True Life: Patch Barracks Library

Not too long after we arrived here we became intimately involved with the library on base. It's developed into a charming love affair and we couldn't be happier! More than often we have a stack of books at home that looks like this:

Along with a stack of DVDs that looks like this:

Side-note: We've actually already seen Six Feet Under, but we love the series so much we're re-watching it. If you haven't seen it, drop whatever you're doing right now and go watch the entire series. Seriously.

The Patch Library isn't terribly huge or strikingly modern, but it houses a good amount of quality books (our favorite types of book have been travel books; since we're always on the road to somewhere new; instead of having to buy travel books for each new location we simply borrow from the library). Since the library itself isn't very big, they offer Interlibrary Loans which work with all of the other military libraries in Europe to share books. So far I've already received two books through Interlibrary Loan and have a few requests out on other books right now. It's so nice to know that even if our library doesn't have what we're looking for, more than likely another military library will and will send it to us (usually) within a week.

With all of this borrowing and requesting of items, I generally go to the library 3-4 times per week. If I'm not perusing the bookshelves, then I'm usually hidden away in a quiet corner sharing some quality time with my latest book crush. There's nothing better than cracking open a worn hardback book and diving in to a different world for a few hours!

Since we have been reading so much, we'd love to hear any recommendations of good books you'd like to share. Please leave suggestions in the Comments section.