No, it wasn't one of the many gifts they give me every day I walk in. It wasn't a book to borrow, or a seed library (more on that another time), or a free pass to one of several museums, or even a member of their staff helping to find something.
No, when I walked in, there was a display of wrapped books. I asked if they were free for the taking. "Take one", said the librarian.
Each wrapper had a description of the book. One of them, I was guessing, was "Lincoln in the Bardo" from the description. Several others were thrillers, a genre I don't really get into that much.
This is what I chose. I unwrapped it today and....
My gift from my local library. It's a book (I hadn't heard of) about a historical event I had never heard of.
It sounds fascinating, and I've put it on my "to read" queue. Interestingly, you'll note that the edge of the front cover has been cut off. At one time, I knew what that meant, but no longer. Do any of my readers know?
No matter. A gift is a gift.
Does anyone else live in a place where the library gives Valentine's Day gifts to their clients?
How great. You'll have to review the book once you finish it.
ReplyDeleteGreat gift!
ReplyDeleteCannot beat such a gift.
ReplyDeleteI read the book awhile back. I enjoyed it and hope you will too. Nice of your library.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! Our library is doing that too, I will have to ask my son (forgot about it until I saw this)--he works there. smiles
ReplyDeleteI've read that book! Some parts are fascinating while other chapters drag. Bottom line, people were horrible to Native Americans!
ReplyDeleteTrue gifts, these days, are certainly few and far between. It sounds like you got a true gift :)
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