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Inter Library Loan

I was looking for some music books so that I could use them for research. I couldn't find these books at my local library. However, I got lucky through the inter library loan program. One of these books came from a library in San Diego and the other book came from San Francisco. That's right, just because I requested that book, the library in San Francisco sent this book to the County Library in Encinitas. I was so impressed. Months later, I'm still impressed!

Postpartum Support

During my postpartum, I developed some physical complications that led to debilitating pain. I could hardly move down the hall so going out wasn’t much of an option. But the library Libby program allowed me to download books onto my kindle. It was a much needed reprieve. Those books and stories kept creativity, imagination, wonder, goodness, hope and adventure alive for me in what was a very challenging time for our family. I am so incredibly grateful to the library for their dedication to those in our community and for their dedication to accessibility.

Seasons of Alyssa

My friend Alyssa loves the library. In fact, she loves it so much that our friends held her surprise 29th birthday celebration at our local Pacific Beach/Taylor Library branch. Alyssa is a big fan of musicals, and her favorites are Les Miserables and Rent. With help from our friendly librarians, we were able to borrow the conference room in the library and put on a performances of her favorite songs with custom Alyssa and Todd lyrics (Todd was her precious senior dog). Our friends worked hard to write, choreograph, and rehearse the dance numbers for weeks.The library was the perfect…