One of the things I like to do over the summer is get my
house in shape. It gets so cluttered throughout the year. Our kitchen is tiny.
We need every bit of space we can get. So, I decided to start there.
The first thing that caught my attention was the number of
cookbooks I have. I never use them. I get most of my recipes online now. That
being said, it wasn’t easy getting rid of them. I’m not going to lie; I had
stacks of cookbooks in my living room for days!! What if I need a recipe from one later?! But,
then I reminded myself that I hadn’t used them in years. I did end up keeping
the recipes my grandmother gave me and a couple of church cookbooks. There is
no substitute for these. They are the traditional, classic, timeless recipes!!
You start to look at things differently when you are
organizing and trying to make the most of your space. For every item you
consider tossing, you think about the value, the last time you used it, how
often you use it, if there is something else that could replace it, etc.
I immediately started to draw parallels to our library. So much has changed over the past several
years! Not only have many print resources been replaced with digital versions,
there is so much more going on in libraries today. They are hubs for
creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. On any given day you might see
students reading, studying, meeting with friends, listening to music, playing
games, recording video, recording audio, giving presentations and performances,
mixing music, coding, building, prototyping, designing, the list goes on!
Libraries aren’t just books
anymore!
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