This afternoon I had two sleeping boys and I read for about thirty minutes straight. It was so nice and a very rare treat for me. And I have the library website to thank for it.

Thursday is usually library day for us. We go so Fuller can participate in Story Time. While he listens to the stories, I wander around the kid’s section to pick out books for Fuller and I to enjoy together. Rarely do our visits mean I come home with books for myself.

I’ve recently changed that by doing something I do well- I went digital. If I see a book I think I would like to read, I head over to my library’s website and look up the book. If the book is in our library system, at any of the branches, I am able to place a hold on it and request it be sent to the library branch we visit every Thursday. I get an email when it is ready for me to pick up and I have a week (or two?) to get it. Since we are there most Thursdays, I am pretty timely in my pick ups.

By going digital for my library visits, I am able to avoid browsing the shelves with a four year old in tow (not an easy task). Also, the branch we use is really, really small and using the website actually expands my browsing experience faster. Most books I have wanted to read have not been at our branch, so I would have had to wait anyway.

I’m excited because I’m now creating my own “to be read” pile, starting with Julie and Julia. It is the book my sisters, mom, and I are reading together. I suggested it because I really liked the trailer of the movie (based on the book) coming out in August.

I know some of you might think, “well duh!” but I’m just so giddy to be figuring this out now. I miss reading and now, I have plenty to keep me going when we are on vacation in a few weeks.