topic Re: Library in Community Spirit

Library

jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:42:45 GMT

Do you use your local library?

Why, why not, could you, should you?

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cmcoins2000 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:43:34 GMT

@jessicadazzler wrote:
Do you use your local library?

Why, why not, could you, should you?

Use it for what????

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bluecat*dancing — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:52:34 GMT

Years ago, I used to. I'd borrow numerous books, attend book launches, guest authors, as well as regularly take my kids there but these days, I tend to purchase books - new or second hand - instead. I do love being surrounded by books. The main reasons that I stopped going was mostly due to the constraints of mental illness.

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polksaladallie — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:05:06 GMT

This is a good book to get from the library.

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*pepe — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:21:48 GMT

I don't use a library now that we have ereaders

this one might be worth a read...

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imastawka — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:32:39 GMT

Hmmmmm

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ooak3 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:44:21 GMT

my daughter is going today to get me a couple of audio books

i wish we had got on to going to the library 30 years ago instead of spending thousands on books

and then having to put up with the dust catchers for years

then ended up selling them for loose change

my daughter also gets all her books from the library

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gewens — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:55:37 GMT

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:35:15 GMT

Why are you all having a go at me about a library?

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:38:10 GMT

@ooak3 wrote:
my daughter is going today to get me a couple of audio books

i wish we had got on to going to the library 30 years ago instead of spending thousands on books
and then having to put up with the dust catchers for years
then ended up selling them for loose change

my daughter also gets all her books from the library

I'm not into novels etc at all, so I've never really had loads of books stashed away. But I love informational books, and I've been trying to de-clutter them lately. Now I'm just left with books I find really useful that I keep returning too, and childhood favourites that are sentimental items 🙂

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bright.ton42 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 05:44:47 GMT

Jessica I still have a stack of paper books here and many of them are very special, like sentimental books from childhood, books of verse, art.

But for general reading now i use the library to borrow ebooks and read them on my Kobo. My local libraries have a good selection and I also borrow from one in the USA. with a huge digital catalogue. I do like the feel of a 'real' book but it is far easier for me to read on my ereader where books are never heavier than the device. For years I've laid in bed reading huge tomes and the ereader is a blessing.

I still pop into the library occasionally to see what's going on though. Oh I do borrow DVDs from them.

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ecar3483 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 05:45:45 GMT

I have the books I want, here. If I want to hold a page open with a cup of tea (and the possibility of a circular stain on the page) then I do. This is my book. I've done the Deceased Estate thing, believe me, the books that I hold to be so precious and beautiful are going to get stuffed in a box and given to charity. This is how it works, your dreams die with you. I have my technical books, I have my well thumbed histories, I have a scattered assortment of Heinleins and Asimovs that I inherited from my Father, and keep, simply, because I love the cover artwork. I don't feel the need to go to a place whose architecture, and layout, make me feel uncomfortable.

I'm going to say it, the local library gives me the creeps. The books, I'm sure are great, but the place itself makes me want to run, and keep running.

Not every wall has a shelf, and not every shelf is crammed with toys and books. Close to it, though.

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opmania — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:12:21 GMT

Im currently reading a non fiction account

Of the Salem Witch hunts

Its amazing how many innocent people

Were burnt at the stake in those days.

All someone had to do was say

"I saw goody (add name)

Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight"

And they were arrested on hearsay

Had a mock trial where all the witnesses told

Blatant lies to save their own skin.

Then the guilty party (or innocent usually)

Was burned and that was the end of them

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watta*drama*queen — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:34:33 GMT

I would rather rely on my library than social media for my information and entertainment

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cmcoins2000 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:45:58 GMT

One of the best books I have ever read.

Every character portrayed - I know.

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tw.au24 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:04:09 GMT

Do you use your local library?

Sure, sometimes. Not too long ago I went there alot when I was without internet to use theirs. If I need to get copies of anything, it's better for me to use the library than to keep a printer here. I own the place, actually the whole public owns it, why not use it? several years ago, I wrote a song about the library. That was back when I was writing songs about everything though.

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jessicadazzler97 — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 21:13:25 GMT

@watta*drama*queen wrote:
I would rather rely on my library than social media for my information and entertainment

Agreed 🙂

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 21:33:24 GMT

Constantly........I check out new releases (large print), DVD's, and books on disc when I have to travel up north to the Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Our library has a web site, so I can browse selections via my computer, put in a request(s) and when notified, go and pick them up.

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moonflyte — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:53:17 GMT

@opmania wrote:
Im currently reading a non fiction account
Of the Salem Witch hunts
Its amazing how many innocent people
Were burnt at the stake in those days.
All someone had to do was say
"I saw goody (add name)
Dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight"
And they were arrested on hearsay
Had a mock trial where all the witnesses told
Blatant lies to save their own skin.
Then the guilty party (or innocent usually)
Was burned and that was the end of them

That reminds me...lol

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moonflyte — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:55:56 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
This is a good book to get from the library.

I tried to read this book but it beat me totally in the boredom factor.

Bryce Courteny was a prolific writer but I didn't like any of his books and I couldn't stand to listen to him windbag. I know he's dead and I;m sorry for that and I respect your right to your likes and dislikes but...the power of one. no thank you.