tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600287740890944017.post3926182185590330974..comments2021-12-16T23:33:13.857+00:00Comments on AidanSemmens: A national treasure worth keepingAidan Semmenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557740419796502719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600287740890944017.post-11800002504185244082011-01-25T16:08:26.536+00:002011-01-25T16:08:26.536+00:00And there was me thinking of getting a Kindle, Suz...And there was me thinking of getting a Kindle, Suzanne...<br />I can't really imagine a home without books - I've certainly never lived in one myself - but your memories make the vital importance of the library that much more vivid.Aidan Semmenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557740419796502719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600287740890944017.post-66089773857295723072011-01-25T15:45:47.467+00:002011-01-25T15:45:47.467+00:00I no longer use our municipal library here in Fran...I no longer use our municipal library here in France, which is a shame. <br />I remember my first contact as a schoolgirl with a huge collection of Russian short stories from our public library in South Harrow. It taught me some names such as Gogol's "Three gobs of spit".<br />I remember a story about some Indian "pundit".<br />We had no books at home.<br />My Dad used the Watford library on wheels for years as an old man.<br />You are quite right. <br />My daughter-in-law's new Kindle is really not like a book.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174810482938249574noreply@blogger.com