 3 off the shelf that I haven't heard before:

BRAHMS "STRING QUARTET OP. 51"

JENNIFER WARNES "The HUNTER"

SHIRLEY HORN "I REMEMBER MILES"

I found the reference section and was delighted to see a copy of
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec by Rene Jette which I'm going to be copying some information from (my French roots)

http://globalgenealogy.com/countries...ces/601001.htm

In case some of you are wondering, nope, I didn't enquire about possibilities of helping out/working there. Not today. I will sometime soon though.

That's the update on my first visit to the Library, getting setup with a card, and using it the first time

Ma Yappy

Yapster: The Jennifer Warnes CD...does it have "Bird on a Wire"?

One of my favourites.