go to the library.
when we lived in halifax, we used to visit the library every week. there was never anything there. you could put your name on the wait-list for popular books, and eventually get them. same for movies and seasons of popular shows. but here, there are so many books, and it seems like no one else even goes to the library. i am a huge magazine addict, so i borrow all of last month's magazines, and read them all at home. and we watch tons of movies and shows. i take out cookbooks and sometimes audio books. i love this library. i am thinking many small towns are like this. people don't even realize how awesome the library is, so no one goes there.
bottom line: check out your local library. you might be surprised how sweet it is
I love all your library love! I work at a small communty library, and I love when people come in and say "I didn't realize you had season 3 of Mad Men".
ReplyDeleteParty on! :)
Since Gander doesn't have a bookstore, sometimes if I want a book, we just take it out of the library, then say we lost it and pay the lost fee. Is this bad?
DeleteYes, but you're ok since there's no bookstore ;)
DeleteIt is a great tip. I have been making extensive use of interlibrary loans to read a great variety of things recently. There is a bit of a "surprise gift" element to the process of being able to search through the online catalogue and then place a hold on a book hundreds of miles away only to receive notice some time later that it has arrived at the local library. This is an invaluable gift to those of us living in rural areas. Such a shame, though, that this access is constantly threatened by government budget cuts and threats to the library postal rates. It is a great oversight and something that can be so easily done because so few of us are aware it happening. BTW, love your pile of reading material...there is such a thrill to be able to live in isolated areas but to have access to the world through our libraries - such an underrated and under-appreciated resource and communication link. Thanks for singing your praises of this vital service!
ReplyDeleteI love that feeling when something on hold finally comes in too! The fact that library services are free is really amazing to me. I definitely don't take it for granted.
DeleteWould be interested to hear what you think of Best Laid Plans. Wondering if it's worth the read. I think you have a great idea for a new blog where people take pictures of their book piles and post them. On the go right now I have:
DeleteTwenty-six by Leo McKay, Jr. (it is the book chosen for Nova Scotia's One Book project going on right now. We are reading it aloud and laughing a lot - highly recommend with the proviso that you know the language is good strong language - but real)
Baking as Biography: a life story in recipes by Diane Tye (who teaches at MUN) - this is a re-read for me.
Not becoming my mother: and other things she taught me along the way by Ruth Reichl - very easy read with lots of things to give thought to
That's another story: the autobiography by Julie Walters (a British actress - recommend "Educating Rita" - but was also in Calendar Girls and Harry Potter movies)
Fine lines: a celebration of clothesline culture by Cindy Etter-Turnbull - a little simpler than I had hoped for - but a one of kind exploration of clotheslines - which I love
The scent of holiness: lessons from a women's monastery by Constantina Palmer - a friend of ours who has been living in Greece for the past number of years (moving back to Canada in November)
Also two biographies of Gladys Aylward - on whose life the movie "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" is based (although they used a lot of literary license)
The Quiet Man and other stories by Maurice Walsh
Do let me know what you think of Best Laid Plans - may be our next read aloud. Did you read Life of Pi?
And as for the trick with the "lost" library books - yes, it's bad. Order from Abesbooks.com - cheap and they come quickly!
I am so excited to read some of these books. J and I have been looking for our next read aloud book. I am thinking Twenty-six would be good. I want to read the book by Ruth Reichl too. Jon actually read Best Laid Plans on his own. He did read some funny parts to me, though. He really liked it. He read the follow up, The High Road, and was much less impressed.
DeleteI read Life of Pi, and loved it. Right now I am into the Malcolm Gladwell books. I find them really interesting.
Also, I think a blog about library books would be amazing!! I vote Sarah Richard as blogger.