the joy of belonging to a local library

Having access to free books from the local library is such a blessing! I have borrowed from a local library since my earliest school days and I tend to take it for granted.

Now, in this wonderful age of the internet, I can (and do) borrow audio-books, ebooks and print books. In this way, I get to read books that I would otherwise never knew existed.

This month, I have borrowed the following from the library:

• the books in print

• I have yet to open The Quilt: a history and a celebration of an American art form
• I really liked Cut the Scraps – in fact, I might even put it on my wish-list (I have a birthday in April)
• The book about Kaffe Fassett’s V&A Quilts was interesting but I won’t be adding to to my collection
• I have yet to open Kaffe Knits Again
• Prayer Shawl Companion has some interesting patterns (including one by Kaffe Fassett) but I won’t be adding it to my collection; readers who consider “prayer shawls” a peculiarly Christian expression may be surprised by the inclusion of all faiths and eastern mysticisms

For entertainment, I have a tendency to gravitate towards mysteries and romance novels, as well as biographies and non-fiction books on subjects that interest me – e.g. history, culture.
I have borrowed this digital media (listed alphabetically by title for convenience):

• A Lady of Expectations by Stephanie Laurens (e-book) -- finished
  - Jack Lester has to find a bride but where can he find the perfect woman?
• A Man’s Heart by Lori Copeland (audiobook) -- finished
  - after the death of her father and her best friend, a young woman struggles to salvage the farm, honour a promise and win back the man whose heart she broke
• Captain Thunderbolt and His Lady by Carol Baxter (e-book) -- slowly reading
  - the story of Australian bushrangers Frederick Ward and Mary Ann Bugg; I’ve only read a couple of chapters and am finding it fairly dry
• Old Tokyo by Sumiko Enbutso (e-book) -- so far I have only read the introduction
  - a walking tour of Tokyo’s old downtown
• The Golden Mountain by Irene Kai (audiobook) -- reading
  - the story of four generations of Chinese women and their relationship to USA (the “golden mountain”)
• Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood -- finished
  the first book in a mystery series featuring amateur sleuth, Candy Holliday
• Under the Summer Sky by Lori Copeland (e-book) -- finished
  - a romance set in North Dakota in the late 1800s; written by a Christian author, there is a list of discussion questions at the end of the book

What have you been reading lately?