Wow, review #100 for me. And to mark this special occasion, let me pick something really special, outrageous and over the top to review. That's right folks....I'm talking about the Library here!
In this particular case, we're talking about the Draper Library. However, as all patrons of these prestigious, printed word touting outlets in Salt Lake County will know, they are all part of one and the same system, and what you borrow from one you can return to any of the others.
I have to be honest, I enjoy the library, and the printed word. You can read my extended feelings on that subject in my review of the Riverton one, I don't want to taint this very special review with my usual rantings, humor and getting way off the subject in hand.
The real irony is, I came to this location not for the printed word, but for the word read out loud by someone and then digitized on a set of polycarbonate based circular platters that you can play back in your car by shoving them through a thin slot and making them spin round at about 300 RPM (and before someone gets smart, yes, it's a CD, and the speed changes from center to outside, 300 is the average - geeks!). I tried playing a regular printed book once, but all I ended up doing was breaking the dashboard.
Anyway, I may have gotten slightly off track (wow, that pun was not intended, but it works for this fine review).
This is a modern library building with all the things you would expect in any location, printed books, a large selection of audio books (much bigger than Riverton, and why I ended up here), computer workstations with Internet access etc. There were some people here too, but they were very quiet, so not much to report on that aspect. Well apart from the one guy whining about his $40 in late fees!
Like all the libraries in SLC, service is friendly, they are always clean and well organized and the check out process is automated and really easy.
If you haven't been to a library in a while, maybe you should check it out again (yeah, another pun). It's free (if you bring it back on time, which the guy I mentioned above obviously didn't quite get), it gets you out of the house and makes a nice change from the hustle and bustle of the grocery store!
Besides, it will give you something to Yelp about - and hey, just maybe it will be your 100th review too? :) read more