1. Where else can I check out the music CDs I might want to buy (but I'm not sure yet)?
2. Where else can I catch up on those TV series that I don't have time to watch during the week (even though they remain the bane of existence for catalogers)?
3. Where else can I read the magazines I don't want to subscribe to (lest they begin to pile up in my house)?
1. Library programs, such as Teen Advisory Boards, give teenagers the opportunity to advocate for teen rights, interests, and needs, while at the same time become active members of their communities.
2. Library Web sites are portals to the world of information, providing links for online databases, RSS feeds, podcasts, downloadable audiobooks and so much more.
3. Most librarians become librarians because they truly want to help people in some way, not just to read books.
Three reason why I love my library are: 1)Anything you need to know can be learned at the library. 2) Our library sponsors programs for young and old that are both interesting and educational. Did you know that people at one time used tea as currency? 3)Learning is a lifelong experience. We experience learning at our library.
Many great answers. I'll add: They offer so much more than people think they do. I love hearing, "Wow, I didn't know you had/offered ..." (It would be better if everyone knew already; but until then it's great to see people get exited over a public service.). The public library is probably the most trafficked (except schools) government building, in most communities in any week. The public library is probably open more hours than any other local (non-emergency) government service, in any week.
Good verifiable sources; Help with "more like this" requests for my reading pleasure; More books than I thought *existed* - according to my then 4 year old daughter
Libraries hire librarians who can help users find the information they really need. It is easy to find facts on the Internet. It is more difficult to locate the information users need to satisfy the actual questions being asked.
and social netwrok tools are part of this too! I'm grateful that my library not only encourages community building in physical sense, but it also empowers me to connect with the online community effortlessly!
I love libraries AND librarians. Librarians are fierce in their search for answers. Libraries are the source of information and are essential for a democratic society. They are essential for preserving our history.
1. Librarians and all the staff members that help me choose materials, conduct research, reserve materials and offer suggestions
2. Serendipity -- I always discover things I never knew I wanted and then can't imagine how I could have lived without them... and audio books- how could I commute with them?
3. Lifelong learning -- the online resources, classes, books found at the library allow me to continually grow in my personal and professional life
1.The Librarians. They are so helpful. I just moved to a new town and when I got my card, they couldn't have been nicer about showing me all the library had.
2.The collections. I can read and listen to so much more by borrowing instead of having to buy everything.
3.Libraries share. I'f my library doesn't own what I want, they borrow it from another library for me.
1. Libraries provide materials for folks who are blind, deaf and have other special needs.
2. Libraries are great for all ages, all races and all religions
3. Visit your library today, and travel to far away places, travel back in time, travel to the future...feed your imagination, educate yourself and your family. Make the world a better place!
1. The librarians! They help you find things you didn't even know were there to enjoy and to help you learn what you want to learn.
2. Free books, videos, magazines-- I can test drive anything under the sun instead of buying it without knowing whether I'll like it or not.
3. Online services-- I can request a book online, get an email when it's at my local branch and go pick it up-- no muss, no fuss. The library is GREAT!
1. Something for everyone. No matter your age, your gender, your occupation or your interests, the library has it.
2. Expand my horizons. I can learn a language, plan a vegetable garden, look up reviews for my next big purchase, find a new recipe...and the list goes on.
3. EZ returns! I can return a book/dvd I hated without a receipt or any questions asked. Try that at Borders or Circuit City.
1. Access to subscription online resources you can use from home or work; 2. Lots of great books including classics you won't find everywhere; 3. Staff will help you with pretty much any information need.
1. Free access to information (and I'm from Illinois so to the guys in Springfield, this means ALL information) 2. Free access to enriching community activites 3. as well as access to all the wonderful materials at the library
1. I can pick any book I want on my library's website and they'll when it's waiting for me at front desk of my local branch. 2. It's a fun place to take my son on weekends. 3. Free WiFi
1.Libraries have always welcomed everyone. 2. Libraries even the playing field by providing resources for students whose families cannot afford them. 3. Librarians respect young adults' need for information and literature that is geared to them.
Hey Lizzy thanks for stopping by. I'll bet you used the library to plan all those fabulous trips you offered for your students too! Best of luck! -Nancy
1. can get almost any book from anywhere - and it comes to my library! 2. free access to wonderful online databases - even from home! 3. opportunities to share ideas and information with variety of interesting people
1. Sampling lots of albums and broadening my musical horizons without having to lay out $20 for a cd! 2. Sitting and reading through all those magazines I don't subscribe to. 3. The serendipty of browsing the new book shelves.
