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31. I've been checking out books from the library

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 08:39 AM

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for as long as I can remember. When my boys were little, I took them to the library regularly to get books.
Before we moved to Chapel Hill, NC in 2000, one of the things on my checklist was to visit the local library. It definitely passed muster, being in a college town.
I now get books from the Durham library system since I live in Durham County. When I lived in downtown Raleigh, there was a branch within walking distance of my high rise apartment.
Right now, I'm reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I recently finished Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt that has been made into a movie starring Sally Field, which will soon be released. It was an amazing story.

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