Wednesday afternoon I went to the Loveland Public Library and got myself a library card. For those of you that have forgotten, libraries are public buildings full of thousands of books, which one can borrow for FREE. It is a subtle yet vital part of our society, a little-appreciated cornerstone of democracy.
I admit, I did not fully appreciate the importance of the library when I lived here before, but three and a half years of living without has made it's mark. So go ahead, get your card, walk the rows, run your fingers across the spines. Ponder the subtle social institutions that create a literate society. Then give thanks, because whether you realize it or not, a world without libraries is a very dark place.
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I do recall an art history prof suggesting the burning of the ancient Alexandria library in Egypt was the cause of the onset of the so called dark ages. I use libraries frequently, I have to fines to prove it
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