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oh god everything. architecturally the old buildings obv because they're so beautiful and welcoming and cosy and it brings such a sense of awe when you enter and see all the towering bookshelves and huge comfy armchairs, makes the acts of choosing and reading the books there that much more special somehow. but in general, libraries are literally one of the greatest things on the planet. it's completely free education and knowledge for one, which could be a whole other rant tbh lmao. it's free to join (where i live anyway idk about anywhere else in the world), free to check books (incl audiobooks) out and free to use the computers and internet, you only need to pay if you're ordering a book into the library that they don't already have there, printing something off, or have a late fee. they were a lifesaver for me when i was at school and didnt have a computer to do my homework on and i know a lot of other poor kids in my town use our library for the same reason too. there's always something on too, my sister takes her daughter to baby rhyme group where they learn nursery rhymes and actions/dances, get to use little instruments (maracas, bells, xylophone etc!), they've been going since before evie was even 1, she'll be 2 by the end of the month :'] there's always quite a few people there too and it's so funny seeing the toddlers interacting with each other! there used to be a poetry/writing group on in my library too til the teacher got too ill to continue, would love to find another one (although maybe with less old ppl lol they were supportive but didn't 'get' my writing because it didnt rhyme 😭). there's a jigsaw and coffee group where the libraries will swap out huge complicated jigsaws with the other libraries in the county so when one's complete the group get a totally different one! and free coffee!! there's help available for anyone struggling with computer/internet literacy so when filling out job or benefits applications, the librarians will help, people who don't speak much english can get help there too (citizen's advice also exists but you need an appointment and if you're already struggling w the language that's just an extra barrier, the librarians help because they want to)/ there's such a sense of community in libraries that fights on despite all the funding cuts and the government's attempts to shut them down esp in poor areas (we fought tooth and nail to keep my library open when they tried to shut it in 2014 and again in 2016). obv not every area has a library service as amazing as ours but i'm so so grateful they exist at all <3

yeah in 2015 with my mate jamie :] p much everywhere i've travelled has been to see shikari lol

LOL i wish but thankyou!

and anything by Kirsty Logan, Max Porter, Julia Armfield (and everything else by Helen Oyeyemi lollll, i recommend starting with the icarus girl so you get a feel for her writing bc white is for witching is a lot more stylistic)

yeh but unless ur planning on asking me summat weird idk why anon is more comfortable lol? also idk why anything about me is on ur mind when ive barely used this account for the past few years, i came back on to like 100 anons 😬 i have nowt interesting or groundbreaking to say and p much all i do with my life is sleep

daydreaming

fox academy :[ i love them