And this library in Massachusetts is one of them.
This feature in the Christian Science Monitor describes a small town (unnamed) library, on the second floor of a brick building over a fudge shop. Not much has changed in over 100 years. But there’s still a lot to appreciate.
Marla Kay Houghteling remarks: “During my lifetime, I’ve been a card-carrying member of several small-town libraries – some adjoined to police stations, some to firehouses. But the best library combo is with a fudge shop.
The two women who alternate as librarians know nearly everyone who comes through the double doors. Instead of keeping a card in their possession, patrons have a card that remains in the drawer at the circulation desk.
When I moved to the area, I became No. 15,821. No number is ever retired, no card thrown out. When a book is checked out, the card in the sleeve at the back is slipped out and the borrower’s number and due date written there. One of the librarians has come across book cards with her number (a three-digit one) and due dates in 1939.”
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