New Library

I went to the grand opening of the new library that's within walking distance of the house I grew up in. I would have loved to have that there when I was a young chitlin. I loves me some library, so I anxiously awaited the announcement of its opening. The grand opening was finally announced for September 13th, so I made a point of going. It was nice, if a little dry. I did find myself disappointed by three things in particular, which I ranked in order of irksomeness.

1) The library itself is very small. Very few shelves and too much space given over to computers.

2) A prayer was said during the ceremony. I found this inappropriate at the opening of a government building. This is a clear violation of the separation of church and state. The sentiments expressed were nice enough, but the shrouding in religious language left a bad taste in my mouth.

3) The grand "opening" was held nearly two months after the library actually opened, which was at the end of July. I'd been watching the library website since June to see when it would open, but it was never posted. I'd been waiting for all that time for nothing. That is what upsets me the most.

Other than that, it is nice to have a library so close, even though I will probably not frequent it much at all. There are very few chairs or tables that are not for the computers. The whole place is essentially shelves and computer workstations, which disappoints me and leaves me nowhere to do any writing.

Phooey.