A VISIT TO THE LIBRARY

WHAT AN EXCITING TITLE! Not... But I have to say, this was the most unusual library I have been in in a long, long time. As some of you know, I have just been "up north" at my house in Pennsylvania, sort of. Actually, we stayed at my Uncle's house next door - a little cottage that is on the same level as the parking area, so I did not have to go up and down steps in order to just get in and out of the house. (You are looking at the second and 3rd floors of my house from our driveway which is right next to my Uncle's place.) However, my uncle does not have a working land line at the house, it is just a vacation place, not his main residence, so I could not get on line there. After a couple days without a computer, I began to go thru withdrawal, so I headed over to the Town's library which is currently housed in a coffee shop in the basement of what was once a hardware store which burned down years ago. A following post will show the "new" home for the library in an old almost restored Engine House on the rail line in White Haven. This is the entry way. You can buy a shirt with Josiah White's picture on it... I am just now finishing his biography which was written in 1946. It has been slow going, but, in spite of the writing style, it is interesting...

You can have a Latte while looking for a book or checking your email... Note the old stone walls. As I said, this was the basement of a hardware store when I was a kid. See how high the window is? That is level with the sidewalk where the front door used to be.

Along with your Latte, you can also order a deli sandwich, or any number of delicious things. I wasn't sure if these were the cooks, waitresses, or librarians! They seemed to do all 3 jobs!

I think this is the children's section... see their little table? Right next to the milk, water, and iced tea... What's your library like? Next year, I will have the NEW and improved version of the library on here. I wonder If I can have chips with that and a pickle?