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Get to the library
By Daphne | October 10, 2007
How well acquainted are you with your public library? I love books and I like to have my own copies of certain titles but others I just need for information or a title catches my eye if I see it among the stacks. Instead of buying everything I am interested in reading, I borrow the selections from my library.This is really helpful because I am in a book club and sometimes the books are not ones that even seem remotely interesting, let alone worth me buying the book on sale or otherwise.
I frequent the main library in Chicago which has more titles and a greater selection than the branches. Most of the libraries have a few popular titles and each library has a specialty based on the population. I can also borrow DVDs, CDs, and sheet music. These three things really help me save money. My taxes are paying for the library anyway, so why not use the services? Then when I see a book I really want to purchase I have no qualms about spending the money because I have saved so much by using the services of my local library.
If there is a book that you are interested in and want to own, there is also a discard section. The main library sells discards cheaper than other branches, but I have gotten a new hardback book for fifty cents within only a few months of its release. There are other books that I really enjoyed in paperback for the cost of one day’s fine… a dime.
 All of the movies that are available to borrow are not moldy oldy moview. There are old films but there are newer titles as well. You may not find the same movies you would find from a video rental place but there are recent releases that are entertaining and fun to watch.
There are free concerts and lectures and programs at the library which will help you extend the amount that you plan for your entertainment spending.
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