No copies of Njalโ€™s Saga.
No copies of Laxdale Saga.
One copy of Egilโ€™s Saga, in reserve stock and only accessible for a fee.

Whether it is a cause or an effect, I feel the state of our libraries is symptomatic of the wider state of the nation. And they arenโ€™t in a good way.

#UseYourLibrary #Library #Bookstodon

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ:

Friends to talk books! Find reading groups, buddy reads, talks and free classes and more. (You can even improve your skills!) Share your excitement for reading!

#NationalLibraryWeek #useyourlibrary #readreadread #literacy #books #literature #RightToRead #bookworm

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ:

The Library of Things! Check out what you can borrow besides books! Games, videos, music, seeds, fishing poles, cake pans, tools, hiking kits, who knows? Find out what your branch offers! Mine offers therapy lights!

#NationalLibraryWeek #useyourlibrary #readreadread #literacy #books #literature #RightToRead #bookworm

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ:

It doesn't really matter if your library has a book handy: it has inter-library loans! You can get a book from anywhere the library is networked! Just ask! (That bestseller, too.)

#NationalLibraryWeek #useyourlibrary #readreadread #literacy #books #literature #RightToRead #bookworm

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ:

What are you studying for? Need some practice tests and guides? Most libraries have databases and networks for GMAT, AP, IB, SAT, and dozens of others! (and still free!)

#NationalLibraryWeek #AP #SAT #GMAT #IB #useyourlibrary #readreadread #literacy #books #literature #RightToRead #bookworm

๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ:

Many libraries have eBooks and audiobooks for loan to your favorite reading device! Why are you paying money to Audible or Kindle or Nook when you can borrow and read or listen for free? Save some money and read and listen more! Talk to your librarian about their approach!

#NationalLibraryWeek #ebooks #audiobooks #useyourlibrary #readreadread #literacy #books #literature #RightToRead #bookworm

Spending on British libraries falls 17% as in-person visits soar

Official figures show ยฃ9,982 was spent per 1,000 people on libraries by central and local government in England, Scotland and Wales last year, down from ยฃ11,970 the year before

The Guardian
#UseYourLibrary
I use my local library regularly. I borrow 6 books at a time. Libraries mean you can try authors, genres, new to you. My local library will help you with computers, genealogy, book groups and you can work there, study, join various groups or just sit quietly and read. The children's section has really good story tellers and there is a music library.
I cannot afford to buy books as often as I did when younger so libraries are a lifeline for folk like me.
#Libraries
What's your favourite library for genealogical research in the London area and why? #genealogy #useyourlibrary @genealogy @geneadons