Last Sunday marked the first day that the Vashon public library was open seven days a week.

That being so, as the person who often writes Beachcomber columns about books, it seemed appropriate to visit the library on this first Sunday and chat with some patrons and staff about what they’re currently reading.

Nita Dickerson has lived on Vashon for thirty years, and has worked for the library for ten.

At the moment, Nita is reading “The Barn at the End of the World,” by Mary Rose O’Reilley. Subtitled “The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd”, it’s a spiritual exploration of the world; O’Reilley notes that “”My religious nature is omnivorous. I can worship anything that occupies a certain slant of light.”

“I’m not a religious person,” said Dickerson, “but I love this book.”

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