Today was library day!  I love library day.  It’s as great as, well there’s nothing like library day.

Or maybe I could say it’s as great as when Big told Carrie she was probably the last person in New York who still checked out library books.  Certainly, I don’t go to the library to try to be Carrie Bradshaw’s precocious little sister, but it’s not such a terrible association on the surface-y, girlie, city and technology lover part of me.

I go to the library because it has been the most consistent institution of my life.  The library has no pretense (never has) and it has no marketing strategy and I love that.  It’s just a library.  It’s a big building.  And it holds books, which hold knowledge.  And it’s free for anyone who’s willing to traverse it’s paths.  It’s the epitome of “be yourself” advice, which was the best advice I ever received from a friend. When I grow up, I want to be a library.  *wink*

Here’s what I checked out today/recently (I did have to renew a couple of these from last month, so they’re making the list again):

• Talk Now! Somali (DVD)
• A Grammar of the Somali Language by J.W.C. Kirk
• Essential English/Somali Dictionary by Aasaasi
• A History of Small Life on A Windy Planet by Martha Collins (poetry)
• The Weather of Six Mornings by Jane Cooper (poetry)
• Stories about Aunties edited by Ingrid Sturgis

I am on the waiting list for:

• Bossypants by Tina Fey

I am ready to laugh at myself learning a new language, be inspired by crafted words and natural imagery, and be challenged to be more of an aunt than I am.  And then I’m more than certain I’ll be ready to laugh at someone else, namely Ms. Fey–I’m sure she doesn’t mind.