GAME CHANGER. I know this may sound harsh, but if you aren't using your local library's digital resources, you are a DUNDERHEAD! And I know this because until quite recently, I was a fourth degree dunderhead myself.
You see, I buy e-books from Amazon to download on a Kindle, pay for a Netflix subscription, occasionally download an audiobook from audible.com, and every now and then buy a magazine for a beach day. What a fool I've been! All these services are available free of charge from my local library. I've been Amazon "one-clicking" away so much cash I should have been saving instead!
I was reading on my Kindle last Saturday and was about to pull the trigger on a new book, but I paused with my finger over the button, "$12.99 for a popular book written more than 10 years ago? No, I can pick this up at the library later." So, I popped into North Miami Public Library that very afternoon.
It had been so long since my last visit that my card needed to be updated. It was a quick process with no line and no waiting. The librarian was super kind and knowledgeable. She handed over the brochure in the attached photo and explained access to free e-books, audiobooks, streaming video, and magazines using apps on the phone or tablet and my library card number.
On the way home, I had to stop for an errand and was confronted by a long line. I passed the time by pulling out the brochure and library card. By the time it was my turn at checkout, I had downloaded the "over drive" app and borrowed my first free e-book. A snap!
So, DON'T BE A DUNDERHEAD. Stop paying for things that are available to you at your lovely local library. Stop in today! read more