Shelved Knowledge

Our local college has a bunch of students in the library at all times. It also helps that they actually have a coffee shop inside . It's kinda strange that the other college doesn't have an active campus at least over the weekend.

That is so true. In that sense, there is never having too much knowledge. At my time at this old library, I do try to pull out a few of the books to read . . . even if it is outdated, there is always something to be learned.

@changjiangzhibin89 There was a time when people said books will one day not exist . . . I hope that never happens. There is something to holding a "real" book and turning the pages . . . I cannot focus on reading on a screen. It is sad that people play with their phones all day . . . so much living is lost . . . it is as if they are oblivious to everything around them. They are more interested in seeing videos and reading posts on social media than reading a book.

@much2say I have lots of old books that I read now and then.Now few people read the real books ,instead, most peopel's eyes are glued to smartphones all day .

Oh I sure know that feeling too. But, I do believe there are some books in my brain that haven't been written yet . . . that is what I'm trying to work on now .

@TheSojourner Oh, the past stuff . . . I don't want to write about that . . I don't want to rehash all those emotions. Instead I want to take create something out of the blank pages . . . the "better" stories/knowledge that I don't even know about yet .

@much2say I have felt very much the same in my life, but can't get over some hurdle to write them.

You may have intended to make those recipes at one time . . . but by now you are way more experienced and can create far tastier dishes . I've always loved libraries - but they are different now than from when I was younger. It's not just about books now. They have everything from computers, classes, shows . . . I suppose they need to stay relevant in order to keep open!

@LadyDuck Oh, you have your mother's cookbooks ! I remember my mom had a notebook filled with recipes she cut and pasted from newspapers . . . I don't think she cooked a single one of them . Right - a lot of these online recipes are not "original". Anyone can change it a bit and call it their own. I try to cook in my head when reading them . . . sometimes certain things do not sound right. Beware of what we can trust online! We had avoided libraries during covid - even after they reopened. We still don't go to public libraries often (literally go in and out for what we need) - and wear masks!

@much2say - I wonder if those bookmarks are mine or my Mom placed them. I still like to check the recipes written in the old books, at least those are real, tested and not "manipulated" by thousands of bloggers who modify a few things to make people believe that it's "an original recipe". We only have an old small library not far from us, we never even visited it.

Ah, you live in a campus area too! That's a lot of libraries! We live near a Cal State University . . . their library has a coffee shop in there too (not a Starbucks though). In my time there was no food allowed in libraries . But the university we go to on weekends doesn't have much going on on their campus during weekends (Saturdays anyway) . . . last year the libraries weren't even open on weekends at all. And all their food places including their Starbucks is closed all weekend - maybe it's no wonder "kids" don't hang out there.

@moffittjc I've lived here my whole life - too bad I did not take advantage until I actually got to college. It's been great taking our kids there ever since they were wee ones . . . we try to use the facilities in any way possible too - great place to stroll through. But campuses vary . . . our local one is fairly big with shops and restaurants on the outskirts. The campus we go to on Saturdays is kinda old and smallish . . . past downtown in a residential area. You could go to from one end of the college to the other in like 5 minutes.

@much2say Thats cool that you live near a university too! I always try to take advantage of university facilities when I can (and when they let the public).

@thelme55 Somehow I imagine libraries in Germany to be clean and beautiful .

@much2say I think so. A clean and orderly libraries.

@much2say The same with my knowledge. It must be very dusty I think the library here is the same like yours. I have not been to our library here for years.

@much2say oh very true. I much prefer turning pages which is why I am going to buy snowy23315 book in paper back. I can’t wait!

I remember how thick those text books used to be . . . I would just go bonkers if I had to read that stuff online on a screen. But that was a different time .

@much2say Yep, except my grandparents were pretty quiet about the "old days." I think they preferred to live in the present.

That's hilarious! Thanks to those stories that are told to grandkids, the knowledge gets passed on !

@snowy22315 Interesting - maybe things were difficult in the "old days".

That would be wonderful for you to get back into poetry! I grew up with libraries, but for my kids, their library experience has been more than just about books . . . now they have computers, shows, classes, films - it's almost an entertainment center.

@allknowing Just think what would come out if you could remove that block .

@much2say I have that writer's block at the moment

Oh man, I can't even read law language . I loved hanging out at the library in college in between classes. There is so much to "get" in real life experiences - I wouldn't want just screen reading. It's like the difference between going to shop in a real store vs online shopping . Bookstores . We don't have many of those left . . . the mom and pop ones had to close down . . . the big chains aren't close. And . . . . . . maybe the knowledge in my brain fell out .

@much2say Join the club. We have a couple of book stores here and at home. I hope they never close. In person rather than online has always been my thing. Does that include myLot

@DianneN

Old books are actually pretty cool . . . something about the way it was printed and bound too?

@just4him

@much2say They have much better binding and more information than updated books.

We bought our own textbooks needed for college, but the rest of the research had to be from the college or any library as we did not have the internet back in that time. Maybe even back then the information (and books) were old - but that's all we had.

@aninditasen I remember many of the textbooks were so expensive .

@much2say I did take books from the college library but had to buy most of them.

Even for my kids, some of their books can be found online. I do think one can focus better with actual books . . . no distractions like online reading where other sites and things can be accessed in an instant.

@aureliah The temptations are always there .

I love libraries too. I also enjoyed the library in college . . . a good study and social place (which makes me wonder why there weren't many students there that day). Did you take a course through the library or did you actually take a class about libraries?

@much2say In both i have also done the course..

How about knowledge that becomes obsolete because of new knowledge?

Yah, it could blow all that knowledge outta my brain !

Yes, and that too.

I liked the privacy of the little study stalls at our college library - so I'd go there and try to be amongst the college crowd. We love our public libraries!

Oh my gosh that happened to me recently too . . . though now I can't remember what game show that was nor the question . Isn't it funny how some things just pop up into your head? For the moment we are instant geniuses !

I almost think our generation is much more resourceful because we had these library experiences. Kids today have all this information right at their fingertips, but there is so much they don't seem to know how to do . Yah, these books were super old . . . even if they updated the book selection, makes me wonder what would happen to these old books.

@much2say I can't imagine them having much value in the future.

Ah, that somehow rings a bell. It was more packed during the weekdays - I guess because everyone was on campus for their classes anyway. Weekends were spent working or getting some fun in!