With the birth of a new baby a bit earlier than we had been expecting I got a bit behind on a few things. The library books were one of the neglected things. So…one morning when things were finding their way back to normal we did a library book scavenger hunt and gathered all the library materials scattered about in our home. Yikes. Apparently (very obviously!!) the number of library book collections had exceeded our library book returns!!! Whoops! We’ll just chalk it up to the two beautiful excuses of late pregnancy and post-partum recovery!!!! 
Needless to say, we love the library, and depend on, and thoroughly enjoy the resources they offer. In our current spot in the world there are several libraries within minutes of our home. It’s a beautiful thing. We frequent different libraries for different reasons, each having their own unique pros and cons.
Though many of you are not local (sadly!) here’s a few of the reasons we love (or maybe don’t like) each of the children sections in the libraries in our area.
Pros:
- Excellent selection of books on CD, which we love to listen to in the car.
- Museum Passes! Discounted passes to many local museums can be checked out from this, and many other local libraries.
Cons:
- The parking is truly unfortunate.
- Story times are uninspiring.
- Children’s section is out of the way and downstairs (with only a freight elevator).
Pros:
- Great staff!
- Excellent selection and organization of Non-Fiction
- Amazing reading chairs!!!
- Small, which makes it easy to keep an eye on children while still doing your own searching.
- Themed kits to check out with books and activities.
- Great parking.
- Drop in story times two days a week with crafts.
- Museum Passes! Discounted passes to many local museums can be checked out from this, and many other local libraries.
Pros:
- Beautiful!
- Lots of activities, games, and toys to explore and enjoy at the library.
- Museum Passes! Discounted passes to many local museums can be checked out from this, and many other local libraries.
Pros:
- FINE FREE FRIDAY!!!!! Every Friday materials can be returned free of fines…no matter how late they are, or what library they are from. It’s a beautiful thing!
- Great children’s play area.
- Gerbils, hamsters, and guinea pigs for children to watch.
- Excellent story times…but they are register only and fill up very fast.
- Wonderful staff
- Museum Passes! Discounted passes to many local museums can be checked out from this, and many other local libraries.
Cons:
- Parking is tricky. There’s enough of it, it’s just hard to get in and out of, and you still have walk a long way to get into the library.
- The layout in the library makes the circulation desk out of the way and easily congested.
- Because of Fine Free Friday, Friday is truly chaotic at the library. The morning is especially loud, crazy, and un-library-like. We have found right after lunch to be the best time to visit on Fridays.
*As a side note, I just love the Hudson library website banner. It makes the library look like it sits in an idyllic setting by green trees and a beautiful river. The perfect inspiring site for a library. In reality it is just off the rotary in the middle of town, feet from the fire station on one side and church on the other. Which is just fine! But I do dream of frequenting a library such as the one on the sites banner!
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