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go to your local library‘s website or download the app. then search for a book you really want to read. then put it on hold. it feels like online shopping but it’s free. in a few days or weeks you'll get a cute text message or email that your book is ready to pick up and you’ll get to say hello to your local librarians and procure a new (to you) book which also feels like free shopping. the most functional part of our government ily public libraries
Mar 9, 2024
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Jan 24, 2024
libby is an app that connects to your local library (through your library card #) and allows you to check out audiobooks and e-books. it works a lot like a physical library in that if they're not available, you can't check out book right away. you place holds on the books you want and they can take weeks or months until you can borrow them.
i used to hate that, but if you have many holds (up to 12) then you can read/listen to them as they become available and by the time you're done, the next is likely ready to be borrowed. you can borrow them for 21 days at a time.
there are other similar apps that offer similar things, some where you can borrow them right away, but libby has the best collection of books, including most new releases. i think libby blows audible out of the water, in that once you use libby, paying for a subscription and buying audiobooks seems absurd.
Aug 27, 2024
you can hook your library card(s) up to the libby app and check out all the ebooks and audiobooks your heart desires. you can also add multiple library cards to your libby account—which is great for people who want to share a libby account with their mom who lives out of state and new yorkers, who are allowed to have library cards from all three systems (the nypl, the bpl, and the qpl) no matter which borough you live in. basically any book you could want is available in any format you could want at any given time. and if they don’t have something, send your neighborhood library an email and they will buy it for you within a week!!!!!! fuck amazon & audible!!! long live libby! long live libraries!!!!!
Apr 11, 2024
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sure beats having one
Mar 9, 2024
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i usually find myself in reading ruts when i’m taking classes and being assigned books or when i’m trying to keep up with new releases and the “smart” books that are usually dense and long. i can usually get myself out of this rut by picking out a book that looks fun to me, like a book set on a beach or something I loved in middle school. I’m reading From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler right now and it’s just FUN!!! I also am very much not someone who feels like they have to finish a book. Life is too short. I think that helps!
Mar 29, 2024
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take your keys out of your bag before you get to your apartment. if you’re reading this on the subway right now reach down into your tote and get them out. i’m begging you. it’s so much easier to find them when you’re two subway stops away than standing in front of your locked door. it’s science. just do it. 10 mins from now you will be so happy. please please just do it now
Mar 27, 2024