Now whenever I travel, I look for a library. I just returned from a cruise and wanted to show you a quick tour of the ship library. We went on Norwegian Escape from NYC to Nassau and back. I didn’t need a book, I’d already loaded my kindle with library e-books from home (it’s a good thing I did, wifi was awful onboard). The library is a small room on the 6th floor. The books are in shelves with glass doors in case of extreme conditions knocking books to the floor. They also had games you could check out and trivia and sudoku sheets. To check out a book (limit of 3) you use your room key. I wish I’d been brave enough to question the staff person, but he was busy with people checking things out.
They had a full shelf of Spanish language books. The organization was a little wonky- I found a novel in the non-fiction section. I don’t know if they have a certified librarian, but I doubt that they do. Do I want to be a ship librarian? No. I would want luxurious accommodations and the freedom to pick my own hours. I wish I had a chance to see the Nassau library, but we were too busy that day. (Not to be confused with the Nassau Free Library, of course!)
That is a very small number of books. Wow.
Odd, too, how you can exchange a book. How do they even know what books they have, then?
On the other hand, sometimes in tiny libraries I’m forced to read something I would never have chosen and it’s often still a good book.
What was the selection like? Other than Spanish…
An on-ship library? That’s so cool!