Last Time you checked out a book from

[wishesuponastar]

I usually have one or two library books out at a time. Online holds and renewals are awesome!

 

[Mokat76]

wow, I guess no one would be with me on my ideal to defund the Libraries

Perish the thought.

I go to my library regularly to check out books and movies. I'd be lost without it.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Last week for some badge work we are working on. Prior to that, it has been a couple of months, at least.

 

[CaliBear]

Saturday

Although I mostly read from my Kindle, I still love a paper book and the library is the cheapest way to enjoy them.

 

[DisneyWalle]

Probably 4 years ago.... We live in a small town and my son actually read everything they had in his age group. So now, we just buy from Ebay or a second-hand bookstore. This works better for us since my son loves to keep his favorite books. He has his on personal library -- his bookshelf covers one entire wall, wall to wall and floor to ceiling --- he has roughly 700 books and is actually in need of another bookshelf, which we plan to put on his other wall.

 

[HugsForEeyore]

wow, I guess no one would be with me on my ideal to defund the Libraries

Very common thought amongst people who don't actually go to libraries - that everyone can get every book now online at all times for free, so close the libraries! Save taxpayer money! No one needs libraries anymore. Well .....

I work in a library and what we do is so much more than just lending out out "dead tree" books. You would be shocked how many people don't have internet, or at least not high-speed internet, and come to library to use it. You would be shocked how many people no longer have functional printers and come to the library to print something out. Any good library would provide a variety of services - "dead tree" books, ebooks, tons of programs to attend, meeting rooms to use, up-to-date technology and computers - and basically be the town's community center.

At any time during the day, our library is filled with people just wanting to sit and use the wifi with their laptops/tablets while having a cup of coffee.

So no, I am not on board with your original thought to close libraries. But good luck closing down your local library!

 

[ronandannette]

About a month ago. And now I remember that it's sitting on the back seat of my car waiting to go back, and it's about a week overdue. Oops. 10 cents a day late fee, really not a huge motivation for me to hurry back with it. They use overdue fines to buy extra books beyond the budget, so I'm never that worried about it. If someone had a hold on it, I'd run it back right away.

Yep...checking them out is the easy part; returning them on time is HARD!! I do a fair number of solo road trips and I take books on CD out usually 6 or 8 at a time. Our library system fines $.50 per adult item per day overdue. I consider it my "contribution" in support of the service. Now if they'd just give me a tax receipt...

 

[lizabu]

Yep...checking them out is the easy part; returning them on time is HARD!! I do a fair number of solo road trips and I take books on CD out usually 6 or 8 at a time. Our library system fines $.50 per adult item per day overdue. I consider it my "contribution" in support of the service. Now if they'd just give me a tax receipt...

You should check with your library. I know at my library you can log in online and renew your library book. You can do it, I think, up to three times if you're not finished with the book.

I go through periods where I use the library a lot and times where I don't use it as much. It's been a few months since I've been to my library. I haven't had as much time for reading lately. The book I'm reading now is one I purchased.

 

[Kingdome8]

It's been a long looong time for me....my wife and kids go a lot. They love to read.
The last book I bought was in Orlando airport on the way home from Disney world in in 96....Howard stern. Miss America. hilarious book. Laughed the whole way home...
Now I just read on iPad.

 

[KristaTX]

We go to our library regularly. We just went Saturday in fact. My husband has always loved libraries, and it's one of his favorite things to do on a Saturday.

You would be shocked how many people don't have internet, or at least not high-speed internet, and come to library to use it. You would be shocked how many people no longer have functional printers and come to the library to print something out. Any good library would provide a variety of services - "dead tree" books, ebooks, tons of programs to attend, meeting rooms to use, up-to-date technology and computers - and basically be the town's community center. At any time during the day, our library is filled with people just wanting to sit and use the wifi with their laptops/tablets while having a cup of coffee.

I always notice how many people are using the computers at our library. It is a great resource for those people.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Over a year I stoped after I got the iPad

 

[CdnCarrie]

On Friday. But I do go there less physically since I got an ereader. However I still borrow all my books from there.

 

[willowsnn3]

Oh my gosh! Why would you want to defund a library????
Think of all the children that would probably never have books to read if it were not for a public library! I remember as a child, I would ride my bike to the library all the time. My mom loved to read also but I know back then as a single working mom she would never have 'bought' real books for me. Think of all the wonderful books I would have missed out on. I'm sure there are kids like that now that if they can't get books from a public or school library then they wouldn't have any.
I live about 3 miles from our counties headquarters library and there are always lots of people in there.
I always have a stack of books checked out, visit the library at least once a week. Online hold & renewals are great.

 

[willowsnn3]

One of my favorite quotes:

Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

 

[Jennasis]

One of my favorite quotes:

Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

There are computers, smartphones, ipads, ipods etc...




Our library is a pretty busy place for a small town library. Free wifi, lots of business resources, computers to use. Most of our computer users are using them for job searches. There are kids programs, educational programs, meeting rooms, etc.

 

[PollyannaMom]

My answer to the initial question is:

I just checked out books last Tuesday! I love our library, and it's a central part of our town.

My answer to the idea of defunding libraries is this quote (not sure of the author):

"Cutting libraries in a recession is like cutting hospitals in a plague."

 

[Kitty 34]

this fall at our school library

 

[Sorsha]

Last Wednesday. 3 of them.

I have an eReader, but I much prefer to read an actual book. I am a voracious reader and if I bought every book I wanted to read I would no longer have a bedroom.

I would never want to defund a library. It serves such a valuable spot in a community - not only books, but public meeting spaces, free internet for research, children's and teen's programs...

FWIW my children use the library too, my youngest will pick a series and read her way through it, putting each book on hold as she wants it.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I go once a month and check out a huge stack of books to keep me for the month. I love books, not just reading, *books*. I love the smell of the paper and the weight of the tome. I love rereading favorites and seeing the new arrivals. I love hunting the stacks and checking out books that haven't been checked out for years.

For me, an e-reader just doesn't cut it.

 

[LBIJim]

It's been about two months now. But before that I would usually visit every two weeks or so.

My town doesn't belong to our county library system, so I pay a fee every year to use it. But the local branch closed for roof repairs back in January. It was only suppose to take three weeks for the repairs, but it's going on two months already.

We do have our own free little rinky-dink library, but it's really not worth going there. It's probably been 10 years since I've been there.

Jim