Thursday, March 22, 2007

Books, Reading, Writing and Libraries


Question for you: what is not in the picture? what's to the right, the left, behind the photographer? A writing and thinking prompt used to fire your imagination. Picture was taken yesterday morning before we went down to Washington and while Diane was dropping off a book for me - Huong's Novel without a Name - a good read but not near as powerful as Bao Ninh's The Sorrow of War, both of which dealt with Vietnamese soldiers in what they termed the American War. Diane and I have always been users of the public libraries wherever we called home. Something our parents did for us - by reading to us getting us started as readers and thus allowing us to travel in space and time to learn and experience the wonders of times past and times to come, and current goings on as well. Our local library can get you books not on its shelves, something I have taken advantage of many times over the past five years. So, thanks to Mary and Judy and all the good people who have worked hard to run and support the Loogootee Public Library.

By the way, it's raining cats and dogs out here at the course. Should clear up sometime this afternoon - good for the later golfers.

The picture: taken from the parking lot on the north side of the Loogootee Public Library looking northeast.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

When Mike took this picture there were several birds perched on that little balcony off of the window on the top right end of the building. Very cute. Anyone know what, if anything is in those buildings now? I know one of the sections used to be a pre-school or day care center...