Fifty ways to use your library
In honor of National Library Week this week, it seems a good idea to remind everyone that your Abilene Public Library does indeed have something for everyone. National Library Week (April 8-14) is a time to celebrate the contributions of all libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. So, in that vein, I give you – 50 ways to use your library (to be sung to the tune of “Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover” by Paul Simon, if you wish.)
- Scare yourself with a mystery.
- Learn how to lower your taxes.
- Reserve a book.
- Trace a friend in an out-of-state telephone book or online.
- Prepare for your job interview.
- Learn how to download an audiobook for your next trip.
- Read a large-type book without wearing your glasses.
- Check out old favorites in jazz by Louis Armstrong
- Spruce up the house with the latest books on interior design.
- Download Hawaiian music for your luau.
- Get a schedule of classes for our local universities.
- Come to a great program and learn something new.
- Bring your child (or grandchild!) to Baby Steps storytime.
- Find out about our Books on Wheels service.
- Look up your doctor’s credentials in a medical directory.
- Find out what was happening in Abilene in 1940.
- Check out a legal question in "Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes."
- Call for a quote on what First Financial Bankshares stock did today.
- Look in Who's Who in America to see if your boss made it into the book.
- Learn how to plan a drought resistant garden.
- Trek to another planet in a Sci-Fi novel.
- Find out where to send a consumer complaint.
- Learn how to clean ink stains from a marble counter.
- Join the Friends of the Abilene Public Library so you can get in early to the annual book sale.
- Call the Information Services Desk to find out who said "To err is human, to forgive divine." Did you bet it was Shakespeare? It wasn't.
- Get some Big Country demographic information for that business report you're writing.
- Spend a couple of nostalgic hours looking at back issues of LIFE or TIME magazine.
- Decide which large screen TV to buy with the help of consumer guides.
- Check the financial standing of your bank or S&L
- Borrow a set of CDs, or use Pronunciator to teach you how to speak French. . . or Russian!
- Begin planning your vacation trip with our printed guidebooks, or AtoZ USA.
- Refresh your resume and get it ready to submit online with ‘Cypress Resume.’
- Take home Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
- Entertain your preschooler with a book and a read-along CD.
- Join others for the Friends Texas Authors Series program today at noon and hear a stimulating speaker.
- Volunteer to help with the Friend’s book sale.
- Learn who won the America's Cup in 1901.
- Let the children choose an armload of read-aloud stories.
- Ask for information about how to start a business.
- Get tax forms, tax filing information and even assistance (through April 14th).
- Get a list of materials that help promote reading skills.
- Make photocopies or print out something from the Web.
- Get an Inter-library Loan from a library in another city.
- Enroll your child in the Summer Reading Program (or yourself in the Adult Summer program)
- Check on an out-of-town lawyer in "Martindale-Hubbell".
- Ask a staff member to give a talk to your service organization.
- Look in "Standard & Poor's" and "Moody's" Directories for information on a potential investment.
- Check your email.
- For a leaky faucet you might look up a book on how to do your own plumbing or check our DIY database.
- Learn what's happening at City Hall by checking the City Council agenda before each meeting.
All libraries are a huge part of the American Dream – places for opportunity, education, self- help and lifelong learning. If you haven’t yet discovered the wealth of information and enjoyment available at your Abilene Public Library, this is a great week to do so! Just “Hop on the bus, Gus and get yourself” over to any library location, or find out more by calling 676-602
Source | https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/columnists/2018/04/08/fifty-ways-use-your-library/490714002/
Regards
Mr. Pralhad Jadhav
Master of Library & Information Science (NET Qualified)
Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository
Khaitan & Co
Mobile @ 9665911593
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