I pick up most of my library books from the hold shelf rather than the stacks. Along with the book comes a piece of paper with my name on it which, after having checked out the book, I fold into quarters and use as a bookmark. It's quite handy. But imagine my surprise when I received a text message from my friend across town. What are the odds?
Well, not as wild as one would think. We are both in the same book group and that book was on our list for the monthy. And there are only 10 copies at the library, so that narrows the chances a bit. But still, funny that she would get the book right after me and a fun text-message surprise for my afternoon.
ps. We both liked the book.
pps. Which was Far Far Away by Tom McNeal.
Nice! I love that big cities can be small towns!
ReplyDeletePortland is the biggest small town in America.
ReplyDeleteI was reading a library book the other day and pulled out an unused postcard from Iceland. I was tickled! I intend to use it for Postcrossing eventually.
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