Save Money with Your Local Library
Everybody knows that as long as you remember to get the books back in time, libraries are a great place to save some money. The word has even started to get out that you can checkout videos and music for free or cheap. You might even already know that you can buy used books for cheap which is really nice for kids that read books faster than you can buy them.
Our library offers a bunch of other opportunities to save a few pennies.
- Classes for kids - Our library runs a ton of weekly classes that are normally about a half hour. Most of them are storytime based with an arts and craft project toward the end. But they also have more hip things such as Guitar Hero night.
- Computer use - Most libraries these days are practically littered with computers that allow you to use the internet which is a great opportunity for anybody who can’t afford a computer or internet service and for people when their computers are being repaired. We also get free Wi-Fi if you have your own laptop.
- Arts & Crafts for kids - Kids are allowed to do one free art project each day. Any additional projects are a dirt cheap 25 cents. You seriously can’t buy your own supplies for that cheap.
- Play area - Inside the library, there is a wing with all of the kid books. In that wing, there is a play area complete with play kitchen, puzzles, buckets and shelves full of toys. It is quite a popular place for people to bring their kids when the weather outside isn’t so great.
What type of perks and services do your libraries offer for cheap?
Thanks so much to Mike for today’s guest post. He is the father of 5 year old twins and a new baby. You can find him writing about IVF, raising children, raising a child with autism, and fatherhood. I hope you’ll visit him at Be A Good Dad!
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6 opinions for Save Money with Your Local Library
Syd
Jul 1, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Our library has audio books downloadable for free online. You can load them onto your iPod or audio player and enjoy!
Eliza
Jul 1, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Great advice Mike! I plan on taking the kids this weekend to the library, we haven’t been there yet since we moved due to all the horrible weather but they’ve finished every book in the house now. :)
Mike
Jul 1, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Our library definitely sees an increase in traffic over the summer when school is out. Which reminds of of another free library feature. Our kids have done the library’s summer reading club the last couple years (we read most of the books to them still) and they get prizes for meeting various checkpoints.
Karen
Jul 2, 2008 at 9:39 am
I’ve been meaning to drop by our library and take some pictures of the things that they offer. I keep forgetting to take my camera when I go. They even have learning toys that you can check out!
Mike
Jul 2, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Yeah, we like to check out the puppets every now and then and bring them home for a puppet theater.
Modified mummy
Jul 17, 2008 at 9:42 am
I miss our library :(
We live in a little village and I don’t get into town very often, especially not with time to go to the library. I used to take my son there alot when he was little-er.
Here we have a mobile library van that comes around once a month. The only problem we have is keeping track of the books we get out, ad we have 3 bookshelves of kids books in the living room alone!
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