Today I took the boys to work with their writing tutor at the Elkton library. The new Perryville library is beautiful but you can’t beat the variety of the Elkton branch. The abundance actually made me a little crazy.
While I was there, in just a matter of minutes, I selected and checked out:
- The CD book of Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson (20 CDs–24+ hours of listening)
- I’m not a huge fan of Apple or Jobs and I’ve forbidden the purchase of Macs for our house but I’m sure I can learn something valuable in this biography.
- The CD book of Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (only 5 CDs)
- My guilty pleasure
- A real book by Anne Tyler, Noah’s Compass
- I’ve read her books since they were recommended by my high school English teachers.
All are due back 8/28/12–yikes!
And I purchased three books by John Katz for $1 each:
- Training and Living with Dogs
- Running to the Mountain
- A Dog Year
I’ve read (or listened to, I can’t remember) one of his books and I’ve heard him interviewed by Diane Rehm several times so I’m sure it’s $3 well spent. Besides, we have two dogs who could use some training.
I really shouldn’t be allowed to wander unescorted into a library.
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| My girl Molly, at 10 she’s not too interested in being trained. |
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| Kolby, at almost 2, there’s still a chance to train him. |