Reflection 1

I find the course interesting and fun, but I am finding myself fumbling around alot. Not because I do not understand or can't navigate the internet and the different library sites. It is that I have been a bit overwhelmed with other activities. I have since found that I like blogging and not having to go to the library for materials is a great convenience. When visiting the library, I found it to be so calming and relaxing. It was a great get away for me and gave me a chance to gather my bearings and work my way back on track... I am enjoying the experience.

Visiting the Library

I visited the Long Beach Public Library (main branch) today, June 22, 2008. I do have a few libraries closer to my home, but I have always found this library to be comfortable and inviting, and it is downtown among all of the fun things to do. The library is located downtown at 101 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach , CA 90822 and the phone number is (562)570-7500 and the website is www.lbpl.org. As you can see, I have been to this library before. The LBPL has many books that can be checked out and also lot’s of material that can not be checked out, but each time I come here I tend to linger, read magazines and check out books for my daughter; it also provides VHS tapes, CD's, DVD's, audio books, and other materials, it also has an information center that cater to individuals with disabilities and handicaps, it offers volunteers to assist individuals with any questions they may have. I note that the library provides the use of computers that have braile keyboards and internet access . It has manual page turners, walkers, wheelchairs, scooters, seat lifters to provide easier access for disabled people. The Long Beach Public Library offers programs for children, parents, teachers, and for seniors it has books in large print and they provide bookclubs.I love that this library is very roomy and seems to accommodate the many people that visits and is separated into two levels. The ground level gives access to books of fiction/non-fiction, childrens books, electronic information, and reference books. The lower level has music material, movies, audio books, and a special room with cultured material that can not be checked out of the library.This library operates on the dewey decimal system and has an awsome reference section that covers a vast variety of information. It has phone books, maps, atlases, U.S. regulated codes for California, magazines and periodicals. In this section, you must utilize the materials at the library as they can not be checked out. I had a wonderful Sunday afternoon at the library and can't wait to visit again. The least attractive thing that I found about this library is that the Sunday hours were minimal.

Today

Today is always a revelation of what is going on in your life...there is always something to do, something you need to do or even had to do...but does Today completely reveal itself? Of course it does....Its has been said to take each day as it comes, and some of us do, but still sometimes it is hard to get out of bed and greet Today when it arrives... I greet each Today with a smile and a thank you, because Today does not arrive for some...Today is on my mind and that is why I am blogging Today, my mind is tired of Today and I am awaiting Tonight....