/lit/ - Literature

I often use the library to read and study. For one thing, I live in a cramped and poorly lit apartment, shared with my wife and kids, and in a constant state of dirtiness. My local library? Cleaned bi-nightly by a Vietnam vet, with ample lighting and luxurious space.

Now some people argue that having your own room is more comfortable- those fools! Reading isn't supposed to be entirely comfortable, it's meditative not sedative as my great uncle Wilhelm used to say. What's more, if you can't carve a comfortable section of the library it's entirely your fault.

Personally, the first thing I did when I found my local library was find a nice desk far away from the hustle and bustle of the unwashed masses. Usually these can be found in the reference section, government documents, and so on. Avoid the kids section. Once I found a suitable place, I marked it as mine by bring in a nice ceramic cup to use as a pencil/pen holder, hanging some artwork around the area, and the like. Whats more, I can simply accumulate stacks of books at my desk without incurring the financial risk of taking them out. I found a nearby bathroom and attached an "out of order" sign to it, so I don't have to deal with homeless people sullying my lavatory. On the inside door, I have a tasteful Miles Davis poster, and I've even brought in my own toilet paper so I don't have to rip apart my anus.

What's more, reading isn't simply an individual hobby. You'll never get that shared sense of community hiding inside your room. Whenever I come across a particularly witty or beautifully composed paragraph in my readings, I take great joy in reading it allowed, to feel the words drip like honey on my tongue, and to share the pleasures of sharp wit and sublime prose with the rest of the library patrons. There is a beautiful librarian, Maria, who I occasionally make a point of bring flowers, or lingering by her desk to flirt. As well, several of the librarians are exceptionally well read, and I will often bring them stacks of books to show and discuss, without any intention whatsoever of actually checking the books out. There are a fair number of high-school children who come in to study or read comic books as well, and I've found that by selling them weed I can supplement my income enough to quite my day job, allowing me to spend most of my day at the library.

Libraries are magical places, full of opportunity and mystery. If you've got a problem with them, it's likely because you're a faggot OP.