Libraries and Why They are Awesome

I love the library.  Free books, free magic, and free stories? Um, yes, please.  Most of the books I read, I get from my local public library.  If they don't have it, I request it from another branch in the county and it is sent directly to the library I visit. There is also the e-book library app I have on my Nook.  Without a doubt, libraries are one of the best places in this universe.  So why are they supposedly going out of fashion?  They are magical and under-appreciated creatures. That's ridiculous, so here are some reasons why libraries are truly awesome.  

1.  Books Cost Money

As much as I adore staring longingly at gorgeous shelves of beautiful books, that is sadly never going to be my bookshelf.  For one, books?  They cost money.  Even when I have money, I don't like spending it.  So if a book is at the library, I will get it there, rather than purchasing it.  Sure, some books I wish I could own, but realistically, I don't need to own them to survive (however, reading books is key to my survival).

2.  What if...?

A horrible, awful, abysmal thing I do is being totally indecisive and uncertain about buying books.  What if I don't like it?  What if I hate the characters?  What if I regret it?  With the library, I don't have to regret anything because I don't have to invest any money in what I think of as a "risk".  (Yes, I do realize how ridiculous that is, but would my mind accept this?  Nope).  Library books can also be returned.  Hated that book?  You never have to see it again.       

3.  Wi-Fi

Libraries have free Wi-Fi.  Enough said.

4.  Librarians

Have you ever talked to a librarian?  They are pretty cool, if you ask me.  You like books, they like books, and they can help you find new books to be obsessed with.  What's not to like?  

5.  Free Information

Libraries make books and information available to everyone. Imagine, all those worlds, all those thoughts, right there for the taking?  (Or checking out).  To get rid of libraries would to be limiting access to new information, which is something that should never be done.  I mean, we have all read those dystopian books that do things like that, right?

6.  Atmosphere

The atmosphere of a library is different from a bookstore.  At the library, you see books that other people have read and loved.  I like my books pristine and pretty, too, but there is something about seeing a page that has been dog-eared by someone else and finding out what they loved about that book.  

7.  Magic

Libraries are magical, just like bookstores, and books in general.  I suggest checking out your local library and getting a glimpse at all the awesomeness hidden inside, because they really are some of the happiest places on Earth, right up there with Disney World and Hogwarts.