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The best purchase I ever made was free.
Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card.
Things I got from my library:
An education
My closest friend
Sex education
Foreign language instruction
Books
E-books
Audiobooks
Books for my kids
Storytime and other entertainment for my kids
Books to discuss with my book group
Flu shots
Travel resources
Magazines
A quiet place to read
A place for my son to meet with his math tutor
A place to hold a community meeting
A place to buy used books for almost nothing
A place to donate old books
A way to download and read or listen to books on my phone or Kindle without ever leaving my house (aka the Libby app)
All for free
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Sex education?
Your library sounds like much more fun than mine…
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You never read “the joy of sex” at your library? 😂
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my exact same thoughts
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The Joy of Sex (book) came out in the 70s. I read part of it in the house where I babysat. I finished it in the good old library. 😉
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Flu shots, too? Back in Miami there were yoga and meditation classes at my library, which I miss!
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Oh and videos! Remember borrowing movies from the library?
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You had me at“sex education”
I think I need to go over renew my library card now
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😂
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I truly love the library
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They’re great! 📚
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MaryG, this made me grin — the best purchase being free is such a perfect answer. As a family that travels a lot, our library card is quietly one of our most-used tools: the kids load up e-books and audiobooks before every long flight, and toddler storytime was basically free entertainment when we needed it most. Sex ed AND a closest friend on the list too — libraries really do carry everything.
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