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StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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MinnieM123 said:
I belong to my local city library -- but, it has 60 other library "in network" locations, that constantly borrow from one another. Amazingly, it's a very efficient and quick system!
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Yeah, all the counties have a bunch of library branches that they can borrow from one another. So if you belong to one branch and they don't have a copy of the book you want, you can get it from another branch. But Baltimore County doesn't give out their stuff to Harford county and vice versa, and the Harford County branch is 20 minutes from me, so if there's something I want to borrow that Baltimore County doesn't have, I can get it from Harford County. I also did it to get access to each of their elibraries, so if Baltimore County doesn't have a title or they're all checked out, I can go to Harford County and check theirs.

Their databases are all different too. Enoch Pratt has the most by far. You can take free Udemy courses if you have a card with them. They also have databases with free movies. But then Harford County has a few databases that they don't have.
 
Goofyernmost

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Figgy1 said:
Your library probable has quite a few books you can download for free;)
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I have a small accumulation of books that people have given me over the many years since I have been able to read. My bookcase is only 2'w x 3'h and I read all the time. I've read more since I retired but amazingly central NC has a massive number of libraries all operated by the county. I suffered through 2020 while all the massive libraries were closed. I do love my mysteries, biographies, historical novels (fictional and non-fiction) and books that make me laugh. I managed to pick up the latest John Kellerman (Alex Delaware) novel just yesterday. It takes practically a note from Dr. Fauci to actually get through the door, but access is again there plus they have a very good online system and pickup procedure in place.

When my kids were young and we would make that long road trip from Vermont, my girls would spend a lot of time reading Dave Barry books out loud so all of us could hear it. If I'm driving solo to WDW I will go to the library and pick up a couple of books on CD to listen to in my car while driving. My favorite authors would have to be Agatha Christie, Sue Grafton, John Kellerman, Dave Barry, Robert Wilder and some Steven King (non-bloody type, 11-22-63 was beyond creative writing, a fictional story entwined in a historic event). I did receive 11-22-63 as a gift so that currently is in my 2X3 bookcase.

I sometimes feel guilty that I am not directly supporting these talented people, but I figure if they are good enough libraries all over the place will be purchasing them. I don't buy them because with the exception of Robert Wilder's, Wind from the Carolina's I only read them once. I realize that the first three authors are all in the mystery genre, but they all approach it from completely different angles. I guess the Robert Wilder is a much less renowned author, but the aforementioned book was my transition from James Bond, action to real novels that involve you as if you are part of the story.

That was a lot of words to just say I don't need to spend $60 to infinity to get yet another shining screen sending gamma rays (for all I know) into my brain. I love the feel of an actual book, but lack the will to pay anything for that enjoyment. Sort of a reader on the cheap! I have a granddaughter that reads novels on her i-Phone. I suspect that she will have eye strain problems before to awful long.
 
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Songbird76

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MinnieM123 said:
So, if a person reads a lot, the Kindle may actually pay for itself. Last year, I bought 3-4 books and all were over $25 (probably average price was around $29). So, in that sense, yes the Kindle would be more economic. I just hadn't thought about it that way, until just now.

I still like regular books though. :joyfull: (P.S.: I tend to try and get books from my library whenever possible, because that's free.)
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The library here isn't free. I don't have a membership because it costs more than 50 euros per year and I have more books here than they have English books, I think. Plus, I'm a re-reader....I like to read books I love again and again. It's easier when you have them at home and can just grab one when you want it.
 
Goofyernmost

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Libraries were so much different from Vermont to NC. It was like going to a theme park. Where I lived in Vermont the regional library was located in our town. Sounds impressive, but honestly that was the hub for all the library distributions in Northern Vermont it was about the same size as the restrooms in the libraries here. Quite the culture shock especially since there seems to me like almost no one down here has ever actually read one. My grandson has only read books that were sports related, players bio's and the like but his mother is never without a book within arms length. We have a mutual friend whose daughter is 10 years old and has completed a project of writing a book through-out this Pandemic lock down. I'm sure it isn't Pulitzer Prize winning, but still impressive.

His mother and I joke with him about that where I will ask her why I don't have a grandchild that is talented enough to write a book, to which she replies that first we have to get him to read one. He's a Freshman in College.
 
donaldtoo

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SteveBrickNJ said:
@donaldtoo ,
I was talking on the phone with my daughter who is still in college in Virginia. I told her how I look forward to this Fall when I'll be allowed to go in the football stadium and watch her march in the marching band. She was skeptical but I have faith it'll be allowed.
I told her how the MLB Texas Rangers ⚾already have no restrictions. If 43,000 people buy tickets well then 43,000 people get to see the game.
Correct?
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I know it made big news, but, I honestly don’t know for sure how they’re workin’ it. I’m assuming they’ve had at least a coupla’ more home games since, but, I haven’t been keepin’ up with it.
There’s been a slight uptick in cases (mostly younger people now) here locally, but, “officials” are attributing it to spring break and Easter gatherings.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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SteveBrickNJ said:
How about colleges in Texas @donaldtoo ? Are they as "open" with their attendance policy or are there restrictions? Yet maybe no statewide generalization can be made? It varies from college to college?
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Not sure on that either. The youngest of our 3 kiddos will be 27 in September, so well beyond those years, and I haven’t been keepin’ up with that either.
As far as I know, it varies from college to college, as I do remember talk about that a few months back.
Sorry I couldn’t be of more help with either of your 2 posts, but, I just don’t know the exact answers.
 
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donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
So, the books might be cheaper, but don't those devices, themselves, cost between $90 and $130?

I guess if a person read a lot of books, it might pay itself off in time. But for the casual reader, I think it's very expensive (the price of the Kindle).

I know you read a lot, so in your case, I guess it would pay off.

