Do you check out books?

gmku · 09.17.2007, 10:49 PM

As in from a library? I mean, it's such a quaint thing, isn't it? But moving to a podunk town has made me appreciate good libraries. I could join the big-city library 10 minutes away, but because my burb is in another counter, I'd have to cough up 65 freaking bucks a freaking year. Give me a break. So instead I'm limited to whatever this town's library, which is almost as big as my living room, can get for me. Oddly enough, I did find two of Denis Johnson's books that I've been meaning to read, but they don't carry Jesus' Son.

SynthethicalY · 09.17.2007, 10:50 PM

Shell out the 65 bucks. That reminds me, I need to pay my fine, so I won't buy them. I owe 50 by the way.

Cantankerous · 09.17.2007, 10:53 PM

i don't have a library card in manhattan. haven't gotten off my lazy ass for that one yet.
i still have my library card here though and i figured i may as well go to the library and steal some more shit (music, DVDs)
so now i've got the entire monterrey pop festival for free. it's like $80 or something ridiculous on amazon.

gmku · 09.17.2007, 11:00 PM

I would be in heaven in a New York City library. That's a real library, there, all right.

Cantankerous · 09.17.2007, 11:09 PM

i know. imagine all the shit i can pirate.

Silent Dan Speaks · 09.17.2007, 11:13 PM

I can't imagine life without my library card. It wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure.

gmku · 09.17.2007, 11:25 PM

The only problem I find with libraries is that most of their CDs and DVDs are beaten to shit. Everything I've ever checked out has skipped or not played. Not even worth pirating, even if I were inclined to do so.

Amplifly · 09.18.2007, 12:25 AM

How is checking out a book quaint? It's not like people read novels on the interenet or something, and I'm not about to shell out $25 for a second edition hardcover. I guess you could wait around for 6 months and pay 6 bucks for the overproduced paperback?

edward_sick · 09.18.2007, 12:35 AM

i really should read. but i dont.
i shouldnt be as lazy as i am. but i am.

!@#$%! · 09.18.2007, 12:43 AM

i check out books AND movies every week from a library

not bad for a shitty town-- i found out they have interlibrary loan as well

maybe check out this feature in yours?

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ps- i thought at first i read "do you check out boobs" and YES! ALWAYS!

edward_sick · 09.18.2007, 12:51 AM

haha. nice selection

floatingslowly · 09.18.2007, 01:05 AM

I haven't had a library card in years. I like owning books, and I'd rather shell out $2 and support my local used book store. it's hard for that lady to stay in business, but I do my best.

not dissin' the library, it's nice and all, but I'm really bad at returning things (which consequently is why I also use netflix instead of the local blockbuster). I'd perpetually owe late fees.

lungfish · 09.18.2007, 08:23 AM

if anyone of you are in college, you'd be surprised how good their libraries are.
mine is merely a community college but they have a shitload of rare artbooks and fiction.
its pretty damn cool.

other than that, scowering Strand bookstore will make any book lover melt.

tesla69 · 09.18.2007, 08:29 AM

then new york city libraries are great, a mark of civilization where brutality usually holds sway. I might subscribe to a private library on 48th St, partly because it offers good books but also it offers a quiet clean place to relax, read and write in midtown.

A friend of mine argues the Strand downtown is better than the Strand on 12th St.

Washing Machine · 09.18.2007, 08:35 AM

Libraries are one of the free world's most insanely brilliant ideas. The one thing we have truely gotten right without question. I LOVE the Library. I can walk around and pick up anything, take it home and read it. So much infomation at your fingertips. I cannot for the life of me understand why people dont use the library more.

I went out picked up Thurston Moore's book on Cassette culture, Some Franz Kafka books, a book on video art, the 'post-modern reader' and a book on Music Technology. Really what other place would offer such range utterly free?

lungfish · 09.18.2007, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tesla69

A friend of mine argues the Strand downtown is better than the Strand on 12th St.

the annex, yeah. i've never been there.
ask him how come.

screamingskull · 09.18.2007, 09:01 AM

not since school, and their library sucked.

Rob Instigator · 09.18.2007, 09:28 AM

i live for the library. the main branch of the houston public library has been undergoping renovatio for the better part of twi years and is scheduled to re-opne in 8 months. I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

god there's some hot chicks wearing glasses readig at the library

ALIEN ANAL · 09.18.2007, 09:46 AM

only the hot ones

ho ho ima sooo funneh

tesla69 · 09.18.2007, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lungfish

the annex, yeah. i've never been there.
ask him how come.

because he can't go in without walking out with an armful!

when I went down recently to hear Paul DiFilippo and Norman Spinrad read nearby I could have done some damage but I held off. For some reason people thought I worked there and kept asking me questions which I would then answer by telling them about my favorite books. I was only in there for 10 mins and 3 people must've asked me.

