Children's Section at the Lakewood Library

The Lakewood Library was closed for awhile last month and reopened on January 3rd. They rearranged a lot of things and did some painting, too. Things are more "open." Some of it is very nice, and you can see they worked very hard on it and were thoughtful about the choices they made. For some people, though, so far it feels too "busy" and doesn't give the nice safe, cozy feeling that a library should give. Maybe it will feel better as we get used to it.

One area that was changed was the children's section. They moved it across the room to the other side. It's been in the other spot for as long as I can remember, so this is a big change. Here is a picture of it:

The Due Dates Notice at the Lakewood Library

I took this picture last Sunday.  I was feeling a little in need of cheering up that afternoon, and seeing this "due dates" notice did that for me.  LOL

Section of a Huge, Old Tree at Lakewood Library

At the Lakewood Library there is a section a very old Douglas-fir tree on display. The tree was cut back in 1946 and was 597 years old when it was cut. It was cut because it had been struck by lightning and was rotting from the inside. You can read more about it on signs near the tree at the library, and there is more detailed information at these links:

http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp?un=5&pg=1&krequest=subjects+contains+Tree+stumps+Tacoma+1940-1950&stemming=&phonic=&fuzzy=&maxfiles=

http://www.lakewoodhistorical.org/news_090130.php

There are reflections on the window, so I'm linking this post to Weekend Reflections.