Geek Me

As a child, the public library was one of my favorite places. Now, as an adult, well, nothing much has changed. I still love it! Every two weeks (like clockwork) my children and I visit to exchange our books, peruse the new releases, and play with the puzzles. There's something inherently magical about a library. In fact, I've written about our beloved library routine in the past.

Recently, though, I discovered that our public libraries are in trouble, their funding in crisis. Luckily, many people are working hard to change that, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. They created the Geek the Library Campaign, and I couldn't wait to become a part of this tremendous effort.

Let me explain (with the help of the above website)!

Geek (v):
1. To love, to enjoy, to celebrate, to have an intense passion for.
2. To express interest in.
3. To possess a large amount of knowledge in.
4. To promote

What do you geek? For me, the answer was simple: books! I love to read them. I possess an unimaginable amount of them. I passionately hope to write them for a living one day. Heck, I even love the way they smell!

Even though I have a Kindle and know that technology will forever change the way we experience books, I still know that nothing will ever replace the childlike excitement I feel when I open the first chapter of a new book, as I turn the pages and disappear into the story. I know this little 'ol blog of mine might not make much of a difference for our public libraries, but how could I not share my passion for books?

My name is Lori, and I geek books! :)