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| Napier Public Library (NZ) |
Reading-wise, last year wasn't as impressive as the previous two years, but library-wise I doubt I'll ever top it. I read a respectable 108 books, so just over two a week. Not bad. Forty-seven books were borrowed from libraries, and I read sixty-one from my own collection (which included five beta reads and seven e-books). I'm hoping to read roughly the same number of books again this year.
I borrowed books from twelve different libraries, adding two new libraries to my collection - one of which was in ... Australia! Yes, I went to the Land Down Under last year, visiting my sister and her family. She's a member of her local library, so I was able to borrow some books under her card whilst I was there - yay!
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| Queenstown Library (NZ) |
As for libraries I visited, but couldn't borrow books from because I was there briefly/wasn't a member? This is where it gets more impressive. Okay, so Seaton and Colyton in Devon aren't as far-flung as Australia, but they still count. So that's another two libraries. Then there's another library in Perth I visited with my sister, but couldn't borrow books from as there's no inter-library agreement (shame). Also in Australia were visits to Melbourne City Library and the Public Library of New South Wales in Sydney.
Additional excitement came when I visited New Zealand whilst in that part of the world. I was on an organised tour of the two islands and thought it would be a good quest to see how many libraries I could come across in my travels. I visited a whopping ten libraries there.
Yes, my worldwide library crawl is gaining momentum! Epic!
Here are some more pics of the new libraries in my collection - enjoy. :o)
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| Duncraig Library, Perth (Australia) |
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| Karrinyup Public Library, Perth (Australia) |
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| Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia) |
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| Melbourne City Library (Australia) |
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| Central Library Peterborough, Christchurch (NZ) |
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| Dunedin City Library (NZ) |
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| Geraldine Library (NZ) |
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| Greytown District Trust Lands Library (NZ) |
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| Oamaru Public Library (NZ) |
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| Rotorua Library (NZ) |
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| Taupo Public Library (NZ) |
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| Williams House Public Library, Paihia (NZ) |
