Can you buy library books

That makes so much more sense! My mind was reading it like it was as asking for the call number. I just did this for the White House book you read for book club! They ordered it and I am top of the list! I also remember my mom requesting a book we saw on reading rainbow when I was little. Also, re your comment on not asking library to purchase your own book….

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Read more: This browser extension shows you which Amazon books are available free at your local library Once a book is checked out, you usually have two to three weeks before it must be "returned," which happens automatically once the return date hits. I have been buying ex-library books for years. I love them because they are cheap and finding a bargain always brings a smile to my cheapskate face. They are nearly always hardcovers.

You might be able to locate a cheap reading copy of a book that is scarce and expensive, perhaps even a first edition. Those cheap prices also mean that book ownership is accessible to readers without much money.

I particularly like books that have been discarded by university libraries where the subject matter is diverse or even niche. There's a good chance that many of these discards will be out-of-print. But that doesn't mean their content isn't incredibly useful to someone. Sometimes it is possible find lightly used ex-library books.

In the office, we have a copy of Book Collecting: A Modern Guide edited by Jean Peters - according to its pocket, the book was checked out four times since November Your book is in good hands. The dust jacket is long gone to the great library in the sky but the book was only checked out 16 times since - again, many thanks to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

I enjoy the idea of ownership being indicated in books and that includes ex-library copies. It shows that a book had a previous life, helping students or readers, and now it's helping me.