A few months ago I was at the library and asked for a thesaurus. The librarian said that she didn’t know if they had one because everyone uses the internet, but that she would look. Minutes later she came back with their “only” thesaurus that they had. How can a library only have one? While I understood how and why this could be true in my generation, especially with the growth and advances in technology.
As a writer, this really bugged me. How can one of the most beloved type of resource for writers be not in use (print) anymore? Aren’t libraries supposed to have books in print? (I know that they are now carrying audio books now, but would you really listen to a resource book like that?) Most of the time when I flip through a thesaurus or even a dictionary, it can give me inspiration and help me learn more new words. Anyway, HERE is the thesaurus that I was handed. At first I was confused at the layout of this book, but once I got that down, I was in love with such a brilliant book. While I was there that day I was so amazed with this book that I didn’t want to leave, but I couldn’t check it out (you can’t check out resources). Weeks later I was still thinking about that book and couldn’t find it at my local library, so I bought it online. Below are some pictures that I took to show you how much I love this book:
Times are definitely changing. So sad that there was only one copy in the library–and barely from what it sounds. So happy you found a new book to love!
Thank you so much for your comment, Cat!
That is AMAZING that a LIBRARY wouldn’t have more than one thesaurus! If everything’s online now, what do they think we need them for? Incredible. Anyway, this looks like a really good one, I may have to add one to my collection! 🙂
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