Wednesday, October 22, 2014

1700 Miles Away Is Local, Right?

I've been a customer at The Loopy Ewe since I discovered them six years ago. I don't have a local yarn store, so over the years, I've come to consider TLE my LYS. Their yarn (and now fabric) selection is great, their website is well-organized with wonderful photos, and their customer service is second to none. Oldest Son decided to attend graduate school at Colorado State, and even though I was quite sad that he was moving 1700 miles away to Fort Collins CO, I was thrilled that I could ameliorate this sadness with in-person visits to TLE. The yarn is even harder to resist in person, but it's truly a wonderful place that I look forward to visiting every time I've visited Oldest Son.


During my last, far too short visit to Oldest Son I decided to get a card at Poudre River Public Library. I had to co-sign the paperwork for Oldest Son's residence, so my name is associated with a Fort Collins address, and I do pay library taxes when I lend a little financial support to Oldest Son who's on a grad. student stipend. I took this paperwork to the library, and when they asked for my photo i.d., I was completely honest when I showed them my NJ license. I told them I didn't live in Fort Collins, but did visit as often as possible and would like to use their electronic resources. They welcomed me with open arms (literally - the librarian hugged me!) and said I was certainly entitled to a card since I paid taxes. Their OverDrive collection is terrific, along with genre newsletters, databases, and I haven't even begun to explore Freading, OneClickdigital, Freegal music, Zinio emagazines, or Films on Demand. Today I got this:


Maybe this is the norm for libraries, but certainly not here. I'm thrilled to be a new customer, and thrilled that I've found a wonderful local yarn store and wonderful local library, even if they do happen to be 1700 miles away!

6 comments:

  1. with the internet, I'm convinced 17,000 miles could be local! (still, though, it's nice to touch and smell...and those we can only do in real life!)

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  2. It's local when you are visiting :) I love libraries and how they are homey!

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  3. As a librarian, I can tell you that all libraries do their best to accommodate people whenever they can. Lots of times, they can't due to budget or local rules, but I'm glad you found someplace where you can have your home away from home!

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  4. The world gets smaller every day.

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  5. I lived in Fort Collins for five years. It's just a great place! And between New Belgium Brewing and the Loopy Ewe (and an awesome library system) . . . well. It just doesn't get much better!

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  6. I love libraries! It warms my heart to hear of one so friendly and welcoming, even to an out-of-stater.

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