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November 11, 2005
In Praise of Libraries
Being unemployed in a conventional sense (i.e. more time and less income) has given me a chance to renew my relationship with our local library. Initially, I did it to put a dent in our Amazon bill, but I've found it has other benefits as well:
Encourages me to read books I wouldn't necessarily buy
Reduces the clutter of too many books around the house
Gives me that mildly warm feeling of being environmentally sensitive
In addition to these benefits, I discovered the SF library offers free access to huge number of useful online resources, for example InfoTrac OneFile and the New York Times historical search. They also have over 1000 audiobooks and 5000 ebooks available for free download to card holders. Pretty impressive!
If you live in SF, I suggest you check it out. Regardless, it's worth seeing what your local library has on offer.
