14 Days to have your say

I agree that there need to be more fiction options. The Bellingham Public Library is not particularly convenient for the average student and I think more people would read for fun if they had free fiction available.

I support more fiction books and a fiction section.

I know that the Bellingham library has books I'd like to borrow, but I don't usually have time to get there. I've tried to look through summit, but haven't seen an option.. can't we get some link to the B'ham library and have books sent/picked up here? Or, if we do, can we make the process more obvious?

The other day I learned about this study that found students who read books for pleasure were more likely to get A's than those who only read for school ; )

The library does have an extensive fiction section. It's on third floor west of wilson, and they have Atlas Shrugged available for checkout. As well as thousands of other current titles. If they don't have a book you are looking for, you can almost always find it on summit, off of the library catalog, and it will be delivered free of charge in a few days.

I agree. While the library is quite adequate for all my research needs, it is rather lacking in its fiction department. I usually resort to another library system to find fiction books, and this is irritating. Also, I find it bizarre that the library sometimes has a fiction book I'm looking for in another language but there is no copy in English.

The library really does need a bigger fiction section, that tiny sction in the front with the contemporary pieces just don't cut it. The library could get rid of some their bizzarly ancient books and create a decent sized fiction section.

agreed!! I would love to be able to use the library to find fiction to read, but I find it difficult in knowing where to find authors or subjects and many books and authors I search for are not even in the library or don't turn up any search results. I feel like I never find what I want at the school library, which is sad. Also, I know people are busy with schoolwork, but reading is fun and more people would be encouraged to pick up a book and read if they can find it.

I enjoy reading a lot of education/informational stuff, but I do feel that the library is letting us down when it comes to the "fun-reading." There are a lot of students living on campus that enjoy reading and could benefit from a bulked up fiction section with some more modern entertainment value. Maybe introducing the public libraries around here to students at the beginning of the year would help this issue? Or partnering up w/ book requests and exchanging, like with the university library partnership?