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Here's a question that I thought of the other day while I was at my home town library. To get a library card and check out books, you have to have an address in our town. So...I was wondering what full-timers did about checking books out at the library where the were staying?
I love to go to the library and get books to read. (can't stand to pay all that money for them at bookstore) Are all libraries picky about issuing library cards? I realize they do it so that people can't check out books then never return them. They have to be able to find the person so they can get the book back. (or fine them)
I just wonder how this works. If you tell them you are staying at a local campground or park, and that you are only at that place for a short time, will those libraries let you check out books? Has anyone ever had a problem with this?
Hi, I can't answer your question directly, but can offer, that we've found many of the campgrounds we've stayed at have a "library" of sorts in the laundry or rec room. They work on the take a book, leave a book principal. Definitly not been a problem if we needed a book to read. Fred
I am so glad to hear about the books in the laundry room concept. We plan to start full-timing Aug. 31st and have given away most of our hardbacks and kept just a few paperbacks we need to read. Since we rarely pay retail for anything the trade out system sounds perfect.
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We have been on the road for 6 years and have been to many, many libraries...mostly to use the computers. The rules to use computers and/or to get library cards vary widely. Some don't care where you live as long as you fill out the forms. Our most recent experience was in a town where we spent 2 months and they were quite emphatic that cards would be issued only to local taxpayers! So much for that library! Some require a fee (some small, some large) and others do not. Many libraries have a "sale" area where they sell extra books for small $$. We now have a collection of library cards from towns all over the US and Canada. (and an even larger collection of grocery store "shopper" cards - you'd be surprised, however, how many stores are connected with Kroger!) We have made a lot of use of the "leave one, take one" libraries in campgrounds and laundries and always ask when we check in if one is available. Campgrounds also often have "Flea markets" once a month where campers sell/trade their books and videos, so check the activity schedules. Happy Reading!
We find lots of good bargains at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores. We once found a sale at Goodwill in Kissimmee, FL and walked away with 25 books for $5....kept me reading for awhile :) We always have books in the car that are ready to swap or donate and we're always on the lookout for used bookstores and "friends of the library" book sales.
Happy reading....Joan
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