Hello Monday
Since this weekend was a bust, I decided to show you our library, my office away from home.
I mean, I could talk about how FringeMan came down with the stomach bug, but that’s not a good Monday morning topic. Let’s just say I declared the second floor of our house a contamination zone and I slept on the couch. The kids and I stayed as far away from home as possible, so of course that meant at least one trip to the library.
This room is my office away from home. I plant myself here every time I come to the library. Usually the entire table is covered with my junk, a few books, and a random magazine or two. I use the power strip on the floor to plug in my laptop and I go to town.
They have a coffee machine too. What more do you need?
Books – Coffee – WiFi
These bookcases are in my office. They help me feel smart.
Our library is part old house and part 70′s mod addition. If you walk from room to room too quickly, you end up in a time warp.
I’ll just show you the old part today.
Isn’t this a pretty little nook? It’s the perfect place for a game of chess or lunch with a friend. At Christmas, they had a beautiful big Christmas tree right in front of those windows.
The ceilings and moldings are the true masterpieces. They just don’t build modern houses with such artistic details.
As the story goes, and I hope I remember all the facts, our library had a great big fire that made their building unusable. A family in town donated this house to be used as the new library. Some time after, the more modern addition was built.
The library is right in the center of town and we often walk to it.
You would think I wouldn’t have any late fees, but I do.
I’m wanted in libraries nationwide. I’ll leave it at that.
This lamp looks like Jadite, but I’m not sure. Maybe I should convince them to let me bring it to the antiques roadshow or something.
The library also has random collections of old things, like these ugly ceramic dogs. They change the collections out from time to time so the patrons can enjoy them.
And no library tour would be complete without a naked man on the mantel.
Yes, this is in my office.
So that completes my library tour, at least the really old portion of it. Despite the antiques, the card catalog is computerized and the librarians are absolute dolls. They teach us the history of the town and area, get us whatever books we want, and they know us by name.
They also send me an email when books are late and then call when they are really, really late. Thankfully they forgive me. Sometimes I just need an extra week with my books.
I love my library.
What about you? Do you visit your library very often?
I’m joining Lisa Leonard in saying hello to Monday. She’d love for you stop by and hello too.
Oh my goodness, you are so lucky! I could live in your library.
This has got to be the coolest library I have ever seen! How lucky are you?! Ours is huge, impersonal, and modern. Yes, it has a lot of books, but it has none of the charm and warmth of your magical little library. Happy reading!
What a great space! My mom worked for many years as a librarian so I spent a lot of time there when I was growing up. I still love libraries.
That is one amazing library! If ours looked like that, I might go, just to see it. I confess I don’t visit our library regularly. It seems that the books that interest folk are full of blood, guts, and dysfunctional marriages and families–not what I want to fill my mind with. And we have so many books at home to read–thanks to Sonlight, I rarely feel the need to go.
I absolutely relished this post! Once a week when two of my children go to swimming lessons, I go to the library around the corner from the public pool, while they linger there for hours (they’re allowed to be there on their own over the age of 8 – we’re in New Zealand…).
And I do love my time there.
Firstly I’m away from the distractions of home, and it’s just kinda my time. I also find that I can get into efficient-mode really quickly and easily, since everyone around me is all concentrated and serious looking – inspires me to concentrate and be serious too.
BUT… big but! I have never seen a library as gorgeous, cozy, welcoming, and stylish as the one you go to! WOW!!! I’m in love….
Thanks for posting this amazing post. I feel as though we are kindred spirits already
Oh My Word! I’m drooling! I could definitely set up office there. What a wonderful gift to the community.
I do love our little small town library, but they won’t let me bring have my coffee. Hard to kick back and focus with my cuppa. Enjoy your office!
Insanely jealous! That is the most amazing place ever! I think I might need to head north to visit! Thank you so much for sharing
I just bet that my late fees beat your late fees. I am quite proud of my late fees. NOT.
What a gorgeous library. Ours was recently updated with a huge fireplace. I love it! Some say ours is “haunted” but I’ve yet to run into a ghost.
Carolyn
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What a fantastic library! I’d be there a lot too. Ours is ugly modern.
Wow my office looks just like yours!
lol. Don’t make me share a table!
Awesome! Your library definitely would bring on inspiration.
We like to go the library, but ours has no neat, beautiful rooms like this.
I’ve always enjoyed going to the library and I’ve been fortunate to several wonderful libraries in my life.
I’m so jealous. What a treasure.
Isn’t awesome? How could I not enjoy being in there, you know?
That library is gorgeous!!! Spectacularly gorgeous – naked man sculpture, included! Sadly, our new library isn’t very welcoming to me. But, it does it’s job – and for that I am grateful. LOVING your outfit, by the by. Is that the gap sale dress that Fringegirl made you get???
Isn’t it great Missy? I love the library. The dress is one I got for my anniversary from Target. On a whim I threw the blue shirt on with it. I kinda like it.
Beautiful. While close, which is a huge plus for us, our library is very modern and recently built
Susan, at least it’s close. That’s makes things so much easier, doesn’t it?
I could stay in that library forever. Ours is boring…just filled with books.
I know, right? Such a fabulous place. The kids enjoy it too.
No, unfortunately I don’t use our library often and that’s sad. I’ve had wonderful libraries in the past and this one just doesn’t come up to snuff. Cramped space, poor selections (at least for my taste) and its not a place you want to hang out. I’ve been swapping books with friends and since I got my Kindle Fire at Christmas, reading on it. I’m very comfortable here in my little haven.
Sue, I do think Kindles and Nooks are fabulous. I like reading on them too. Glad you have a great group of friends to swap books with. So nice.
Your library is enchanting; how wonderful to have such a beautiful space to visit. The Christmas tree in front of the window of that pretty nook must have looked magical
Oh, yes. It was lovely at Christmas. They made tons of paper decorations and even taught my son how to make little trees from old books. So magical!
That is a beautiful space. We don’t have anything like it around here.
Shannon, I am fortunate. I don’t take it for granted. It’s wonderful.
Your library is WAY nicer than ours. Coffee? For real? Lucky you!
Yes, they have one of those fancy coffee machines. Keurig…that’s the one!
I just fell in love with your “office”! I want one! Our library is just a square brick building with ZERO personality and not very much natural light. I never go. But if I had yours, wow…I’d be in Heaven. Thanks for sharing. I adore old architecture.
Yes, not all libraries are so fabulous. I’m lucky. I try to take full advantage of it.
beautiful pics!
Thank you Tina! Appreciate you visiting and taking the time to comment.
Beautiful! I’m guessing the 70′s add-on looks more like our library.
Probably. It’s not quite as nice, but it’s not so bad either. Maybe I should take photos of that part for next week.
Please do…
What a beautiful library! Our library is also in a lovely, old house, but yours is so grand! I can see why you like to make it your office.
I like when libraries are in old houses with lots of little rooms. Then you feel like you have your own personal space.
I love libraries too and your library is wonderful! My the way, those “ugly” dogs are worth a fortune!
Are they? They look like ugly dogs to me. On a serious note, I am sure some of their collections are worth some money. They are fun to look at.
Are they? I am sure some of their collections are worth some money. They are fun to look at.