S. Worthen | Weblog

I went to get my new public library card today at my new local library. Decadently and civilizedly, the local public library is within easy walking distance.

• Essex libraries do not require proof of ID or proof of address in order to get a library card. (They do require proof of ID in case of a lost card, however.)


• The works of Geoff Ryman and Jasper Fforde were filed under "Modern Fiction", not Science Fiction or Fantasy.


• They've a large section labeled "Sagas", larger than any genre fiction section, but smaller than "Modern Fiction". I didn't recognize a single author in the section on superficial viewing. If it was just a synonym for "Series", I would have thought a superficial scan would have be recognizing more of them.


• I had no problem at all finding out where the library was, since it's not called an "Idea Store".