Comments on: 5 Ways Your Local Library Can Transform Your Life Without Even Checking Out A Book http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Oleg http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-10558 Oleg Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:39:33 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-10558 I love that you caught on to using the library to save money. Most people don’t realize that many of the hardcover books they shell out 20-40$ for, read and then stack on their shelves are available for free to check out, and in the Los Angeles Public Library system keep for up to 9 weeks(3 renewals of 3 weeks).

Films too, LAPL allows documentaries to go for 7 days, while fiction DVDs for 2 days. That may not be enough for busy people, but it’s great over the weekend.

Thanks for the post

]]> By: Lori http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-7159 Lori Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:53:33 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-7159 Thank you for a valuable educational site.

I hope that you have some native Chinese speakers in your life to help with learning Mandarin Chinese. I thought I was learning it from tapes during a summer vacation, but when I got back to school I found out from Chinese students that I was making extreme mistakes. I think that its being a tonal language makes it very difficult to learn without feedback from native speakers.

]]> By: Mike C http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6874 Mike C Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:25:33 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6874 Great information. Now a question… how could you make it this far in your life without seeing Scarface?

“Say hello to my little friend”

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6647 fivecentnickel.com Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:35:49 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6647 I know it’s a catchy title and all, but I’d hardly consider free movie rentals to be life-transforming. Story time for the kids is a great thing, though.

]]> By: MillionDollarJourney.com http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6619 MillionDollarJourney.com Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:10:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6619 I’ve just recently re-discovered my local library, and i must say that it’s refreshing to see that quality books can be available for FREE. Much cheaper than purchasing new books all the time.

FT
http://www.milliondollarjourney.com

]]> By: Alys http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6537 Alys Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:15:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/17/5-ways-your-local-library-can-transform-your-life-without-even-checking-out-a-book/#comment-6537 Thank you so much for this post! As a 30-something single female, I’ve had a hard time meeting new people. In looking at my local libraries, I’ve found lots of book discussion groups, and monthly movies!

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