the fifth day of christmas

we have three sets of libary cards: manhattan, montauk, and cape cod. i tried for a fourth set in marlborough, connecticut (where my sister lives) but they said to just use our new york cards. (darn!) actually, we have a set for southampton but we don't use them there quite as much. (though they have nice knitting books.) i also still have our set from brooklyn . . i haven't used those in a long time either . . . oh dear . . that's five sets! and of all these sets, the cape cod library is the friendliest.
i love the feeling of walking into a library . . especially a library i've never entered before . . oh the corners and aisles and shelves and books to be explored! one of my favorite libraries was the donnell. (sniff). they had the most beautiful old children's books. old books are so precious. sadly, many old books get sold or retired into the reference section and a person cannot take them home. taking books home with you is a special privilege and one i greatly cherish. one of our last "finds" at the donnell was the land of right up and down by eva-lis wrurio. we took it home and curled up on the bed and were lost in a new and beautiful land. one special book i've only recently held in my hands for a few moments is the lost queen of egypt by lucile morrison. i'll never forget finding it on the shelf at plainedge public library when i was about 11 years old. hopefully, one day it will be republished and we can read it together at home. i've yet to find the hours for us to sit in the library and read it. but it's possible! and that's a good thing.