Libraries

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

what is ridiculous is that you have not bought a kindle (or a nook, or the indie version) already and checked out books from the library that way. yes, high demand, but the waitlist / hold system works well in our experience. and you can get kindle unlimited which has lots of kids books.

We prefer paper books in our household. I don’t believe in reading on screens.

I have plenty of paper books, I also have Kindle on my phone and listen to audio books when I go walking. Your ridiculous declaration just makes you sound stupid and out of touch rather than all superior like you thought it would.

NP you sound like you have poor reading comprehension. OP specifically said she wants library books for her kids. Do you know how old her kids are, or their preferences? No? Then you’re just making idiotic suggestions

Thank you. I’m OP. One of the reasons we prefer paper books is my son gets headaches when reading on screens. We are also trying to keep expenses down, so I don’t wish to spend money on a kindle right now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Public libraries are gross.

Are you joking? It’s the best way to get so many different books!

It’s also the best way to watch a homeless guy pleasure himself at a desktop computer and share oxygen with the kind of people who want to read a free newspaper on a giant stick. Licking their fingers at every page turn.

Um, what the hell library are you at?

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

what is ridiculous is that you have not bought a kindle (or a nook, or the indie version) already and checked out books from the library that way. yes, high demand, but the waitlist / hold system works well in our experience. and you can get kindle unlimited which has lots of kids books.

We prefer paper books in our household. I don’t believe in reading on screens.

I do too but that's sort of irrelevant at the moment. I like many things I can't have right now. Grow up and get a basic kindle with no backlighting. (Also why are you on this screen at 11:12 at night rather than reading your paper books?)

Seriously? There’s no reason we can’t open up libraries so people can pick up books on hold. There’s a reason I prefer libraries and not buying a kindle. I don’t want to spend the money. Can you understand that?

But you’re fine with spreading germs!

I said pick up books on hold. Other systems are doing that at least.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

what is ridiculous is that you have not bought a kindle (or a nook, or the indie version) already and checked out books from the library that way. yes, high demand, but the waitlist / hold system works well in our experience. and you can get kindle unlimited which has lots of kids books.

We prefer paper books in our household. I don’t believe in reading on screens.

I do too but that's sort of irrelevant at the moment. I like many things I can't have right now. Grow up and get a basic kindle with no backlighting. (Also why are you on this screen at 11:12 at night rather than reading your paper books?)

Seriously? There’s no reason we can’t open up libraries so people can pick up books on hold. There’s a reason I prefer libraries and not buying a kindle. I don’t want to spend the money. Can you understand that?

But you’re fine with spreading germs![/quote


Where are you getting that? Paranoid much?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

what is ridiculous is that you have not bought a kindle (or a nook, or the indie version) already and checked out books from the library that way. yes, high demand, but the waitlist / hold system works well in our experience. and you can get kindle unlimited which has lots of kids books.

You don't need to do this you can read books online, along with audio books!

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

what is ridiculous is that you have not bought a kindle (or a nook, or the indie version) already and checked out books from the library that way. yes, high demand, but the waitlist / hold system works well in our experience. and you can get kindle unlimited which has lots of kids books.

We prefer paper books in our household. I don’t believe in reading on screens.

I do too but that's sort of irrelevant at the moment. I like many things I can't have right now. Grow up and get a basic kindle with no backlighting. (Also why are you on this screen at 11:12 at night rather than reading your paper books?)

Seriously? There’s no reason we can’t open up libraries so people can pick up books on hold. There’s a reason I prefer libraries and not buying a kindle. I don’t want to spend the money. Can you understand that?

You said you were buying books on amazon. There is a kindle available for $65 and then you get free library books to read on it. (Or get the free two month trial of Kindle Unlimited or Kindle Freetime.) I'm not trying to be insensitive to people's finances right now but that's the main thing we splurged on at the beginning of this horror show and it has paid for itself many, many times over and has allowed our kids to stay off computers and tv outside of school time. I don't understand your air of entitlement - why do you think the librarians should have to be handing out books as long as the stay at home orders are in place? Are they a lesser category of human?

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

what is ridiculous is that you have not bought a kindle (or a nook, or the indie version) already and checked out books from the library that way. yes, high demand, but the waitlist / hold system works well in our experience. and you can get kindle unlimited which has lots of kids books.

