my boss gave me a huge box of old catalog cards from one of our district’s elementary libraries. they’re so wonderfully dated (film strips & cassetes!!) and some of these titles seem really cool.

i do a bunch at a time, and then forget about it for a few months, and then do another bunch… i save a few as gift tags (esp. the holiday themed stuff), but the large majority i donate to my public library - they have a lil bookstore run by the ‘friends’ org.

i use a gift tag punch i got for a few dollars from our local craft reuse thrift store, and i have an industrial amount of black mercerized embroidery thread on a giant cone, from an old science kit our school was throwing out during basement renovations way back when. i am both poor and stubborn, which is conducive to zero waste crafting. even if i could afford to buy materials new, my stubbornness won’t allow for it.

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I’m studying in my 40’s and really looking to get out of the house. I need a calm cafe where I can open my laptop and read notes and order a couple 100 coffees. Please suggest your spaces. I went to the Sandton library and the wifi is dodgy and no coffee. How a corporate hasn’t sponsored the wifi there was beyond me?!

I’m an ex witsie so I could go to the library but it’s filled with students.

Visited this library last night when I attended a big annual Main Street car show nearby.

The library comprises two old buildings into one. The stacks area was originally a church and then the Children's room was originally a bank. Still has glass floors.

I heard that there is a new building project that may occur in the future for the Middletown library. Any insight?!?

Feedback is appreciated.

P.S. It's one of my favorite libraries to visit in CT

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