Re: or vice versa --adopt a cyclist

2007-12-20T18:47:32Z

In this case, the [url http://www.pauldingcountylibrary.org/cyclists.htm ]Paulding County (Ohio) Carnegie Library[/url] is adopting the Adventure Cycling cyclists.

Chuck Harmon, a participant in the Underground Railroad trail, shares his appreciation of libraries along the route:

"My favorite lunch stop on the URR celebration tour this summer was the stop at the park behind the Hamilton Public Library. Temperatures were in the upper 90's that day and it was so nice to use the air conditioned clean bathrooms in the library ...and the internet at one of their two public access terminals."

I'm sure there's even more potential for this partnership.

Cyclists can "Adopt a Library"!

2007-02-07T21:05:00Z

Okay, this isn't just about the Underground Railroad Bicycle adventures --it's a broader connection between cyclists, health, and libraries. I just read this post on [url http://adventurecycling.org/membership/willieweir_adopt.cfm ]The Next Generation[/url] (of cyclists) by enthusiast Willie Weir. He's worried about the decline in adventure cycling among youth, which entails the decline in outdoor fitness, environmental awareness, and expansion of personal horizons.

He's proposing that cyclists "adopt a library" --that is, donate 1/2 a subscription to [url http://adventurecycling.org/mag/index.cfm ]Adventure Cyclist[/url] magazine to a school or public library of your choice; The Adventure Cycling Association will donate the other half. Pretty nice, don't you think?

I'd love to hear about any libraries who receive such a donation or any patrons who supply the donation.