We have a book theme going on this week on my Blog.  Today is World Book Day and I am hoping  to be able to do some reading later.  

My Local Library, Aspley, Nottingham.

Books played a big part in my life from when I was little.  Every Saturday afternoon Mom, Dad and I used to walk to our local library and get our books for the week.  We all loved books and in our local library there was a room right next to the check out desk which was for the children’s library.  After a while having read a lot of the books I was anxious to get my “grown up” reading cards so I could choose books from the main part of the library.  I will always remember getting those tickets and as you were in the main library you got six!

These are the old type of tickets you were issued with and the Librarians used to put the slip from the book into them so they knew who had checked the book out.

The library was a great place and of course it was long before computers and Google at home so if you had homework assignments you quite often had to go to the Library to find the information to complete it!  Our local library also had a room which had desks in for you to do work at.  I used the library for a long time even after my parents had passed, but then I was earning and I started to buy books with my paychecks.  So began my collection of books!

If you have followed me for a while you know that with the books we own I do re-read them again and again but DH does not as he has an extremely good memory and can remember the books which says a lot about my brain!!!!  I also love to keep my books as they are like friends, even if I have not read them for a while.

The Boys in The British Library, London in 2005.  They were nine and five.

Our Boys had lots of books when they were little and they too love reading although they do not read as much as they used to, they do read when away on holiday.  They always used to love World Book Day at school as they got to choose a book each to add to their collections.  We have started Little Man off on his book journey with quite a few books already.  For his Birthday we bought him the Ultimate Book of Vehicles and he loved it.

We took the Boys to Hatchards, the Oldest Bookshop in London, in 2005 and here they are choosing books.  Youngest managed to find one of the small seats and was quite happy sitting there going through the books, the pile at his feet are his selections!

I hope you get chance to do some reading on World Book Day.

Yesterday I was with Eldest at his business doing paperwork and the accounts and I got there at 7.00am and left at 8.00pm!  It was a very long day and freezing cold although we did see the sun for a little while.  Today is home job day as well as washing and ironing.  Grocery shopping tomorrow and I am hoping to get the quilts cut out tomorrow so I can begin to sew this weekend.

Have a great Thursday and it is almost the weekend. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco Bookworm xxx