Library books tagged with due dates
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The past two weeks were a rather exciting weeks in the blogosphere yet somewhat disillusioning too. By now most everyone should have heard of Kathleen Hale and perhaps Richard Brittain as well.
Many bloggers were in uproar and rightly so. Personal safety is a valid concern, especially when you hear of authors who stalked book reviewers over negative book reviews. Scary. On a happier note, I thought the past week was exciting because I was back to reading posts from other blogs which gave me plenty of material to read.
Tagging Due Dates on Library Books
The Pain of Overdue Books
For all the love I have for libraries, one thing I despise are library fines. I’m sure I have paid a hefty sum in my life thus far. In the 90s (goodness, that sounds so long ago), library due dates used to be stamped on the borrowing cards. Keeping track was a lot more convenient.
Don’t get me wrong, I like electronic borrowing stations because they save a lot of time but I tend to lose the receipts. I can check online or wait for email notifications that my books are due but 5 days’ notice for 7 books I didn’t read yet isn’t helpful.
The Solution
Now, I realize that my solution to this problem is extremely simple but seriously, it’s always little solutions like these that escape us, no? So yes, I am henceforth sticking little post-it notes on library book spines with their due dates. This way I have a much better overview of which books I need to read sooner and in which sequence.
Tagging due dates is particularly helpful because now I don’t need to log into three library accounts just to find out when this one title is due because I can’t remember whose library card I used to borrow it. Yes, I have a kind sister and father who willingly surrender their library cards whenever I ask them to.
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I work in a library. I’m there at least five days a week. And I still manage to get fines on my card. It’s crazy, but I also just forget. I actually don’t mind paying for them that much, but it’s still less that actually buying the book. But still. I like you plan. I hope it works out for you.
Hahaha. Yeah, that’s what I tell myself too. Library fines cost less than actually buying books. And sometimes I figure returning a book two days late, so I can finish it is cheaper than paying to reserve another copy. And I used to help out as a student librarian back in elementary and high school. I still managed to return books late all the time as well. Happens ;)
I used to LOVE libraries. I’d be there at least 3 times a week. That was great and all until I realised that my personal TBR was growing out of proportion and it wasn’t a healthy balance prioritising borrowing over what I already had. So since then, I’ve been trying to reign in the TBR. And it’s just expanded. So I’ve had to temporarily say good bye to the library. I must say, this new electronic system sounds terribly difficult for a person who has an atrocious memory like me. Mixed together with a propensity to be lazy and it’s a dangerous concoction. I think I’d have to spend the rest of my life paying library fines hahaha!
I can’t part ways with the library. Ever since I learnt of the existence of libraries at the age of 8, I’ve never been able to tear myself away. Although, I’ve tried to impose a library ban on myself for the very same reason you’re staying away from the library.
The electronic system is actually very useful and it’s not really a problem to log into the system online to check due dates. I just can’t be bothered to check out all three accounts on which I borrow books. But there’s this new system through which we can borrow books using a dedicated smartphone app. We can store library card details of family members, so once that’s set up, checking all the accounts should be much faster. Just that I’ve only set it up for myself so far and not the rest of the family.
Glad you’re back to blogging, Josephine! All the stalking business with Hale and the other guy is really scaring me. :/
That aside, whoa at all those library books. I don’t have a decent library to borrow from, so I don’t suffer the same problem you’re having. xD I see some great books up there that you MUST read ASAP, though: A Little Something Different (so cute!), Biggest Flirts (hilarious!), A Mad, Wicked Folly (powerful) and Breathe, Annie, Breathe (swooon). _<
Thank you, Aimee! I’m more than happy to be back :) I just wish I had more time to blog. Haha.
Yeah, I tend to go a little overboard when new library books come in. Lol. I just finished reading A Little Something Different over the weekend (seriously, too cute!), Biggest Flirt was due at the library before I could read it but I’ll borrow it again, I can’t wait for A Mad, Wicked Folly and Breath, Annie, Breathe, I’m not entirely sure yet because I was very unimpressed with Catching Jordan but Annie runs cross-country (?), so I’m curious nonetheless.
Fantastic!