Palm Beach County Library-Hagen Ranch Road- It's A Lot More Than Books!

Gret addition to your community Kathy. It is amazing what libraries are all about these days.

Good morning, Kathy.....now that's what I call "today's library".....there are so many towns in this country where the budget is depleted and libraries are not being updated with the latest and greatest methods of use.....some have a difficult time maintaining hours of operation.

Good morning, Kathy. Wow! That is what I call a library. Great post about what's happening in your community...

That's a really nice library. Great to have for the community. Good luck. Great to have for the kids.

Interesting.  My local library doesn't permit photos of the inside, anywhere.  I was planning to do a post about the wonderful service, etc.  Can't do it.

Libraries of today are so much different then when we frequented them BARFF.............very cool.

A very nice localism post, Kathy. Our local library has large windows on the roof so it gets a lot of natural light. Scanning at checkout would be a real improvement but then my friends, the librarians who usually check me out, would be gone tha wouldn't be good. I've known some of them for 25 years. We can go online to renew one time.

Great post Kathy-I love libraries and I think they are a key selling point for a town-this one looks fabulous.  I take books out of the library, borrow DVD's and sometimes just sit and read the paper in between appointments.

Libraries have certainly come a long way from when we were kids. By the way, next time you're in the library, check out Carl Hiaasen. He's an author who writes satirical mysteries that are all based in your neck of the woods. I'm currently reading "Skinny Dip" and it's pretty darned good... and funny too!

Kathy

The library on Hagan-Ranch Road in Florida looks like a library experience.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Kathy - the Palm Beach County Library looks beautiful and I love libraries - I could stay there all day and it saves me a lot of money not having to buy the books. Nice post layout!

HI Kathy, it seems that libraries across the country are going through a transition, they have to become a multi-faceted community center now, job placement, meeting place, voting place, and oh yeah, a library too.  I think it is long over do, but about time....yours looks very nice. 

thank you for sharing your experiences with your cat and dogs on my Cat Conundrum post....that is good to hear.  We are supposed to start intros this week, so will keep you posted.

I worry about our community libraries...much like I do our small neighborhood bookstores. I love technology, but there's nothing like wrapping my hands around great book. Or holding a book and reading it to a child.

I recently read about a library that hosts "book clubs," what a cool way to bring in more library patrons. Sign me up!

Thanks for showcasing your community library Kathy. Dj

Kathy - This is one library in Palm Beach County that I haven't been to, it looks beautiful like the rest of them.