We have library cards.
We took a long walk yesterday and discovered a small library not too far from our house. We stopped in and marvelled at all the books: a huge children’s collection, cookbooks and magazines on the first floor; music, novels and non-fiction on the second floor. Mainly in Japanese, of course.
We decided that we’d get library cards. The librarian was a little bit flustered when we wrote our names in English. But with the help of her colleague, she got us sorted out and presented us with cards that allow us to take books from any of Bunkyo’s twelve libraries.
Having a library card makes me feel really settled in.
