There are SO many different things to do at the library that it can be hard to remember them all. We wanted to start a series of interviews with different members of the Lynnfield Community to learn about their favorite things to do here, any tips & tricks they’ve learned along the way, and get some recommendations to add to our TBR lists.
Karin Round is a long-time Lynnfield Public Library user, former Friends of the Lynnfield Library President, and current member of the Lynnfield Library Foundation.
When did you get your first library card?
I got my first library card when I was in elementary school. I used to walk to the local branch library a block away and come back with armloads of books.
Tell us your favorite thing about the Lynnfield Public Library.
My favorite thing about the LPL is going online from home and searching the database for books I want to borrow (available from any Noble library) and reserving them. The library texts me when they come in and Bob’s your uncle! I also like looking up magazines online and reading them on my phone so I don’t have to pay for the subscription. The library saves me a ton of money!!
Favorite author?
Asking for the name of my favorite author is like asking for my favorite child! I think How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton is just exceptional and funny and thought-provoking. His facility with language is inspiring.
For fun reading though, you can’t do better than Mick Herron and his books about the rejects from the British secret service MI5. Characters worthy of Elmore Leonard. And the Apple TV series based on those books (called Slough House & starring Gary Oldman) is the best.
Favorite movie?
Right now, it is The Dig with Ralph Fiennes. Its a rare commercial movie that uses every frame to reinforce the story with visual composition. Just a beautiful, sweet, rueful movie. My runner up: The Lost King, about a middle-aged woman with no university credentials who researches and finds the remains of Richard the III against all odds. A successful female Don Quijote!
Favorite resource?
Endless books
What are you reading right now?
The Work of Art by Adam Moses. I borrowed it from the library and its a tome, but it is awesome, about how artists and writers create their work. Wonderful!
What is a tip you tell your friends about using the library?
I only just found out that you can print stuff at the library from your mobile devices! So great!