Who still goes to public libraries?
By Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
July 29, 2016 10:49am CST
Reading is one of my favorite hobbies, but it's not always possible to buy a book as they are sometimes too expensive. Afterwards, once I finish to read it, I get another problem: where should I save it? The space I've got at home is small, so I don't know where to put all the books I would like to have at home. Sometimes, I try to sell some of my books for a reduced rate, but not always other persons wants to read the same ones I've read. Interests are just different. So, sometimes I still visit the public library where I can borrow some books for free.
I am wondering if someone else still uses the public libraries!?
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27 responses
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jul 16
I do frequently but then again I am old person who reads real books.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
30 Jul 16
I like real books. too. I could not fall asleep on some device. I like the feel of the book in my hand, I like to turn the pages. I would like a Kindle to download free or low price books, but I prefer real books. Call me an old fogey. I'll answer.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Me too about a decade. I drive by all the time. I don't even have a library card anymore.
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@Meramar (2695)
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29 Jul 16
@infatuatedbby How do you do when you want to read a book? Do you buy all the books you wish?
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
30 Jul 16
@responsiveme Hi Arundhati-san. Yes I am.
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@AutumnSnow (4583)
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29 Jul 16
OMG!! our library is practically my kids and I second home,lol. I especially love it because since I home school my kids during the school year to break up our routine and the rut we sometime get into. We will go to the library and study some of the people that work there have gotten to know us quit well,lol. This one lady thinks it's pretty cool how we things she's always ask the kids what we are working today,lol.
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@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
29 Jul 16
I regularly attend public lñibraries here in my region. Some have more books than others; however, I attend them more for the internet facility they provide.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
During monday morning and saturday afternoon hubby always go to the city library to read books, he loves to read while i love to cook while waiting for him. There are time I told him that I just buy or download him a book instead of staying in the library but he refuse, he loves the smell of the library and it makes him relax, and its free.
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@1creekgirl (41752)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Yes, I still go to a couple of local libraries. I sure would hate to see them close.
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@1creekgirl (41752)
• United States
1 Aug 16
@Meramar I'm sure there are still a lot of people whose only access to books is through a library.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
29 Jul 16
I still enjoy borrowing books from the library and I agree that it's easy to return the book rather than have to worry about keep it or if you can sell it
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
30 Jul 16
We go to the library once a week and load up on books.
We also have our own "library" at home. I just told hubby the other day that we need an extra shelf on the wall for books.
He just looked at me.
Do you have room to put up shelves on your walls? My mom put one up, all the way around my room near the ceiling, when I was a teen. It was great for holding books and knick-knacks.
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
30 Jul 16
@responsiveme
Ahh, that would be a dream-come-true!!
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@tnmathewsbsuedu (51)
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1 Aug 16
I LOVE the library. I love the smell of all the books and searching through the aisles is so fun :) Sadly, our town library shut down...probably because not many people went there.
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@succeednow (1633)
• Singapore
29 Jul 16
Yes, lots of people in my country still do. In fact the government is encouraging its citizens to use the public libraries.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
29 Jul 16
@Meramar I have liked visiting public library always to borrow books.I visited the public library last in June.
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
1 Aug 16
I have never been to a public library. I have also just went to bookstores.