When was the last time you went to the library?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I honestly haven't been to library maybe 5-6 years maybe longer. I don't read books anymore, my attention span is terrible when comes to reading books.

So for myself, I just don't see a reason to go to the library anymore.

I also notice bookstores are slowly dying as well.

 

[tank666]

Likewise not for years. I still like to read and like buying 2nd hand books online which is really cheap normally few pounds each so don't mind paying that. Parking near my local library always difficult.

 

[melvinj0]

I have a 5 year old so I take her weekly, I like finding books from my child hood and reading them to her, we are going through Captain Underpants rn and she loves it.

Also I'll browse the new novels sometimes and see something that interests me and it's not much of a comittment to check it out. I also recently checked out the entire Preacher Graphic Novel series which was amazing.

Sometimes homeless guys are there using the internet too and its fun to see what they are looking at. A lot of Amazon shopping, I wonder where they have it sent to.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I have a 5 year old so I take her weekly, I like finding books from my child hood and reading them to her, we are going through Captain Underpants rn and she loves it.

Also I'll browse the new novels sometimes and see something that interests me and it's not much of a comittment to check it out. I also recently checked out the entire Preacher Graphic Novel series which was amazing.

Sometimes homeless guys are there using the internet too and its fun to see what they are looking at. A lot of Amazon shopping, I wonder where they have it sent to.

lol that's interesting.

But yeah that's cool that you go to the library often with your kid. Good stuff.

 

[Milgrim]

I go pretty regularly. I use Special Collections for research.

 

[dildos]

2007–2009 when I was in university.

 

[NoSmilez]

They actually built a brand new library near me. It looks really nice but I don't think many people are using it.

 

[Roop Holstry]

The local library is about a block away from my house so I end up going a few times a year. Checked out a couple books this past winter and realized that I am somewhat illiterate now so I returned them.

 

[Belaya Smert]

Last Summer they have movies/books for the kids to rent.

 

[Jackonfire]

Last week.

 

[toasty]

I've read hundreds if not thousands of books and graphic novels from my library for free.

I've also rented entire DVD collections of shows like the wire or sopranos when I did not have access to them on a regular basis.

I get massive piles of CD's from them for roadtrips and rip whichever ones I like for free before returning them. They now give away older rock cd's that nobody checks out anymore and I have amassed a ton of old Rush, Led Zep, GNR & AC/DC for free along with a bunch of stuff I never would've paid for but like warped tour cd's, Blink-182, Green Day, Old Blues Collections, Classical, stuff for my wife like Adele & Cold Play, etc.

All I have to do is login and they will collect everything up for me and have it waiting at the desk when I show up.

I am recognized on sight but just about all the librarians and actively friends with two of them. They hand me a free pile of stuff I want, we chit chat for about 5 minutes, I go home.

Why wouldn't I save thousands of dollars, not clutter up my house, and have an army of research slaves to do this work for me?

 

[Tone C]

It was a while ago , place in Egypt called Alexandria. .....



Actually once a few months ago but that was the only time in years .

I was waiting for some laundry to be done and decided to pop in and look around and look at an art exhibition upstairs.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I've read hundreds if not thousands of books and graphic novels from my library for free.

I've also rented entire DVD collections of shows like the wire or sopranos when I did not have access to them on a regular basis.

I get massive piles of CD's from them for roadtrips and rip whichever ones I like for free before returning them. They now give away older rock cd's that nobody checks out anymore and I have amassed a ton of old Rush, Led Zep, GNR & AC/DC for free along with a bunch of stuff I never would've paid for but like warped tour cd's, Blink-182, Green Day, Old Blues Collections, Classical, stuff for my wife like Adele & Cold Play, etc.

All I have to do is login and they will collect everything up for me and have it waiting at the desk when I show up.

I am recognized on sight but just about all the librarians and actively friends with two of them. They hand me a free pile of stuff I want, we chit chat for about 5 minutes, I go home.

Why wouldn't I save thousands of dollars, not clutter up my house, and have an army of research slaves to do this work for me?

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Very good point and well said.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

My last year in college, so ......2009ish.

I used to go to the library every morning at 6am to prepare for my daily classes. I didn't check out books, or use it like a traditional library though. It was next to our cafeteria, and a nice quiet and comfortable place to study etc.

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

About a month ago, at the start of my DVT.

My printer bust and my solicitor wanted files for a purchase of an apartment, so I had to very heavily limp to the library and get some print outs.

Morning after? Got my diagnosis and went to A&E. Day after that? I was bedridden, so I had to get them to post physical copies to me.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

My last year in college, so ......2009ish.

I used to go to the library every morning at 6am to prepare for my daily classes. I didn't check out books, or use it like a traditional library though. It was next to our cafeteria, and a nice quiet and comfortable place to study etc.

Very nice, thanks.

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

I have a 5 year old so I take her weekly, I like finding books from my child hood and reading them to her

Same.
We were reading last week, when the pictures started feeling familiar to me. Did a little online sleuthing and discovered it was a repackaged version of a book from my childhood that I hadn't thought of in almost 50 years.

 

[elreece]

Uni days a lot.

Now, jez do they even exist outside of uni's any more

 

[Kardashians]

Maybe a year or two ago, to print some stuff off.

The last time I actually borrowed a book though would be like, 2011, I was borrowing the Song of Ice and Fire books before I started to just buy them.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

A few months ago. Took the kids on spring break so they had something to read over here.