Libraries

I thought I would post a short update on the Little Free Library project I have been doing for our community park.

I received a cabinet that was formerly in the kitchen above a microwave from Cassandra Johnson. The cabinet are composed of a combination of a solid wood front and mdf boards on the sides and top with a thin mdf panel on the back. The cabinet had a rough hole in the back to accommodate the electric outlet it was formerly placed over with a round hole in the bottom thicker mdf  to reach the microwave. I glued plywood over the whole back panel and flipped the cabinet placing the round hole at the top. I then glued, screwed, and sealed a plywood panel over the hole. I also painted the whole cabinet with white primer that I had left over.

After letting everything dry I used some wood I reclaimed from a previous project to add top panels to reinforce the top and to be able to cut an an angle for the roof. I glued, screwed, and sealed everything in here. I then used a new small piece of plywood I purchased for the roof. The panels under the roof should also help keep water from draining into the doors of the library and provide a close fit. With everything now affixed I am waiting for glue to dry. After that I plan to apply the remainder of my white primer to the project. When that dries I plan to apply a couple coats of the blue paint that will be the libraries top coats. After that I will need to place a post in the park and let it set before I will be able to mount the library and have it ready for patrons. I originally planned to have this complete in September but all the rain last month delayed me greatly. My new estimated completion date for the project will be the end of October.

So last week I took a trip to DC to accept an award as Library Technician of the Year 2015. Here are some of the pictures I took while walking around the National Mall, Capitol, Library of Congress, White House and Smithsonian. I walked several miles, took the metro around the city and I was ready to head home by the time we were done.

So I decided to follow up “Wizards First Rule” by reading the next book in the series “Stone of Tears written by Terry Goodkind. This is not a complete review. This is just a few of my thoughts on the book.

1. Warning!!! There are many adult themes in this book. Yes this is the same warning I gave for the last book but Terry Goodkind doubles down on the Dark Fantasy elements. I get the feeling I would not want to live in his fantasy world. It’s a very dark place were rape, torture and murder are highly likely and not necessarily in that order.

2. I read an eBook version. As others have noted the editors have done a horrendous job on pretty much any ebook version. There are several editing errors that I understand the paper books lack.

3. The book could have been named “Wizards Second Rule”. I won’t say any more on that to avoid spoilers.

4. It’s a long book. Most of the books I enjoy are around 1,000 pages so it’s about average for me. If you like shorter books, you might want to look at a different series.

5. I enjoyed the book well enough that I have now started on the third book in the series.