
So, why go back to the library now, you ask? Well, with the pandemic and ensuing orders to stay home, I was happy to discover that my local public library has been allowing folks to apply for a new card remotely.

This isn’t to say that I haven’t read a nonacademic book in over a decade – rather, I have built quite the collection, carefully curated from the shelves of Meijer, Costco, Amazon Prime, and friends (some on indefinite loan…). In actuality, I was just more apt to borrow something like Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications by Allen J. Obviously, from that point on, I swore off books forever! Kidding. Little did I know that it was actually the second book in the series, and, if you recall the premise, it wasn’t quite the lighthearted read I’d been expecting (so selfish, Edward, breaking up with Bella for her own safety). I’d been drawn to the cover and wanted something to read for fun outside of my academic endeavors (I don’t know about you, but college was draining).


Before May 2020, the last book that I remember checking out from a public library was New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.
