Moving to a new area

I have been a member of a local library since I was a young child. Coming from a poor ( but loving and supportive ) family I used my library to borrow an ecliptic range of books over my school years, passing 11 plus and gaining a good job in a national bank on leaving school. Eventually retiring at manger level, after a lifetime of using libraries to keep up my knowledge, and enjoying so many diverse genre's.

After moving to a new area to enjoy retirement by the sea, I found it difficult to make new friends, so volunteered at our local library. I became a part of their Housebound Delivery team, and take great pleasure in delivering books to those who are u able to visit in person. The enjoyment I gain in their excitement at each new delivery, the chats over favourite authors, exchange of ideas and recommendations issued worth while.

I also set up a local book club, using the library to borrow the books we use, making a fantastically strong group of friends. We still managed to keep going, all through lockdown, using Zoom, and ebooks. As soon as the library reopened, the librarians were allowed to restart all of our services, and their help and contact during a difficult time e made all the difference.

I truly feel the libraries I have used over 70 plus years have helped me focus my life in a positive and efficient way, and hope they continue way into the future.