Timeless Joy at a Library 図書館の喜び

plum_mei

Aug. 16, 2025

Timeless Joy at a Library 図書館の喜び

I have been an avid user of libraries since my childhood. Borrowing books from the library has always been an important part of my life. Since popular books are in high demand, it sometimes takes almost a year before they become available. After all, it isn’t much of a problem when there are so many other books on the shelves. Aren’t libraries one of the greatest inventions of humankind?

I go to the library once or twice a week. At the checkout counter, a librarian brings me the books I reserved. On the shelves, I see books waiting for other readers. Looking at these shelves full of reserved books, I feel there are so many readers who love books just like I do. Although streaming services allow us to enjoy movies and music instantly, reading books provides us bookworms with timeless joy that will never fade.

子どものころから図書館をよく利用している。読みたい本があれば、図書館で借りてきた。人気の本はたくさんの人が待っているため、予約してから1年近くも経ってからようやく手元に来ることもあるけれど、その間はほかの本を読んでいればいいので問題はない。こんな素晴らしいシステムなのに無料で使える。図書館は人類が発明した最高のシステムではないだろうか。
図書館には週に1，2回行く。司書さんが本棚にある私の予約した本を取ってきてくれる。棚には、他の人の予約した本が並んでいる。予約してまで本を読みたい人がたくさんいることは、仲間がたくさんいることを感じさせる。映画や音楽を気軽にストリーミングサービスで楽しめる時代になったけど、本から情報を得たり楽しんだりすることは、これからも続くことを願っている。

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ss0417

Timeless Joy at a Library 図書館の喜び

I have been an avid user of libraries since my childhood.

Borrowing books from the library has always been an important part of my life.

Since popular books are in high demand, it sometimes takes almost a year before they become available.

After all, it isn’t much of a problem when there are so many other books on the shelves.

Aren’t libraries one of the greatest inventions of humankind?

I go to the library once or twice a week.

At the checkout counter, a librarian brings me the books I reserved.

On the shelves, I see books waiting for other readers.

Looking at these shelves full of reserved books, I feel there are so many readers who love books just like I do.

Although streaming services allow us to enjoy movies and music instantly, reading books provides us bookworms with timeless joy that will never fade.

plum_mei

Aug. 19, 2025

Thank you!

Paolo12

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Timeless Joy at a Library 図書館の喜び

I have been an avid user of libraries since my childhood.

You can also say "I've frequented libraries since my childhood." or "I've been a regular at libraries since my childhood." since it can sound a little unusual to be a "user" of a library. Another word you can use in place of "user" is "patron".

Borrowing books from the library has always been an important part of my life.

Since popular books are in high demand, it sometimes takes almost a year before they become available.

~~After all~~That said, it isn’t much of a problem when there are so many other books on the shelves.

Aren’t libraries one of the greatest inventions of humankind?

I go to the library once or twice a week.

At the checkout counter, a librarian brings me the books I reserved.

On the shelves, I see books waiting for other readers.

Looking at these shelves full of reserved books, I feel that there are so many readers who love books just like I do.

Although streaming services allow us to enjoy movies and music instantly, reading books provides us bookworms with timeless joy that will never fade.

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Well done! It truly is a gift to have access to a library.

plum_mei

Aug. 17, 2025

Thank you! Next time, I'll use "a regular at libraries." It's interesting that in Japanese, it's completely natural to say "図書館ユーザー."

pshedron

Timeless Joy at a Library 図書館の喜び

I have been an avid user of libraries since my childhood.

Borrowing books from the library has always been an important part of my life.

Since popular books are in high demand, it sometimes takes almost a year before they become available.

~~After all, i~~However, that isn’t much of a problem when there are so many other books on the shelves.

"After all" doesn't seem to be the most apt transitionary phrase to use here. In this context, it serves to emphasise the truth of the previous statement, such as in the example below:

> It sometimes takes almost a year before it becomes available. After all, popular books are in high demand.

Here, I would instead suggest a transitionary word that establishes contrast like "however".

Aren’t libraries one of the greatest inventions of humankind?

I go to the library once or twice a week.

At the checkout counter, a librarian brings me the books I reserved.

On the shelves, I see books waiting for other readers.

Looking at these shelves full of reserved books, I feel there are so many readers who love books just like I do.

Although streaming services allow us to enjoy movies and music ~~instantly~~anywhere, reading books provides us bookworms with timeless joy that will never fade.

It might not be very clear what it means to enjoy movies and music "instantly". I would suggest "anywhere" here, or something along those lines.

plum_mei

Aug. 16, 2025

Thank you. I realized I sometimes get confused with the usage of "after all" and "however." Now it’s clearer that they cannot be used interchangeably.

Timeless Joy at a Library 図書館の喜び