Can we talk about how library card catalogs used to feel like a treasure hunt?

I popped into the downtown branch last Tuesday and watched a kid just type a title into a computer, no mystery at all. Remember shuffling through those tiny wooden drawers and finding a card with someone's handwritten notes in the margins? Anyone else miss that feeling?

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thea69219d ago

@emerymoore right? The mystery was half the fun.

emerymoore19d ago

Finding a card with someone's handwritten notes in the margins" - yeah, that's the part I miss most. Totally different vibe from scrolling a screen.