1. new jersey sucks
2. new jersey sucks
3. did i mention that new jersey sucks?
WHOO222 2 years ago
I work at the Orange County Library in Florida and I can tell you the 3 absolute best things about libraries:
1: Access to infinite FREE information and entertainment via books, CDs, DVDs, videogames, internet, database, periodical, and personal sources.
2: Social interactivity with others thinkers.
3: Clean and peaceful environment open to the public.
Support your local library, show your love!
ThatsNotPoetry 4 years ago
1. Best value out there for your tax dollar. For the price of 1 book, I get to read many books, listen to CDs, listen to books, and so much more
2. In smaller towns, the girls at circ know who you are and pull your reserves the minute you walk through the door.
3. Interlibrary loan--stuff from libraries you don't even support, for free or for a VERY low cost--we take this stuff for granted I think
reciperiotqueen 4 years ago
Great video. LOVE the soundtrack.
My 3 reasons?
How many places can you go where the whole point is to learn something new? And anyone can go there.
Libraries are symbols of freedom of speech.
Libraries helped raise me.
svardell 4 years ago
Three Reasons I Think Librarians Are Great:
1. I can read any kind of magazine, for free, without subscribing!
2. Libraries allow you to access all the ideas and knowledge of mankind. (Google does NOT!)
3. Librarians rock!
foldinggurl 5 years ago
1. Where else can I check out the music CDs I might want to buy (but I'm not sure yet)?
2. Where else can I catch up on those TV series that I don't have time to watch during the week (even though they remain the bane of existence for catalogers)?
3. Where else can I read the magazines I don't want to subscribe to (lest they begin to pile up in my house)?
librarygrlnh 5 years ago
1. It's just about the only place I can't be distracted when I'm doing homework
2. If I need to find a newspaper article or magazine, I don't have to buy the whole periodical because I know right where I can find it at the library
3. There's books about anything. Anything I would like to know or need help with, I can find the answers to my questions at the library.
evilmanure 5 years ago
I love my library because of the: Learning, Information, Books, Research, Answers, Reading, Year-Long!
aliasmoneypenny 5 years ago
1. Library programs, such as Teen Advisory Boards, give teenagers the opportunity to advocate for teen rights, interests, and needs, while at the same time become active members of their communities.
2. Library Web sites are portals to the world of information, providing links for online databases, RSS feeds, podcasts, downloadable audiobooks and so much more.
3. Most librarians become librarians because they truly want to help people in some way, not just to read books.
qvcqueen 5 years ago
Three reason why I love my library are: 1)Anything you need to know can be learned at the library. 2) Our library sponsors programs for young and old that are both interesting and educational. Did you know that people at one time used tea as currency? 3)Learning is a lifelong experience. We experience learning at our library.
floridagirl1957 5 years ago
1. Programs that enrich the community and individual.
2. Excitement of having access to so many free resources.
3. The amount of information available to the public is awe-inspiring.
oliviarules 5 years ago
The books
The databases
The videos
The programs
msbookwoman 5 years ago
Opens new worlds for me
Provides people with access to technology
A place for people to go where they can find community or solitude
jhmp19 5 years ago
1. Free books, movies, cds, etc.
2. Free access to all of the New York Times (even TimesSelect content)
3. It gives me a job :-)
flapperchick13 5 years ago
1. The selection of books, videos, DVDs, etc.
2. Interesting Programs
3. Comfortable Place
gmbrdp 5 years ago
Many great answers. I'll add: They offer so much more than people think they do. I love hearing, "Wow, I didn't know you had/offered ..." (It would be better if everyone knew already; but until then it's great to see people get exited over a public service.). The public library is probably the most trafficked (except schools) government building, in most communities in any week. The public library is probably open more hours than any other local (non-emergency) government service, in any week.
wbrahms 5 years ago
1. More books than you could read in a lifetime.
2. The latest DVDs.
3. Audiobooks - on CD, cassette, and downloadable. I listen while driving, walking, and doing household chores.
mowynk 5 years ago
Good verifiable sources; Help with "more like this" requests for my reading pleasure; More books than I thought *existed* - according to my then 4 year old daughter
ididnotsaythat 5 years ago
Libraries hire librarians who can help users find the information they really need. It is easy to find facts on the Internet. It is more difficult to locate the information users need to satisfy the actual questions being asked.
