My New Library Is Pretty Awesome
I've belonged to the Scottsdale City Library System for most of my life. I imagine I joined when I was 9 shortly after we moved to Arizona because my Mom was A. a prolific reader and B. an actual librarian at various times in her life. Even when I recently lived in Tempe for 14 years, I still made the Civic Center branch my home base. It was conveniently located near my parents and my grocery store so I often killed two or three proverbial stones at once. As their digital selection grew, however, I found myself getting physical books less and less. Between Phoenix Overdrive and Kindle Unlimited, I was pretty covered. So much so that I didn't get a Phoenix card until last November, six months after I moved. So artsy. I don't live close to the main branch in downtown but was surprised at how close I was to a satellite branch. So close that I drove past it a dozen times going to my new Costco without realizing it. There are some very cool things that Phoenix does