Comments on: Praise God for libraries! http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/ Behind the scenes at Footprints magazine Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:32:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken Rolph http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Ken Rolph Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:54:03 +0000 http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/#comment-533 I have an extra advantage. The young man who orders the books is an ex-student of Jan's. We are at the point in her career where she must have taught thousands of kids, who have grown up to do other things. This can sometimes be a nuisance. I can't go shopping on Thursday night without hearing a chorus of "Hello Mrs Rolph" from the checkout chicks and chaps. But the older ones are more useful. Recently a grader working on some repairs to the water pipes backed into the gutter in front of our house and took a chunk out of the gutter. Our local councillor is an ex-student of Jan's, so a simple phone call had our gutter repair on the top of the list. But I think I help myself by always suggesting interesting books to the librarians. I usually go in with a handful of reviews to show that it's not just me interested in the book. I would hate to be in a situation where I could only read books I could afford to buy. Sorry authors! I have an extra advantage. The young man who orders the books is an ex-student of Jan’s. We are at the point in her career where she must have taught thousands of kids, who have grown up to do other things. This can sometimes be a nuisance. I can’t go shopping on Thursday night without hearing a chorus of “Hello Mrs Rolph” from the checkout chicks and chaps. But the older ones are more useful. Recently a grader working on some repairs to the water pipes backed into the gutter in front of our house and took a chunk out of the gutter. Our local councillor is an ex-student of Jan’s, so a simple phone call had our gutter repair on the top of the list.

But I think I help myself by always suggesting interesting books to the librarians. I usually go in with a handful of reviews to show that it’s not just me interested in the book. I would hate to be in a situation where I could only read books I could afford to buy. Sorry authors!

]]> By: Webmaster http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Webmaster Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:50:48 +0000 http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/#comment-512 Hi Ken Our library is also fantastic about ordering books if people request them. I don't think enough people know about and use this service! blessings, Janet. Hi Ken

Our library is also fantastic about ordering books if people request them. I don’t think enough people know about and use this service!

blessings,
Janet.

]]> By: Ken Rolph http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Ken Rolph Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:37:55 +0000 http://footprintsaustralia.com/blog/2009/03/28/praise-god-for-libraries/#comment-416 I was in our library recently and realised it was full of books by people I knew, particularly from a certain email list. I must be hanging around with too many authors. Our library will practially buy anything I ask for. In fact, they even buy things I want to read before I ask for them. I was interested in reading Planet Google and asked the research desk if I could recommend it. But it was already in processing, so I just got to read it. I was in our library recently and realised it was full of books by people I knew, particularly from a certain email list. I must be hanging around with too many authors.

Our library will practially buy anything I ask for. In fact, they even buy things I want to read before I ask for them. I was interested in reading Planet Google and asked the research desk if I could recommend it. But it was already in processing, so I just got to read it.

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