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December 13, 2004
F@#k Blockbuster, Screw Barnes & Noble!
If the holidays have left you high & dry, you need to treat yourself to a New York Public Library card. It's very easy to sign-up, and best of all, costs absolutely nothing. Nada.
The NYPL boasts one of the most diverse and expansive collections in the world, with over 49 million items on its shelves. For ease, you can peruse available books and movies online and have them routed to any of the library's 85 locations. Once your shipment arrives, you will receive an email notification for pick-up.
The loan period for most books is three weeks. Since very few people read books multiple times, the library can save you tons of money (and space if you live in a dinky apartment like me).
Videos & DVD's - in my opinion, the library's greatest resource - can be borrowed for a week. Late fees are only $1/day for flicks, so even if you're 4 days overdue, you're still besting Blockbuster's prices. The good news: You can find almost any title available, including the hottest new releases. The bad news: New films usually have long wait lists. It can take several months for them to arrive, so the impatient, beware!
For the past few years, I've been using the library to conquer the following lists:
AFI's 100 Greatest Movies
http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/movies100.pdf
Radcliffe's Top 100 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9807/22/radcliffe.list/list.html
What can you do? Take full advantage of your tax dollars, and get yer library on!
Posted by Michele at December 13, 2004 11:50 PM
Comments
babe, you rule. libraries are the shit.
Posted by: ken marsley at December 21, 2004 12:44 AM
