I loved this column, and while I totally get being six and getting your first card and understanding the importance of it, my daughter (now in her thirties!) is an avid reader (50 books a year, at least) and after having her first baby in 2024 sent me a picture of the baby at 2 months of age with a sticker on her onesie that said "I got my first library card today" and the picture was captioned by my daughter with "Big Day here, we got our first library card." Evidently she'd walked to her library with the baby in the stroller and once inside, asked if there was an age limit for getting a library card and was told no. So now my granddaughter has her own library card. When I asked as to the point of it, I was told, "why not? Now we will have a record of every book she's ever read." That made me laugh! This baby is being raised by two very avid readers, so I know she'll be one too!
She lives in Syracuse, NY. I have a great picture of the baby with the sticker on her onesie, I'd share the picture with you, but I don't know how to put a photo in the comment on this thread. I think it's cool that they have stickers to give out to kids who get a library card.
I loved this column, and while I totally get being six and getting your first card and understanding the importance of it, my daughter (now in her thirties!) is an avid reader (50 books a year, at least) and after having her first baby in 2024 sent me a picture of the baby at 2 months of age with a sticker on her onesie that said "I got my first library card today" and the picture was captioned by my daughter with "Big Day here, we got our first library card." Evidently she'd walked to her library with the baby in the stroller and once inside, asked if there was an age limit for getting a library card and was told no. So now my granddaughter has her own library card. When I asked as to the point of it, I was told, "why not? Now we will have a record of every book she's ever read." That made me laugh! This baby is being raised by two very avid readers, so I know she'll be one too!
I love this! Do you mind if I ask which library?
She lives in Syracuse, NY. I have a great picture of the baby with the sticker on her onesie, I'd share the picture with you, but I don't know how to put a photo in the comment on this thread. I think it's cool that they have stickers to give out to kids who get a library card.
I love this!!! I'd forgotten what a thrill it was to get my first library card, the door to the reading kingdom.
And a library card is also a mini magic carpet that can take you to places far, far away and into different time periods.