Monday, April 9, 2018

Fifty ways to use your library


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.)
  1. Scare yourself with a mystery. 
  2. Learn how to lower your taxes. 
  3. Reserve a book. 
  4. Trace a friend in an out-of-state telephone book or online. 
  5. Prepare for your job interview. 
  6. Learn how to download an audiobook for your next trip. 
  7. Read a large-type book without wearing your glasses. 
  8. Check out old favorites in jazz by Louis Armstrong 
  9. Spruce up the house with the latest books on interior design. 
  10. Download Hawaiian music for your luau. 
  11. Get a schedule of classes for our local universities. 
  12. Come to a great program and learn something new.
  13. Bring your child (or grandchild!) to Baby Steps storytime. 
  14. Find out about our Books on Wheels service. 
  15. Look up your doctor’s credentials in a medical directory. 
  16. Find out what was happening in Abilene in 1940. 
  17. Check out a legal question in "Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes." 
  18. Call for a quote on what First Financial Bankshares stock did today. 
  19. Look in Who's Who in America to see if your boss made it into the book. 
  20. Learn how to plan a drought resistant garden. 
  21. Trek to another planet in a Sci-Fi novel. 
  22. Find out where to send a consumer complaint. 
  23. Learn how to clean ink stains from a marble counter. 
  24. Join the Friends of the Abilene Public Library so you can get in early to the annual book sale. 
  25. 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. 
  26. Get some Big Country demographic information for that business report you're writing. 
  27. Spend a couple of nostalgic hours looking at back issues of LIFE or TIME magazine. 
  28. Decide which large screen TV to buy with the help of consumer guides. 
  29. Check the financial standing of your bank or S&L 
  30. Borrow a set of CDs, or use Pronunciator to teach you how to speak French. . . or Russian! 
  31. Begin planning your vacation trip with our printed guidebooks, or AtoZ USA.
  32. Refresh your resume and get it ready to submit online with ‘Cypress Resume.’
  33. Take home Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. 
  34. Entertain your preschooler with a book and a read-along CD. 
  35. Join others for the Friends Texas Authors Series program today at noon and hear a stimulating speaker. 
  36. Volunteer to help with the Friend’s book sale. 
  37. Learn who won the America's Cup in 1901. 
  38. Let the children choose an armload of read-aloud stories. 
  39. Ask for information about how to start a business. 
  40. Get tax forms, tax filing information and even assistance (through April 14th). 
  41. Get a list of materials that help promote reading skills. 
  42. Make photocopies or print out something from the Web. 
  43. Get an Inter-library Loan from a library in another city. 
  44. Enroll your child in the Summer Reading Program (or yourself in the Adult Summer program) 
  45. Check on an out-of-town lawyer in "Martindale-Hubbell". 
  46. Ask a staff member to give a talk to your service organization. 
  47. Look in "Standard & Poor's" and "Moody's" Directories for information on a potential investment. 
  48. Check your email. 
  49. For a leaky faucet you might look up a book on how to do your own plumbing or check our DIY database.
  50. 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


Regards

Mr. Pralhad Jadhav 

Master of Library & Information Science (NET Qualified) 
Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository  
Khaitan & Co 

Twitter Handle | @Pralhad161978
Mobile @ 9665911593

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