Love Letter to Library

For our second blog posting, we decided to enclose in a love letter our passion about the best feature of Johnson County: the library.


Dearest Johnson County Public Library,

We just wanted to express our deep feelings we have about our relationship. Before we even met, we had heard such wonderful things about you and developed quite a crush. The first time we entered your doors we knew in the depths of our hearts that it was going to be a long lasting relationship. You bring so many great characteristics to the table…err bookcase. Possibly your most enduring quality is the vast selection of reading materials we find through searching your online profile/catalog. You are quite the technology expert with your automatic checkout scanners, and we are very thankful that you are willing to be patient and “hold” things for us until we can rush back to you. In the meantime, you fight off 56+ other people who will just have to take their turn waiting for their favorite item. We also appreciate that you are man enough that even if you are lacking in what we need, you will ask others for assistance through the Interlibrary Loan program. There is nothing we enjoy more than watching a movie on a Friday night- thanks for providing us with affordable entertainment. Going on long road trips or just driving around the city is much more pleasurable with you along on the journey through great books on CDs. That companionship makes the time fly by. You push us to better ourselves through taking on new challenges, whether it is Julianna’s pursuit of understanding the mysteries of physics or Alexandria’s quest to become (somewhat) fluent in Espanol through access to Mango Language programs. From Alexandria’s love for adventure books about hiking in the wilderness and grand rafting expeditions to Planet Earth DVDs—you have opened up whole new worlds to us and have taken us on unimaginable adventures. With 13 branches around the county, you are never very far away. It seems that we can never spend enough time with you. Are we demanding too much of your time with our frequent visits (like 4 times a week)—we just can’t help ourselves. Our library cards are one of our most treasured possessions. Saying good bye is too difficult, but the thought of seeing you again soon makes our hearts go pitter-patter.

Your greatest admirers,

Julianna and Alexandria
(XOXOXOX)

P.S. We thought you might enjoy this humorous you-tube video about a person’s first experience attempting to read a book.