come to the library with me 📚 | relaxing vlog + mini book haul

this week i thought i’d bring you along with me on my first trip of the year to the library! - I live in Liverpool in the UK and we have a beautiful library here in the centre of the city, i love spending hours in there just browsing the shelves 😊- plus, one of my goals for the 2024 reading year is to buy less new books, thrift and loan books from the library more.
I hope you enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the library, the dark academia vibes, and just the general book browsing! I wanted to make this as relaxing as possible for people, so there isn’t much talking in the first half of the video! - make sure to watch until the end because i share my mini book haul / what i loaned 📚
I hope you enjoy the video & i’ll see you next week for another 💖
p.s. thank you to rebecca for helping me film this video!
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[@readinginthecountryside]

What a lovely Library 💖😍✨📖

[@cecilialau_]

The croissant, the café and the beret while reading The Paris Apartment … someone knows what they’re doing 😎🤩 Gorgeous place! I admit that I sometimes borrow books from the library that I own bc then I can read them without worrying about cracking the spine 🤪 -Hope you enjoy them all!

[@whatraereads]

🤭you’re on to me 🇫🇷☕️🥐 So glad I’m not the only one who forgets the books they already have 😭

[@cecilialau_]

@@whatraereadshaha, sorry, I don’t forget 😅 But I also don’t have that many to remember tbf .. I just get the same ones on purpose to not crack the spines on my own ones 🙈

[@Bearcub599]

Such a beautiful library! my local library, as lovely as it is is tiny... but they keep me sane with all the books. yes we have to support our libraries!!!

[@whatraereads]

💖

[@whatraereads]

Sometimes the small ones can surprise you and have great books! Such a shame they aren’t funded properly or enough 😔

[@SavidgeReads]

Awwww Liverpool Central Library, my old office, I miss working in that fabulous space. Laughed when you had the Awad already. But hey, you gave that book an extra loan and every loan helps.

[@whatraereads]

So cool you used to work there! Such a gorgeous library, we are truly so lucky to have it in our city 😊

[@Inesmessaoudene]

Great vid 😍 keep going love ur channel❤😊

[@whatraereads]

Thank you so much! This means a lot 💖

[@mchldvdjns1725]

Never been to that library before! Looks gorgeous, you should go to Birkenhead library x

[@whatraereads]

Maybe I will! 🤔

[@Littlebiglibrary]

I buy All my books at thrift stores. Sadly I never go to the library because it is so small and doesn't have a good selection.

[@whatraereads]

That’s amazing! I’m definitely discovering the joys of thrifting atm, unfortunately I do most of mine online as the UK isn’t a great for secondhand books (unless you find a gem in A charity shop!) - but I find library’s are hit and miss depending on where you live/cities funding which is sad 😭

[@KirstyPritchard-n2l]

I had to dnf bunny 🐰 I found it boring and just bonkers 😂 I’ve got Rouge on my shelf and want to read the glow 📖

[@whatraereads]

I think a few people felt the same with bunny so you’re not alone! I also have rouge say on my shelf 😭

[@suzannahslibrary]

haha the amount of times i've borrowed a book from the library that i already own without realising it 😂 i also have been known to buy physical books forgetting that i have them on my kindle

[@whatraereads]

Omg thank god I’m not the only one 😂

[@kurlykaitlyn]

Can't wait to hear feedback on Alls well. Haven't read it yet but loved Bunny!! Creative author

[@whatraereads]

I also have her book rogue to read which I have on my tbr !

[@RhiannaVarney]

Loved the vibe of this! Libraries are my favourite places 😊

[@whatraereads]

Thank you 🫶☺️

[@mountainbikingvampirewitch]

Off topic but I love that red sweater, and you served with the beret

[@whatraereads]

Thank you ☺️ I got the cardigan from & other stories!

[@backtoreads]

oh my god???????? your library is beyond gorgeous 💗 mine is literally falling apart hahah

[@whatraereads]

It never used to look like this but it got revamped and now she’s stunning 😍

[@krllwsmbrtn6281]

What a gorgeous building! Such a shame so many of the libraries have been closed now. 😢 loved this very relaxing!

[@whatraereads]

Thank you girly 💖