If your kids keep asking for every thing they see at every store, and you’re tired of telling them no most of the time, take them to the library and say YES YES YES YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT!!!
my mom tried this on me when I was little, and then said no when I wanted to check out with ~10 books, I was so mad
This is the one area where my mom really did great. Every week she’d rent 3-5 new books from the sci-fi section, I literally read 6 floor to ceiling shelves of books between 4-9th grade. I literally read or discarded every commonly released sci-fi book up to that point… It might’ve ruined my eyes, but it opened my mind
(not like she was a bad mom, she had lots of love but terrible advice…)
And then they have a meltdown after deciding all they want is one random-ass potted plant.
I worked at a library in college. It was amazing. Truly one of my favorite jobs I’ve had. Libraries are legitimately one of the best things about modern society. Go support your local library folks!!
If libraries were pitched as a new idea in this political climate, they would be called communist and the idea would never get off the ground.
I imagine it would be prevented under piracy laws.
I wish I could. Sadly my local library has been taken over by homeless people doing drugs.
You can borrow films at libraries?!
Libraries are amazing! They have books, ebook, movies, magazines, study rooms, computers with internet!. Some have makers spaces. There could be a 3d-printer to use, sewing machines, other tools and items. And then there’s the classes and events the library holds. A reading club, craft activities, kids groups, read-alouds, theme nights. And more! Libraries can connect you to services and legal help. They are there to give you information.
Libraries are just a physical format of Google. They lead you to the information and things you need if you just ask :)
I remembered more. Some library cards can be used as logins for different online tools that would otherwise cost money.
Ask your librarian what your library has :D
You absolutely can, yes. Some even have streaming movies.
Yeah I get the kanopy streaming service through my local library. It’s awesome.
I don’t know why more people don’t know about these. For anyone reading, look up the apps Kanopy, Libby and Hoopla.
Streaming movies are not even close to things libraries can offer. My wife is working on opening a new branch in another part of town where there are a lot of poor and homeless people. There will be a room with a sign-up sheet. One person at a time and a lockable door from the inside. It will contain a shower, a washer and a dryer. Anyone can sign up for free.
My wife listens to audiobooks almost every day and she gets all of them through the library. She hasn’t paid for an audiobook in years.
At my local library, you can borrow wii games!
The teen room at my wife’s library has a PS4 and an XBox (not sure which one) for teens to play as long as they want. The TV it’s on is huge. The game library isn’t massive, but it’s respectable.
Films, console games, power tools, board games, recreation rooms, 3D printer, sowing machines, ebooks, audio books…
I’d be worried that people would not return books and then point to this when they get late fees.
It’s worked out fine so far.
Good for you!
with a ‘no late-fees’ policy, truly is ‘100% off’ (…your first ‘purchase’ only, probably)
I was also 100% off for the Wolf of Wall Street.
Just saying.
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Best scene for sure
Careful… Publishers can be real cranky when libraries out maneuver them.
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