The Fairfax County Library

We finally are card carrying members of the Fairfax County Library! Wylie and I made our first visit last night and were very much impressed with the selection at the regional branch. We were also much impressed with the hours the libraries keep which are as follows:
Regional Branches: MWF 1pm to 9pm T/TH 10am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday hours (can't remember)
Local Branches: MWF 10am to 6pm T/TH 1pm to 9pm Saturday hours Sunday closed
Do you see that! They toggle the hours so that every day several libraries are open late rather than what the lovely LAPL did which was close all of them at 5pm on the same day.

Some interesting features of the FCLP:
1. A big bonus of the FCLP Wylie can have his own library card! He can sign his name so he can have his own card.
2. We can also have up to 50 items out for up to 3 weeks!
3. Self Checkout counter just like at the supermarket. We go scan our card and then scan each book. At the end if we want a receipt we ask for one and it prints just like at the gas station.
4. Wyatt has been a big user of the library the past few weeks as he works on development of his course modules and the local branches have quiet rooms and study carrels.

So here are the books of the week!

For the kiddo:

1. Art and Max-A great story about two lizards and the definition of painting  and the definition of words. Lots of fun and laughter in this one.
2. Mac and Cheese--Two cats who are friends. One likes to be bouncy and one likes to be quiet but they are the best of friends. This is an I can read book and I see Wylie picking out words. :)
3. Detective LaRue : letters from the investigation --An old favorite of Wylie's and he was so excited to know that the "New" library had this series. These are letters written by a dog to his owner about events that occur with the background images telling the truth the dog is not necessarily covering! Lots of fun.

For the grownup (some selections with the help of Wylie)
1. Grandma's Wartime Baking Book: World War II and the way we baked--Wylie was adamant we pick this up. It's a very interesting read about conservation, thrift and nutrition. Lots of yummy recipes and Wylie is anxious to try them.
2. American Tomato: The Complete guide to Growing and Using Tomatoes--Another one Wylie wanted to get as "we are growing over 20 tomatoes so we need to know more." Lots on the origin of certain varieties and cross polination etc.
3. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life--This is a Barbara Kingsolver memoir of a year of food in her life after a move from one state to another. Haven't started it but it looked interesting.
4. Corduroy Mansions--This is a new one from Alexander McCall Smith author of the Number1 Ladies Detective Agency series. This one set in London with a crazy set of characters all with their own goofy beliefs and trappings keeping them from seeing the world walking by outside the building they live in.

We are very happy to be bak on line in the library!