By age 11/12 before we moved to senior school each friday afternoon the library box was set up.We were allowed one book and had to present our ourcome the following week.
My friend and I were serious readers and worked out we could exchange our book with the other mid week.We left home met in the park..first having measured in steps where exactly was half way between our homes.
This breaking of the rules was our invention we never shared this with other friends.Of course as the term went on we had read most of the books and had to re read those that were left..it never nothered us that we had read a book before but how we wished for more new titles.
Senior school allowed free borrowing and I did this from day one.
libraries have a special place in my life...