Let the library help you through these difficult economic times. Not only can we assist you in your job-search when you have been laid-off, downsized or let go, but we can also help you save money. Why buy when you can borrow!
Top ten reasons to use your library during tough economic times:
10. Borrow a dvd instead of renting it. Sure, you may have to wait for the recent release, but check out all the titles that you can’t get from retail stores!
9. Borrow a sewing book and learn how to make your own clothes, or alter those hand-me-downs or clothes from your local thrift store.
8. Cancel the subscriptions to some of your favourite magazines, and borrow from the library instead. A great magazine to check out at the library – both on paper and online - is Consumer Reports. Maximize your purchasing power in these tough times but ensuring that what you buy is the Best!
7. Don’t eat out as often. Check out a cooking dvd or recipe book and be a gourmet at home.
6. Attend one of the Thunder Bay Hydro: How to Lower your Electricity Bill programs at the library and learn how to save money on your hydro bill. Programs run throughout February, March and April. Check the library newsletter or website for specific dates, times and locations. While you are at the library, sign out one of our Energy Meters and see how much electricity your appliances are using up.
5. Borrow the bestselling fiction title instead of buying it. Yes, you may have to wait a bit for it, and you may only have it for a week because others are waiting for it as well, but don’t let that deter you. If you can’t read it in a week, keep it longer and pay the small fine. A few dollars is cheaper than $40 to buy it! And while you’re at the library, check out the back list of your favourite author. The back list is the list of titles that are either no longer in print, or not readily for purchase from your local or online book store. Danielle Steel, Dan Brown, Janet Evanovich all had many books out before their recent bestseller. The best place to get those titles is your public library.
4. Attend the Feb 26th DriveWise program at the Waverley library presented by EarthWise Thunder Bay. There you will learn how to HyperMile. What’s that, you ask? That’s learning how to drive your vehicle so as to maximize its fuel consumption.
3. Check out the Auto Repair Reference Centre. This online resource gives you access to car repair manuals. Learn how to do the simple repairs/maintenance yourself. While you’re at it, check out the books on small appliance repair – why buy new when you could try to repair it yourself.
2. Attend one of the upcoming Job Search workshops to be offered at the library. Check the library website and newsletter in March. In the meantime, sign out a resume writing or interviewing skills book. The library website offers links to our online Career Cruising database. Just click on Job Seekers under Services.
And the number 1 reason to use the library during tough times is The staff. Utilize the knowledge of the library staff to help you find what you need. They’ll put a smile on your face, and sometimes that’s just what you need when the going gets tough!
Barbara Philp, Head of Adult Services
The "@ Your Library" Column appears in the Sunday edition of the Chronicle Journal newspaper. The Column is written by staff at the Thunder Bay Public Library. Library staff also write for other publications, and those columns will occasionally be posted here as well. This blog helps us share our writing with a broader audience, and provides our readers with a forum for feedback. We welcome your comments!
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