Let's hear it for ... the library!

Do you live fairly close to a public library?
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Do you think of a library as being a dusty, musty place where you spoke only in whispers?
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Do you tend to avoid the place because you think it will be full of 'academics'?
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Well, it's time you took the bull by the horns and paid a visit to see what the library has to offer.

For a start, you will need to join the library if you wish to take items home with you. Sorry, items is a technical term used in libraries. Quite simply items can be books, cds, dvds or, in some places, pictures!

I live near Twydall branch library which is manned or womanned by a great staff of librarians. They will help you with any problems and offer suggestions on how to use the facilities within the library service.

Most people will take books home.

I use the on-line facilities quite often because I sometimes think of facts that I want to follow up later and, if I wait until I get home, I'll have forgotten them. A quick nip into the library, ten minutes on the computer to send my thoughts home ahead of me, and it's done.
Although my computer is on-line at home I sometimes prefer to use the library terminals as it offers the opportunity to get out for a breath of fresh air and possibly expand my circle of acquaintances.

My wife reads books from the library regularly and uses the reservation service. If you hear about a book and/or author, see if it is on the library list. If it is they can get it to your branch quickly (in most cases) and you can then take it away.
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Apparently, the library now allows you to take up to thirty items maximum. There is no wheelbarrow service available to get it all home, though.

Use the library today ... or lose it tomorrow.