I gots me a library card today. The nearest library to my mountain home has chairs that come to my knees and bookshelves that come to my waist. The next nearest free public library wants $65/year/adult with only metered street parking.

I was jealous of my friend’s ability to DNF audiobooks while trying any kinda crap out there. With my injuries, I listened to over 200 hrs of books in Dec 2025. My friend is a librarian. She solved the library card problem.

Now with Libby, I too can check out and listen to anything, hate it, and give it back. Hopefully, I find something I love: something written beautifully, told well, and makes me giggle (or cry).

Still looking for the “beautifully written” in digital search criteria. Genre be damned. Story be story.

My plastic library card came tucked in her hand drawn/painted note card: