Becky came up with this meme to celebrate Library Lovers Month. I thought, since I love my local library, that I thought I’d participate.

How do you plan on celebrating Library Lovers month? This meme, and my weekly trips to the library. Maybe I’ll wish the librarians happy library lovers month.

How often do you accidentally spell library as ‘libary’ when you’re in a hurry? Probably 75% of the time. Then again, I misspell “the” nearly 90% of the time. My hands can’t keep up with my brain.

What is the most amount of books you’ve ever had checked out at one time? I don’t know. 35? 40? More? (That includes the picture books for the girls.) Enough that people who know me humorously mock my library habits.

What is the longest you’ve ever gone without visiting the library? Um, two weeks? I went less often when we lived in Illinois, but only because the library was not a user-friendly place. For years, though, I’ve been going weekly.

What is the biggest fine you’ve ever had? Don’t remember. I try to avoid them.

When you go to the library, do you plan ahead and make a list? Or do you browse? I used to just browse. But, A and K are not the type of kids who really jive with browsing. They run all over the library, refusing to stick nearby and be quiet. So, I’ve taken to doing everything on-line. I have my TBR list on-line, I put holds on the ones that I want to read and just pick them up at the check out desk. I still browse for the girls picture books, though.

Have you ever been shushed or hushed by a librarian? My kids have. Lots.

What is the worst (against-the-rules) thing you’ve ever done in the library? Food. Definitely food.

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done to a library book? Probably get water on it. I tend to read in the bathtub a lot.

Have you ever had a “favorite” librarian? I loved, and still miss, the children’s librarians (Anne, Karen, and Kay) in Jonesboro, Arkansas. They knew us personally and said hi whenever we came in, they had great story times, and they were always ready with recommendations and help. I knew they loved the books they were surrounded with. (IN fact, it was Anne who pointed me towards Mo Willems, with the statement: “This one should have won the Newbery.”) I think of them every so often.

I do like Mrs. Z at our library here, she does really good story times. And there’s a nice Indian woman (I don’t know her name; she doesn’t wear her name tag!) whom I chat with at checkout sometimes.

If you could change one thing about your library it would be… I don’t know. I love that I can get holds from all over the city ; someone in the system somewhere usually has the book I want. I love that I can check out the book for 4 weeks. After Illinois, this library is just about perfect.