Think I'm a bit more like @Songbird76 -- I prefer actual books with book "smell"! :joyfull:
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I prefer real books I can hold, and, I too, love the scent. I’m not a prolific reader, at all, so I don’t need any electronics for books, but, I can see how that would be very beneficial to others who are avid readers.
I have several Disney-related books (animation, Imagineering, Walt biographies, etc.) that I’ve read several times, but, not much beyond that, recently.
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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Goofyernmost said:
I have a small accumulation of books that people have given me over the many years since I have been able to read. My bookcase is only 2'w x 3'h and I read all the time. I've read more since I retired but amazingly central NC has a massive number of libraries all operated by the county. I suffered through 2020 while all the massive libraries were closed. I do love my mysteries, biographies, historical novels (fictional and non-fiction) and books that make me laugh. I managed to pick up the latest John Kellerman (Alex Delaware) novel just yesterday. It takes practically a note from Dr. Fauci to actually get through the door, but access is again there plus they have a very good online system and pickup procedure in place.

When my kids were young and we would make that long road trip from Vermont, my girls would spend a lot of time reading Dave Barry books out loud so all of us could hear it. If I'm driving solo to WDW I will go to the library and pick up a couple of books on CD to listen to in my car while driving. My favorite authors would have to be Agatha Christie, Sue Grafton, John Kellerman, Dave Barry, Robert Wilder and some Steven King (non-bloody type, 11-22-63 was beyond creative writing, a fictional story entwined in a historic event). I did receive 11-22-63 as a gift so that currently is in my 2X3 bookcase.

I sometimes feel guilty that I am not directly supporting these talented people, but I figure if they are good enough libraries all over the place will be purchasing them. I don't buy them because with the exception of Robert Wilder's, Wind from the Carolina's I only read them once. I realize that the first three authors are all in the mystery genre, but they all approach it from completely different angles. I guess the Robert Wilder is a much less renowned author, but the aforementioned book was my transition from James Bond, action to real novels that involve you as if you are part of the story.

That was a lot of words to just say I don't need to spend $60 to infinity to get yet another shining screen sending gamma rays (for all I know) into my brain. I love the feel of an actual book, but lack the will to pay anything for that enjoyment. Sort of a reader on the cheap! I have a granddaughter that reads novel on her i-Phone. I suspect that she will have eye strain problems before to awful long.
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It sounds from the authors you listed that you might enjoy Steve Berry's novels. They are action with some history. One of the main characters in one of his series of books is an ex-agent of a US intelligence organization that keeps getting dragged into service. Both my husband and I enjoy his books and I was the one who "discovered" the author. I used to like reading James Bond novels too.
 
MySmallWorldof4

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Figgy1 said:
ok yes it's been years but I have been there and yes it was good. Not as good as some of my favorite places up north. As I said picky!!!!!!!
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Wasn’t my favorite either. I only went there a couple of times. It’s just “famous”. There was a pizza place in Point Pleasant we went to more often that I liked better.
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Goofyernmost said:
I have a small accumulation of books that people have given me over the many years since I have been able to read. My bookcase is only 2'w x 3'h and I read all the time. I've read more since I retired but amazingly central NC has a massive number of libraries all operated by the county. I suffered through 2020 while all the massive libraries were closed. I do love my mysteries, biographies, historical novels (fictional and non-fiction) and books that make me laugh. I managed to pick up the latest John Kellerman (Alex Delaware) novel just yesterday. It takes practically a note from Dr. Fauci to actually get through the door, but access is again there plus they have a very good online system and pickup procedure in place.

When my kids were young and we would make that long road trip from Vermont, my girls would spend a lot of time reading Dave Barry books out loud so all of us could hear it. If I'm driving solo to WDW I will go to the library and pick up a couple of books on CD to listen to in my car while driving. My favorite authors would have to be Agatha Christie, Sue Grafton, John Kellerman, Dave Barry, Robert Wilder and some Steven King (non-bloody type, 11-22-63 was beyond creative writing, a fictional story entwined in a historic event). I did receive 11-22-63 as a gift so that currently is in my 2X3 bookcase.

I sometimes feel guilty that I am not directly supporting these talented people, but I figure if they are good enough libraries all over the place will be purchasing them. I don't buy them because with the exception of Robert Wilder's, Wind from the Carolina's I only read them once. I realize that the first three authors are all in the mystery genre, but they all approach it from completely different angles. I guess the Robert Wilder is a much less renowned author, but the aforementioned book was my transition from James Bond, action to real novels that involve you as if you are part of the story.

That was a lot of words to just say I don't need to spend $60 to infinity to get yet another shining screen sending gamma rays (for all I know) into my brain. I love the feel of an actual book, but lack the will to pay anything for that enjoyment. Sort of a reader on the cheap! I have a granddaughter that reads novel on her i-Phone. I suspect that she will have eye strain problems before to awful long.
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I have lots of Sue Grafton books. I went through a phase of just reading her books.
 
Goofyernmost

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I have lots of Sue Grafton books. I went through a phase of just reading her books.
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It was a shame that she died so young. As far as her family and I am concerned the alphabet only goes to Y. She had planned Z is for Zero, but she wasn't able to start it before she died. I got out of sequence somewhere along the line. I think I have read all from A to Y but I'm not sure.
 
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MinnieM123 said:
So, most of the snow is gone here from all the rain. :( There was only a few inches, but it was pretty while it lasted. According to this morning's weather report, there "might" be occasional precip up to 7 AM, with temps in the mid-high 30s, and a NW wind at 12.

@Goofyernmost , Vermont got anywhere from 2" to 10" yesterday. :happy: (Western MA got up to 8 in spots.)

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It is amazing in late April , the Boston Red Sox game at Fenway was postponed due to snowy conditions.
 

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