Gray Public Library

Anytime I move to a new town, getting a library card is high on the to do list — high high above the unpacking of the junk drawer box and swearing that I will not have one in this new place. (Note: You will always have a junk drawer, it is part of being attached to this mortal coil — just accept it because that clutter is a part of your SOUL.) When I moved to Gray a few years ago, it was a little library, good staff and just fine to meet my needs. I could not imagine spending much time there. It was small, and just a place to go in and out for me. It was recently expanded and renovated — and wow — huge change. It’s bright and airy, there is room to breathe in there, and has become quite lovely. Definitely a place now to hunker down with some work, so some writing or research. The hours can be a bit wonky for a person that works 9 – 5 to get to, but it is not impossible — you just need to remember the days it’s open later. Another bonus — it looks like they are taking graphic novels seriously and I just checked out a bunch from their new arrivals. Libraries that get that graphic novels deserve shelf space get high marks from me.