We prefer paper books in our household. I don’t believe in reading on screens.

I have plenty of paper books, I also have Kindle on my phone and listen to audio books when I go walking. Your ridiculous declaration just makes you sound stupid and out of touch rather than all superior like you thought it would.

NP you sound like you have poor reading comprehension. OP specifically said she wants library books for her kids. Do you know how old her kids are, or their preferences? No? Then you’re just making idiotic suggestions

Thank you. I’m OP. One of the reasons we prefer paper books is my son gets headaches when reading on screens. We are also trying to keep expenses down, so I don’t wish to spend money on a kindle right now.

As someone who gets a headache from screens I have a hard time believing that anyone gets a headache from a kindle, which doesnt emit light. Maybe you haven't tried one?

[Anonymous]

Agree Op. My kids don't want to read online. Traditional books. And I can't afford to buy books or another electronic. The free little libraries are nice, but don't quite fit the bill. The book swap with others sorta fell flat.

Some libraries are doing curbside pickup of your books
/DVDs kn hold. Sadly, not in Fairfax Co though, but could easily be done.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree Op. My kids don't want to read online. Traditional books. And I can't afford to buy books or another electronic. The free little libraries are nice, but don't quite fit the bill. The book swap with others sorta fell flat.

Some libraries are doing curbside pickup of your books
/DVDs kn hold. Sadly, not in Fairfax Co though, but could easily be done.

Could you send an email out on your school or neighborhood listserv re book swaps? I think there are others who will be into this and it's been working well for us, don't give up!

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Anonymous wrote:Agree Op. My kids don't want to read online. Traditional books. And I can't afford to buy books or another electronic. The free little libraries are nice, but don't quite fit the bill. The book swap with others sorta fell flat.

Some libraries are doing curbside pickup of your books
/DVDs kn hold. Sadly, not in Fairfax Co though, but could easily be done.

totally understand and respect the finances consideration. but having had versions of this convo with other parents lately what i find ironic is that the parents who resist the kindle all they don't like more tech - but there kids all spend so much more time on computers and tv than my kids have been doing thanks to the kindle the past couple of months

[Anonymous]

How about the following:


- Each person can reserve 10 books to be picked up at the local library at one time
- Only librarians (assume they are not sick) can go into library to pick up these books.
-Librarian bundles the book and curb side pick up (those 10 books you reserved) only.
- Limit only 1 staff (with appropriate protective gear) to put all returned books for that day in a room (or a designated area) for 7 days (to allow any virus to die)
- After 7 days, Day 1 book can be returned to shelf as available
- Do this in a rolling manner

Librarians or county employees got paid to work and county residents can get books to read.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t we at least pick up books on hold? This is so ridiculous. I don’t want to babe to buy new books all the time for my kids. Open up the libraries, please!

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Why-You-Shouldnt-Do-Curbside-During-COVID-19-Backtalk

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Anonymous wrote:How about the following:


- Each person can reserve 10 books to be picked up at the local library at one time
- Only librarians (assume they are not sick) can go into library to pick up these books.
-Librarian bundles the book and curb side pick up (those 10 books you reserved) only.
- Limit only 1 staff (with appropriate protective gear) to put all returned books for that day in a room (or a designated area) for 7 days (to allow any virus to die)
- After 7 days, Day 1 book can be returned to shelf as available
- Do this in a rolling manner

Librarians or county employees got paid to work and county residents can get books to read.

are you going into your office?

[Anonymous]

I have at least 20 books on hold. I do wish there was curbside pick up.

[Anonymous]

I am all for paper books, and so are my kids.

Luckily for us, we have enough to last us a very long while in the house. I like buying used books on Abe.com or eBay You can just wait 3 days before opening your package, and the viral particles will have deactivated permanently. I once bought used but good condition copies of a book on eBay that was the theme for DD's 9th birthday, and handed them out as the party favor. I'd rather buy used than a Kindle version, but I've been forced to buy Kindle versions for my teen's English class: he reads it on the computer and it's easier for him to find quotes that way than it is to rifle through paper pages.

For your little one, I suggest used books. Decontaminate and clean, and you're good to go.