Monday, January 13, 2020

The Best Ways Your Local Library Can Help You

Your local library often acts as a community hub. As well as being somewhere you can go to read and borrow books, it usually offers a range of other services that can be very useful. Whether you use it for studying, work, or personal reasons, you could find your library more useful than you think.

Borrow Multiple Types of Media

Everyone knows that you can borrow books from a library. However, the modern library often has several other types of media you can borrow. In addition to other print materials, such as magazines, you can also explore ebooks, audiobooks, CDs and vinyl, DVDs and Blu-Ray, and more.

Borrow Tools, Instruments and More

There is often even more that you can borrow from a library. Depending on the library, you might be able to borrow tools for your latest DIY project, musical instruments, cooking and baking equipment, and other useful items that you might not want to buy.

Join Community Events

Libraries are fantastic gathering places. They often have separate rooms and spaces that are ideal for meeting up with others and having discussions. They're often used for book clubs, readings, craft groups, and various other community groups and events that need somewhere to meet or take place.

Research

Your library can also be an excellent place to go if you're trying to find out the truth about something. You have access to a wide range of resources for research, and you can benefit from the skills and knowledge of the librarians who can help you battle fake news.


Infographic Design By University of Southern California

Libraries are an incredible resource and your local library would love for you to visit today!

How do you use your local library?

8 comments:

  1. We love our local library. My daughter does a lot of afterschool activities at oura.

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  2. I love going to my local library. We go there to borrow all the time. We also love going to all the activities they have going on.

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  3. We love our library! We are usually there at least twice a week!

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  4. Our local library is quite a distance from home so I have not visited in a long time. There has been so much fake news going around nowadays. I think if we really need information, the library is the first place to check, not social media.

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  5. I am a huge fan of the library. We use it for books, media, and their events.

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  6. That is awesome that this library is giving people a site to check the facts. We use the library at least once a month

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  7. Libraries have really had to change a lot over the past few years. They are an excellent way to get some scholarly work done!

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  8. This is really great to know! Glad my kids love libraries!

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