I Homeschool, and I am an Addict
- Author: Tam
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Feb 28,2008
Our town recently opened a brand spankin new library and community center(same location, separate bond issues and buildings). I am at the library so much that one of the Librarians said I should have a frequent user card!
Sometimes I feel extremely guilty when I use the library. I feel like a kid in the candy store. I am a glutton when it comes to those books. Their shiny covers. Their brand new book smell. The idea that i am the very first person ever checking out this book.
Add to that the fact that they enable me to continue to be a user at home! Thru the magic of the internet, I can not only see what’s in the stacks at my local library, but I can also see what is in the stacks at every other library in the district. And more addictive? If I see something I like, I don’t even have to drive to that library to get it. They get my stash together and deliver it to my local library.
I wonder how many books people without this addiction check out at a time. I have checked out at any given time(between for the kiddos, myself, and homeschool) between 13-20 books.
Am I user, but am I abusing the library? Am I denying other fine folks access to books?
How many books do you check out at a time?(please, leave a comment and make me feel better)
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4 Responses for "I Homeschool, and I am an Addict"
Our library’s limit is 50. I usually have 50 at any given time. And now my 3-year-old just got her own card. So last week we had about 65!! I use tote bags to transport the books and have even been known to wheel a bag full of books into the library in a stroller! I would go broke having to buy all the books my daughter and I read.
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Don’t feel bad. I currently have 40 at Longmont and probably at least 35 from Boulder. But NONE of them smell new. Enjoy the new smell while it lasts and abuse it all you can.
Oh, and let me know if you see the 3rd of the Magician Trilogy on cd in Erie. We’ve listened to the first two, but I’m not up to actually reading the third aloud.
Ann
I have 5 library cards (one for each of us), and we’ve been known to have to put a few back because we went over the limit. I smil and tell the librarian, “It’s better to max out my library card than max out my credit cards!”
Do book addicts become homeschoolers, or do homeschoolers become book addicts??
Just found your site. It’s great - thanks. By the way, I’ve got 2 kids with library cards and myself. We easily check out our max (35 each) most of the time. I finally got a plastic pull cart at an office supply store to move all my books in. Funny thing, 6 months after I start pulling this cart around, I start noticing 3 other people visiting the library also got one. Thanks again for your site.
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