I’ve written a few posts about live entertainment and theatre and the joy of experience over shopping and buying things.
I’d forgotten to mention another great contributor to experience over ownership.
The Library
It’s a place to borrow books, films and other media so that one copy can then be enjoyed by many people. Brilliant recycling!
Our library has some key additional features.
notice that Romans means Novels in Dutch.
Behind these women drinking a nice glass of wine (in the library, in the evening!) there’s a little door.
You can just make out from my blurred handiwork the sign on the door. It says Filmzaal. Yes, there’s a cinema in our library.
It specialises in smaller budget films and interesting topics. It has two screenings a week and a healthy attendance.
The room is small but has a great screen and real cinema style seating. It’s a great way to spend an evening. There’s also an afternoon film club.
There’s more info on the website. Wassenaar bibliotech
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I’ve never been a shopaholic, but I noticed that since I started blogging, when I go on a trip, I get so much satisfaction out of taking pictures that I no longer feel the need to buy anything from the shops. Except for some coffee and cake, of course 😉
Love libraries!
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That’s a good point. I find the blog is a good stimulus for action too.
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And so cheap 🙂
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Very true!
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Reblogged this on Linda's wildlife garden and commented:
Awesome thank you for sharing have a blessed day
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Libraries in the US typically have a community room or meeting room open to the public. Sometimes they have authors come in and sometimes we have wine and cheese parties as well!
Andy
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That’s another great use. In some UK libraries they’ve had music performances too.
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It’s basically free books. Why buy them when you are only going to use them once, maybe twice?
My library also has a pretty good music CD collection, so I am loading up my iTunes for free also. My taxes at work!
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: )
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Oh, that’s great! I haven’t been to a library in years – must join the Berlin one when I get all my documents in order!
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Do. I bet the Berlin ones have English language books, wine, beer, music and film. But they probably aren’t free.
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Probably not – but a cool thing to get into! I went to a book launch last night. There are some really cool second-hand bookstores here 🙂
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Ooooh I love second hand bookstores. This one looks better though. https://www.voebb.de/aDISWeb/app?service=direct/0/Home/$DirectLink&sp=Svb.srz.lit.verwalt-berlin.de%3A4103
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Isn’t it the same!?
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https://www.voebb.de/aDISWeb/app?service=direct/0/Home/$DirectLink&sp=Svb.srz.lit.verwalt-berlin.de%3A4103 there were two separate links….
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This one sounds a bit scary though. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bibliothek+berlin&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#mldd=1
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Cool!
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