Libraries, the best kept Swedish secret - Newbie

I have confessed here before how much I like libraries and how I dreamed of living in a place with cosy, functional and good libraries. My dream came true. Swedish libraries are fantastic and the possibilities they offer go way beyond borrowing books. 

While I was writing the article for the Newbie, I saw in the news section of my library that they had recently got a cat that we all could go and pat. At first I became super happy, because I love cats but can't have any. Then I started questioning the idea, as the cat could get lost in that huge library full of hiding places. Later on, I saw that it was an April fool's joke... I will have to find some other cat to pat.

Apart from that, there's a lot to do in Swedish libraries, as you can read in the article I wrote to the Newbie Guide to Sweden.

Gothenburg's library

Libraries, making me happy since 198someting

It was Saturday and the plan was to study the whole day for my Swedish exam next week. Not a very exciting plan, but it all got better when I decided to go to the library. I found out a while ago that one can also borrow magazines, and I have been loaning the Swedish version of Runner's World, both to practise Swedish and because I like running.

When I got there I saw they were having a book sale, probably as a way to get rid of those issues that didn't get loaned so much. Many of the books looked quite old but I decided to have a look anyway. And there they were... in the middle of the pile of books there were two huge cookbooks waiting for me. One was by Gordon Ramsay, my favourite chef, and the other one by Nigella Lawson. I bought both for 10 kr, which is like 1 euro. I couldn't believe how lucky I was! And that's how one improves by a lot a fairly regular Saturday. 

Yeah, my dream came true. I do live in a city where libraries make me happy.