Do you visit your local library?

I occasionally visit my local library. I'm an avid reader and libraries are an ideal place to borrow books and take them home to read without any cost...well providing you return them on time. I used to buy loads of books but at just over ten pounds for a hard back nowadays it works out much cheaper to borrow. The only problem I have with librarys is the quality of the books I borrow. Have lost count the amount of times I have got home halfway through book and a page is damaged or missing or the pages are stuck together with something...infact I don't even want to know what that something is. It's a little off putting trying to get lost in a good novel when you never know what your find on the next page or even if there is one. I must say the Dewy decimal system they use is fairly clear though and the layout of my local library is easy to navigate and find your way around.

Wow I am from a smaller town than that and our library is more updated than this seems to be. I take my kids to the library every Thursday evening...It's just kind of an unwritten law here! LOL We spend about 2 hours and if they behave themselves I let them check out their favorite movie afterwards. Does your library have the free movies? Here you can check them out for 2 days at a time and they have great family films there. Call your local officials and find out why this is so. Sounds like this issue needs some attention fast! Maybe they need to look at some fund raising projects for the library or something. Good Luck!

As much as I hate to admit it I don't visit our local library. Although I buy a lot of books for my kids visiting the library is out of the question. It's far from our house and it takes time before I get there. I have my own personal library at home and I try as much as I can to add books at least once every month. For assignments and projects for my kids I'd usually rely on the internet.

That's terrible. We have wonderful libraries in our country. Most of the libraries here have been upgraded to have the latest technology installed for public use. Most of the things are automated, including borrowing and returning of books. There are lots of new books in the library as well. If you find that there is a certain book you want to borrow but not available, you can suggest to it to them. They may consider buying it and you can borrow it. I must say that our library is modern. My daughter and I goes there every few weeks to borrow some books. She loves lift the flap and books which has sounds. I need not buy these which can be expensive. I just get them from the library. That's my small way of saving the environment. Every year, the library will sell some books that they no longer want, such as slightly torn books. These go for very cheap, and there a long queues to get the books. But I never went for one, a bit far for me and did not want to have to mingle with the crowd. Hope there is at least a local bookstore at Gibraltar, where you can buy some books. Join Freecycle and ask for unwanted children's books. Maybe somone might respond and give you some. Good luck!

Library? I had been a few years didn't visit the library. Because I am working and my working hours was too long and it limit me from reading the best book ever in the world. So if you had the chances to visit your nearest library then please do visit it frequently because knowledge is important than others.

Yes, you have raised a very good discussion! I became very happy that you love going library but it's a sad news that your library is too awfull. your interst of going library is not fulfilling your requirements as I feel. I even like going to library and my local library is full of nice books on every aspect. This has been a good hobby with me since years! Thanks for your nice discussion!

I Love The Library I Visit It About 3 Days A Week Rent Movies, Borrow Books, Play And Chat On The Computers And That Library I Don't Just Visit My Local One Because There Is More Than One Local Library Near Me There Are 3 Within 10 Min From Me So Yeah I Do Visit The Library I Usually Borrow Teen Books Even Though I am Not A Teen I Just Find Them Easier To Read

What a total drag about your library!! Such a let down! I do visit the library in fact I LOVE goin and so do my kids but the ones we like going to are the larger ones like in Lockport and best of all in Buffalo (that place is HUGE)...But we never go to those very often unfortunately...My husband isnt really a book lover and on weekends he doesnt care much for driving anywhere etc....My bf in PA though got a library card just before I went for my visit which was too cool...When I go next month he said we will definately walk down there which is fabulous LOL

Not having a good library is a real bummer. I use my library ALL the time and fortunately, it is a good one. It keeps the books updated, has a good bank of computers, a great selection of audio books and just about every worthwhile magazine published in America. (Wish they would get some foreign magazines too but I guess you can't have everything from one small town library.) My library also has great book sales three times a week. I sell books for a living and I buy hundreds of the books I keep in inventory at my local library. It's in a wealthy community with more colleges in the area than any other section of America so there are great book donations in fine condition. The one type of donated book I almost never buy is the computer stuff because they get dated so fast, I don't want to take any chances.

i love the labary you can not only check out books but you can check out movies and music,and if ou want to learn a new lauguage you can there is so much you can do at the library one too you can relax and get peace and quite you can get on-line and look up suffer.me and my family love the library.we all should have a library card to be able to enjoy it.

yes, i visit the library about once a week, depends on what i am working on. i got some really great art books today from it. i live in a fair sized city (in canada) and we have a fairly good library system and today i went to the main one and it has 4 floors and is quite nice, the branches, i find, dont have the selection that the main was does.

My hubby and daughter go to the library more often than I do. It is their daddy/daughter activity. Although I do quite a bit of reading to my daughter. Most of my reading these days is online.

i love going to the library! it's funny because when i was a teenager, and even in college, it was not "cool" to be caught going to the library to check out books or whatever. lol but i take my sons all the time. there are so many libraries around here for me to choose from. there are 2 within 5-10 minutes of my house that i love bringing the boys to. one has a whole seperate room for kids, with all the children's books and videos and a fish tank, and there is a puppet stand and a whole wooden thomas the train table and set for the kids to play with. the other library close by has an area for the kids with big, wooden blocks and tons of puzzles and little toy cars. even if they just play there, we are still in the library setting. my 3-year old loves to read, as do me and my husband. i am very sorry that you have such a crappy library! that really is sad. one of the best resources for anyone is their local library, and if it is so outdated why would anyone want to use it?

Well..I seldom go to the local library knowdays... When I was a student and the Internet was very expensive at that time..I did go the local library...even though it is hot with no AC. Now I had a great library of my own...the Internet..where you can access it 24 hours a day, no fees, at you own pace and browsing at your own cozy chair with the aircondition on ...

no . not anymore i am very busy now besides i buy the books i like to read.

yes, i'd like to read in library for the environment: everyone involve in books. i also have a reading card so that i can enter more rooms in library meanwhile borrow some books home. the most important for your kids is to inspire their interests on books rather than force them to library.well,I think you can find the right way for certain. good luck!

I love the local library and so do both my daughters. Even if you grow tired of all the reading and researching. You then can get audio books , CDs and other items. I think it is a great place to go to pass the time and learn.

Hey yes i do go to library....... Well i m reading for post graduation entrance test(MD/MS). and here we have wonderful medical library where we will get mostly all of the medical books.....

i simlpy go in our university as i m the member of library there i cn take books home.... its an huge library like you see in movies... very huge.... monthly updated.... and lots of books might b in lakhs... thankyou

Since I graduated from university,I seldom go to the library. I often read books on the Web. We are not in the vicinity of the library.