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!