Now that the kids are grown up, some of the lovely things we did together are sadly now a thing of the past.

At the moment my daughter is in the middle of carrying out a spot of research for a history project.It wasn’t that many years ago that this would have been a trip to our local library and a huge load of books coming home with us.

Unfortunately nowadays she carries out all her research on the Internet, which for me is a real shame as I used to love our trips to the library.We were always popping in after school to see what delights could entice us. It’s funny but even though we may have just popped in for a couple of history books low and behold before you know it you are piled up with loads of children’s books. I think my daughter’s record for one trip was a hefty 18 books.The weight of those books for my walk home was unbelievable, but that didn’t dissuade her from piling more and more books on.

Mind you, it wasn’t only my daughter who enjoyed borrowing books from the library. I have been known to take out a few romance books in my time.I find it really relaxing to get stuck into a good old romantic novel and it’s great because once you have finished one bit of romance, you can return the book to the library and start on a whole new story.

In our local library they also have a section for second hand books, and you can sometimes pick up quite a bargain. I must admit that the books aren’t always in tip top condition, but what can you expect when you only pay a few pence.

Much as I love the Internet and think it is really useful, it is such a shame that some of the good old things we used to do will in the not too distant future become non-existent.Sadly, I can see that as time goes by there will be a steady decline in the amount of libraries in our area and I think this will be a real shame.

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