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| - My philosophy on life is to try to live it as an adventure. On my days off from work, I try to escape to a park to enjoy an outside adventure. But there are only a certain number of days that I am off that I can partake in outside adventure. And so, on workdays I enjoy the inside adventures that a well-written book brings to my mind. The Whitney Library is one of the many trailheads of the Clark County Library System to board these literary hikes into the inside adventures.
The Whitney Library is the closest Clark County public library to the City of Henderson. It is small one story building abutting the south of Tropicana Avenue between Nellis Boulevard and Boulder Highway.
Because this is the closest Clark County Public Library to my apartment, I have made this my home library. The neat thing about the Clark County Library System is that the borrower can request a book from a distant branch that the library will deliver to the home library as a hold. The majority of the time I will stop here when I get in the mood for a certain subject or CD.
The Whitney Library has a decent selection in a small well maintained public space. I see it as a Seven Eleven for picking up written adventures. My written adventures of choice are non fiction with a focus in biographies, rock n roll, travelogues, U.S. history, and miscellaneous subjects. The first book shelf when you walk in to the right of the book return holds new books. The library is up to the times with new books. Just recently they had the new released Bee Gees biography when it hit the press. On the way to the non-fiction section at the end of the rectangular library are the shelves holding DVDs, drawers holding CDs from Beethoven to Elton John. To the left are the computers and kid library. Deeper into the library, shelves hold volumes of fiction adventures. Beyond the fiction books are the shelves holding non-fiction adventures. This is where I spend the most time deciding what to read.
In comparison to the sundry of libraries that I have spent time in, the selection of non-fiction books is decent. I would estimate that one side of an aisle is dedicated to music books that features books written about Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra. The majority are relatively up to date. Regardless that I fail to find a biography on Walt Disney here, the selection of performing arts books is decent. The US history and travelogue section could use more substance. I have visited the library wanting to take home an adventure on the Colorado River or a walk in the Appalachian Mountains to leave empty handed. On the other hand they have a decent selection on President biographies from President Washington to President Obama. It has always been in the back of my mind that I could get on the digital card catalog to request a book.
The Whitney Library is more than books. It is a place that I visit to pick up a classic CD. When I read about Billy Joel for example, the written pages get me in the mood for the music. And the Whitney Library stocks up on sufficient CDs that have improved the soundtrack of my life.
Surprisingly, the Whitney Library offers an impressive selection of WWE DVDs. On my last visit, I saw a rack dedicated to WWE DVDs.
Complimenting a decent library is a decent staff. This is a library that I have been calling to renew my books when they are close to being overdue. The person on the other end of the phone has usually been friendly and helpful.
The Whitney Library may not be a palace holding books but it is certainly a decent trailhead to follow the written adventures of a well-written book. In the future it is a trailhead I intend to return to.
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