Part A :

Hello?

Hi, Susie, it's Paul here. How are you?

Enjoying your new job?

You're working at the library, aren't you?

Yes. I started when the library re-opened a month ago.

It's great.

Actually Carol and I have been meaning to join for a while.

Oh, you should.

It doesn't cost anything,

and the new library has all sorts of facilities.

It's not just a place where you borrow books.

For instance, there's an area with comfortable seats where you can sit and read the magazines they have there.

Some people spend the whole morning there.

Mmm.Wish I had that amount of time to spend!

Yes. you must be pretty busy at present,

with the children and everything?

We are. yes.

But we're hoping to get away this summer.

We're thinking of going to Greece.

Well, we've got a much larger section of the library devoted to travel books now,

so you should come and have a look.

I can't remember if there's anything specifically on Greece, but I should think so.

OK. Now Carol's organising a project for the history class she teaches at school - It's about life in the town a hundred years ago.

Do you have anything that might be useful?

Yes, actually we've now got a new section with materials on the history of the town

and surrounding region.

Right. I'll tell her.

You can't always find that sort of thing on the internet.

Now in the old library there used to be a separate room with reference books.

It was a really nice quiet room.

Yes. We've put those books in the main part of the library now,

but we do have a room called the community room.

It can be hired out for meetings, but at other times people can use it to study.

I might use that.

It's hard to find anywhere quiet at home sometimes.

I can't remember how old your son and daughter are ...

we've introduced a special section of fiction written specially for teenagers,

but they might be a bit young for that?

Yes, they would be.