Waiting in Line at the Library

I wrote this a while ago (obviously in pre-Kindle days!), but I'm posting it again in honor of the reopening of Webster's Bookstore and Cafe in State College...

They’re waiting in line at the library

At Webster's they’re wondering why

All the boxes of books now attract loving looks

And sell like ice cream in July

Jane Austen’s adored in Altoona

The Brontes are big in Bellefonte

And in Centre Hall they are nuts for Naipaul

And they all love Leroux in Lemont

The provost is publishing poetry

The dean has a novel to write

New shelves line the walls of each room in East Halls

And bookstores stay open all night

To read, you don't need electronics

No battery, keyboard or screen

That's why TV execs get paid six-figure checks

To make sure this is only a dream.

Image source: Webster's Bookstore and Cafe, facebook page