Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend anyone. I actually like feeling like a kid and have always tried to cultivate a childlike sense of wonder in the world.

James, I hear you, but some of my purses are so small I can’t even fit my car keys in them. No exaggeration! My priority in that case is: camera, license, 1 credit card, 1 $20 bill, mini pen, 1 sheet of paper. No lip gloss. No cell phone.

I also switch out purses constantly, so often leave home w/o license, credit card, money or cell phone. But I do know where my library card is — in the left side pocket of a gold faux croc purse.

What’s so hard about keeping your library card in your pocketbook? I assume you keep your driver’s license with you at all times, plus a credit card or two, maybe even a grocery store club card.

It’s just another piece of plastic, no larger, no smaller, no heavier, no lighter. Come on, you can squeeze it in there.

I’ll be biased (yes, I work in a library) and say it’s far more valuable than a driver’s license. Didn’t you just find out how useful having one can be? Use it once a year and you’ll be okay for the rest of your life. No fuss, no muss.

Your attitude about the “burden” of having a library card with you is unfortunately shared by far too many people… but I don’t hear too many people bitching about always having a driver’s license with you when you drive. What’s the difference?

I have found our public librarians to be polite, patron-friendly, interesting, knowledgeable, creative (yarn-tasting?) and yes, thorough and deliberate as they serve the public and account for the hundreds of books and materials they are responsible for each day.