I have not had a library card for decades. I love to read but have purchased books instead of just borrowing them. This weekend my wife convinced me to go get a library card so I can use the Libby app on my Amazon kindle. The first thing that surprised me is that my local library is open on Saturdays.
To get my library card I just had show my local driver's license and confirm it had my correct address. I also filled out a short form and then the librarian gave me a choice of 4 colors for my card. I picked my favorite color and left the library. I went home and downloaded the Libby app from the Kindle store. It is also available for other Android and iOS devices. Once installed it asked me questions about my library card. I had to give the name of the county library I belonged to and then give my 15-digit card number. It quickly found my information and I could immediately start checking out electronic versions of books available to me. The current catalog has over 200 thousand titles.
I am currently reading a sailing memoir from someone that sailed around the world and so I didn't want to immediately reserve anything. I will wait until I finish my current book. I did look through a number of titles though. There are quite a few sailing magazines I can check out in addition to more books on the subject. I also did a cursory search of mountain-climbing titles. Spread amongst the non-fiction are quite a few novels, should I wish to escape from reality. I am excited to pick out my next read when my current one is finished.
I am not someone that has a lot of different apps loaded onto my phone or tablet. For me to actually download an app, there better be a good reason. If you like reading, I highly recommend Libby and should have gotten my library card a long time ago.
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