They must feel the dream of owning a great bookstore radiating off me. A bookstore with a small tight selection of vinyl.

09.17.2007, 10:49 PM	#1
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	As in from a library? I mean, it's such a quaint thing, isn't it? But moving to a podunk town has made me appreciate good libraries. I could join the big-city library 10 minutes away, but because my burb is in another counter, I'd have to cough up 65 freaking bucks a freaking year. Give me a break. So instead I'm limited to whatever this town's library, which is almost as big as my living room, can get for me. Oddly enough, I did find two of Denis Johnson's books that I've been meaning to read, but they don't carry Jesus' Son. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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09.17.2007, 10:50 PM	#2
SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	Shell out the 65 bucks. That reminds me, I need to pay my fine, so I won't buy them. I owe 50 by the way.
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09.17.2007, 10:53 PM	#3
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	i don't have a library card in manhattan. haven't gotten off my lazy ass for that one yet. i still have my library card here though and i figured i may as well go to the library and steal some more shit (music, DVDs) so now i've got the entire monterrey pop festival for free. it's like $80 or something ridiculous on amazon. __________________ RETIRED
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09.17.2007, 11:00 PM	#4
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I would be in heaven in a New York City library. That's a real library, there, all right. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	i know. imagine all the shit i can pirate. __________________ RETIRED
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09.17.2007, 11:13 PM	#6
Silent Dan Speaks the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 603	I can't imagine life without my library card. It wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure.
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09.17.2007, 11:25 PM	#7
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	The only problem I find with libraries is that most of their CDs and DVDs are beaten to shit. Everything I've ever checked out has skipped or not played. Not even worth pirating, even if I were inclined to do so. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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09.18.2007, 12:25 AM	#8
Amplifly little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 35	How is checking out a book quaint? It's not like people read novels on the interenet or something, and I'm not about to shell out $25 for a second edition hardcover. I guess you could wait around for 6 months and pay 6 bucks for the overproduced paperback? __________________
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09.18.2007, 12:35 AM	#9
edward_sick children of satan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: pekin, illinoise Posts: 289	i really should read. but i dont. i shouldnt be as lazy as i am. but i am. __________________
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09.18.2007, 12:43 AM	#10
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,468	i check out books AND movies every week from a library not bad for a shitty town-- i found out they have interlibrary loan as well maybe check out this feature in yours? -- ps- i thought at first i read "do you check out boobs" and YES! ALWAYS!
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09.18.2007, 12:51 AM	#11
edward_sick children of satan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: pekin, illinoise Posts: 289	haha. nice selection __________________
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09.18.2007, 01:05 AM	#12
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	I haven't had a library card in years. I like owning books, and I'd rather shell out $2 and support my local used book store. it's hard for that lady to stay in business, but I do my best. not dissin' the library, it's nice and all, but I'm really bad at returning things (which consequently is why I also use netflix instead of the local blockbuster). I'd perpetually owe late fees.
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09.18.2007, 08:23 AM	#13
lungfish bad moon rising Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: nyc Posts: 236	if anyone of you are in college, you'd be surprised how good their libraries are. mine is merely a community college but they have a shitload of rare artbooks and fiction. its pretty damn cool. other than that, scowering Strand bookstore will make any book lover melt.
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09.18.2007, 08:29 AM	#14
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	then new york city libraries are great, a mark of civilization where brutality usually holds sway. I might subscribe to a private library on 48th St, partly because it offers good books but also it offers a quiet clean place to relax, read and write in midtown. A friend of mine argues the Strand downtown is better than the Strand on 12th St.
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09.18.2007, 08:35 AM	#15
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Libraries are one of the free world's most insanely brilliant ideas. The one thing we have truely gotten right without question. I LOVE the Library. I can walk around and pick up anything, take it home and read it. So much infomation at your fingertips. I cannot for the life of me understand why people dont use the library more. I went out picked up Thurston Moore's book on Cassette culture, Some Franz Kafka books, a book on video art, the 'post-modern reader' and a book on Music Technology. Really what other place would offer such range utterly free? __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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09.18.2007, 09:01 AM	#17
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	not since school, and their library sucked.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	i live for the library. the main branch of the houston public library has been undergoping renovatio for the better part of twi years and is scheduled to re-opne in 8 months. I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! god there's some hot chicks wearing glasses readig at the library __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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ALIEN ANAL invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 5,461	only the hot ones ho ho ima sooo funneh __________________ www.instagram.com/alienanal
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