I visit my local library frequently throughout the week. Whether its for internet acceess, researching reference materials of a vast number of available volumes… Can’t forget to mention the high volume of attractive women; who stroll through the number of departments, as either employee or card holder, wearing classfully coordinated, sexy yet professional attire or clothing thats casually comfortable but stimulatingly inviting . Or in it’s most simplistic, common fashion, I’m there checking out books.

But what happens when the material is damaged or missing a particular piece of its resources, like pages of a crtical chapter or CD/DVD discs with additional references to build upon one’s new or refined interest? In my opinion, it can leave a bad outlook upon not only the recipients who check out the books, but the library’s administartion as well. The employees and volunteers who are staffed at the library are only in place to do one thing and that is to assist visitors with questions regarding resources available.

Now, I haven’t been the best library patron, considering the late fees and even a couple of lost books at the account of someone stealing my bag. But I know I felt a particular displacement because the books were not mine and I knew someone could possibly find them as useful as I had. I even apologized to the administrative staff, whole-heartedly, for being as careless as I had with the materials on loan to me. I’m sure what I did was a common mistake, but I still felt an obligation to inform the staff considereing my respect for not only the lending of books but for the subject material itself.

So I am taking THIS moment, calling out ALL, first and foremost including myself, who have violated rules of their of the local library, unless ofcourse they had not been explained and/or wrongly accused, to show a particular love for one of a number of organizations responsible for eduating those who desire to learn at will, at no cost, and with access to the most current and presentable resources. From that wide-eyed, excited child just learning to read to that time-seasoned adult who has acknowledged the world’s changes and still desires to reinforce the firment of his existence…

Let’s Love Our Libraries!    –> ZAK