@torunn saidOwning books is nice and if you buy them second hand and donate the ones you don't think you'll read again to book exchanges what's the difference. I do like to support our local library though. They are good people who run all kinds of diverse groups with a real sense of contributing to community and social inclusion. They loan out litter picking kit now which is cool.
We shouldn't visit libraries now, should we? I bought four books instead. Not so cheap but they are mine. 🙂
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@petewxyz saidI donate my used (read) books to our local library and they then have a book sale, once a year, to help with the extracurricular activities. I have asked for some pretty obscure books and they seem to be able to get them for me. Now there have been times when it's taken "some" time, once 6 months, to get them and, if the truth be known I'd forgotten that I'd ordered it but they did manage to track it down. One recent one they managed to borrow from a nearby university library. Small town tenacity perhaps. 😉
Owning books is nice and if you buy them second hand and donate the ones you don't think you'll read again to book exchanges what's the difference. I do like to support our local library though. They are good people who run all kinds of diverse groups with a real sense of contributing to community and social inclusion. They loan out litter picking kit now which is cool.
@great-big-stees saidSounds like you are quite active in your community!
I donate my used (read) books to our local library and they then have a book sale, once a year, to help with the extracurricular activities. I have asked for some pretty obscure books and they seem to be able to get them for me. Now there have been times when it's taken "some" time, once 6 months, to get them and, if the truth be known I'd forgotten that I'd ordered i ...[text shortened]... recent one they managed to borrow from a nearby university library. Small town tenacity perhaps. 😉
-VR
@petewxyz saidLilliput libraries in NZ is a way to share books. "Guardians" have small
Owning books is nice and if you buy them second hand and donate the ones you don't think you'll read again to book exchanges what's the difference. I do like to support our local library though.
boxes full of books on the border of their property and passers-by
are welcome to take a book or leave a book. Quite a few schools are
involved too. I've often taken a book at the playground while watching
the kids and we have taken our finished books back.
@great-big-stees saidOur local theatre "The Regent" have a massive 24 hour
I donate my used (read) books to our local library and they then have a book sale, once a year,
book sale each year (delayed this year for obvious reasons!).
We donate everything that we cannot fit into Lilliput
Library. And we buy lots of bargain books then recycle.
People need to do this more.
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@great-big-stees saidThat reminds of me of a time I got stopped by the police on a trip to check on my rental which is about 2-3 hour away depending on traffic. Anyways I was about half way there and saw a police car on the other side parked and as I went by he come after me with lights flashing only no siren. I pulled over right away to the right and came to a stop.
I put on a spring jacket and found a $50.00 bill in it. Eureka!!!
Edit: Turns out it wasn't mine. 😢
He asked for the usual drivers licence, insurance, ownership papers, well I passed him my insurance and ownership papers, then last my drivers license he looked at it pulled it out of the plastic case I had it in and out popped a 50.00 dollar bill. I had forgotten I put it there as emergency money just incase I ever needed it, must have been there over a year or so. He passed it to me and said this must be your mad money. I just said yes officer.
First thought came to my mind was that he would think I was trying to bribe him for what ever he was stopping me for. Turned out a big white Van like the one I was driving was involved in a hit and run which explains why he walked all around the van. After that I didn't keep a fifty with my license anymore found another place in my card holder to hide it.
-VR
@great-big-stees saidYou could always buy it off them for $50
I put on a spring jacket and found a $50.00 bill in it. Eureka!!!
Edit: Turns out it wasn't mine. 😢