Comments on: Support Libraries, a good economic choice http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/ Looking at a little down home literature Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Libraries and the Economy http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Libraries and the Economy Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:31:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/#comment-127 [...] the OkieReads blog pointed out, several other media outlets have recently noted increased library usage [...] [...] the OkieReads blog pointed out, several other media outlets have recently noted increased library usage [...]

]]> By: kitty pittman http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-126 kitty pittman Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:49:48 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/#comment-126 Reggie Jet, you need to give your friend some hand sanitizer we use it all the time at the circulation desk. And Chris, I want to remind everyone that Metropolitan Library System right here in Oklahoma County has all these branches, http://www4.mls.lib.ok.us/mls/locations.htm Reggie Jet, you need to give your friend some hand sanitizer we use it all the time at the circulation desk.
And Chris, I want to remind everyone that Metropolitan Library System right here in Oklahoma County has all these branches, http://www4.mls.lib.ok.us/mls/locations.htm

]]> By: chris carroll http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-125 chris carroll Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:43:05 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/#comment-125 It is really interesting that hard economic times make for boom-times at institutions like libraries, community colleges, vo-techs, etc., but it still seems like these are some of the first places that quick-fix budget-cutters would look to trim funding. Personally, like Reggie Jet I've found the library to be an awesome resource to build my iTunes collection without having to resort to either buying overpriced new CDs or stealing music from shady online sources. The Metropolitan Library System has a pretty great CD collection in wildly varied genres, and as far as I know (although I'm not a copyright lawyer) it's totally legal to add them to your iTunes collection and build a great listening library of your own. It is really interesting that hard economic times make for boom-times at institutions like libraries, community colleges, vo-techs, etc., but it still seems like these are some of the first places that quick-fix budget-cutters would look to trim funding.

Personally, like Reggie Jet I’ve found the library to be an awesome resource to build my iTunes collection without having to resort to either buying overpriced new CDs or stealing music from shady online sources. The Metropolitan Library System has a pretty great CD collection in wildly varied genres, and as far as I know (although I’m not a copyright lawyer) it’s totally legal to add them to your iTunes collection and build a great listening library of your own.

]]> By: Reggie Jet http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Reggie Jet Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:18:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2008/12/03/support-libraries-a-good-economic-choice/#comment-124 I sense you've been in a frugal frame of mind, Kitty! Knitting charity gifts, doing your own laundry, and promoting library materials for those on a budget. ;-) Seriously, I've always wondered why more people haven't discovered the library as a source for music, movies and, yes, books! It makes perfect sense to check out movies instead of renting them, since you're not planning on keeping them anyway. Checking out music is a great way to find out if you really want to add this particular CD to your music collection, or if you're willing to fork over cash to download the tunes. Same goes for books, unless you really love the author or topic. (Although I do have a friend with germ-phobia who had to stop checking out books at the library because of all those other hands that had touched them! Guess that's another reason to buy instead of borrow.) I sense you’ve been in a frugal frame of mind, Kitty! Knitting charity gifts, doing your own laundry, and promoting library materials for those on a budget. ;-)

Seriously, I’ve always wondered why more people haven’t discovered the library as a source for music, movies and, yes, books! It makes perfect sense to check out movies instead of renting them, since you’re not planning on keeping them anyway.

Checking out music is a great way to find out if you really want to add this particular CD to your music collection, or if you’re willing to fork over cash to download the tunes. Same goes for books, unless you really love the author or topic. (Although I do have a friend with germ-phobia who had to stop checking out books at the library because of all those other hands that had touched them! Guess that’s another reason to buy instead of borrow.)

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