Libraries are great places to learn new things.
Libraries promote accessibility for all people.
cmw48 5 years ago
I can access great online resources from work or home.
It's a great place to catch up on community news and new resources.
It's FREE!
eaarnold1 5 years ago
1) Community
2) Participation
3) Learning
and social netwrok tools are part of this too! I'm grateful that my library not only encourages community building in physical sense, but it also empowers me to connect with the online community effortlessly!
HBlowers 5 years ago
1. Content
2. Community
3. Connections
libraryman 5 years ago
1) Libraries hold the clues to the past
2) Libraries hold the answers to the present
3) Libraries hold the questions of the future
CorwynD 5 years ago
1. Libraries provide free access to knowledge for all who seek it, through both books and internet access
2. Libraries are a place for the community to come together
3. Libraries are pioneering the efforts to promote literacy and computer literacy in inner cities
jannasmi 5 years ago
I love my library because it has all the answers! It's beautiful and peaceful, and I always find something here I like!
goddessmom2 5 years ago
I love libraries AND librarians. Librarians are fierce in their search for answers. Libraries are the source of information and are essential for a democratic society. They are essential for preserving our history.
levohn 5 years ago
1. Good books, including obscure stuff and classics.
2. A place to meet interesting people.
3. Nice librarians who can help me with the computer.
debocrat 5 years ago
1. Equal access to information, books, and technology for everyone.
2. Databases with reliable information.
3. The library is more fun than Chuck E. Cheese (according to my 3 year old).
janiehh 5 years ago
1. Information I can trust
2. A quiet, private reflective environment where I can find info about everything
3. Valuable resource
consdr8 5 years ago
spaces for a wealth of information
faces of interesting people
places to gather and share ideas
PapaChido 5 years ago
1. books available on all subjects
2. free internet available
3. allowing me to learn
alynn26 5 years ago
1. Librarians and all the staff members that help me choose materials, conduct research, reserve materials and offer suggestions
2. Serendipity -- I always discover things I never knew I wanted and then can't imagine how I could have lived without them... and audio books- how could I commute with them?
3. Lifelong learning -- the online resources, classes, books found at the library allow me to continually grow in my personal and professional life
normablake 5 years ago
1.The Librarians. They are so helpful. I just moved to a new town and when I got my card, they couldn't have been nicer about showing me all the library had.
2.The collections. I can read and listen to so much more by borrowing instead of having to buy everything.
3.Libraries share. I'f my library doesn't own what I want, they borrow it from another library for me.
kathlausc 5 years ago
Stupid people trying to break the record. Who so they think they are Di vinci, so lame.. wish i wasn't helping you
animelover1314 5 years ago
It's free!
I can find anything I want or need: information or
entertainment.
The sense of benefit I feel after visiting my library is
unmatched by any other activity such as shopping.
lcwk86 5 years ago
1.See everyone in town there!
2. Love the "Did you miss?" section.
3. Free- of money, restrictions, etc.!
Spalmnj 5 years ago
1. Libraries have books, media, you name it
2. Libraries have librarians
3. Libraries provide Internet access to folks who need it!
eoshea 5 years ago
1. Best bang for your buck anywhere!
2. Communities great equalizer -- anyone/everyone can use the library.
3. Bastion of democracy
vbell2 5 years ago
1) Libraries preserve culture
2) Ben Franklin founded the first library in the colonies/US
3) My six year old daughter loves the library
MollieBrodsky 5 years ago
yes! libraries rule!
free books
free knitting group
poetry * literture
I love that I can get that big expensive book on endangered animals--with color illustrations, and take it home to read
thanks libraries!
whitefoxalaska 5 years ago
1. librarians help people
2. books
3. librarians help people
mollylib 5 years ago
1. Libraries provide materials for folks who are blind, deaf and have other special needs.
2. Libraries are great for all ages, all races and all religions
3. Visit your library today, and travel to far away places, travel back in time, travel to the future...feed your imagination, educate yourself and your family. Make the world a better place!
NannyDD 5 years ago
1. The librarians! They help you find things you didn't even know were there to enjoy and to help you learn what you want to learn.
2. Free books, videos, magazines-- I can test drive anything under the sun instead of buying it without knowing whether I'll like it or not.
3. Online services-- I can request a book online, get an email when it's at my local branch and go pick it up-- no muss, no fuss. The library is GREAT!
Darx3303 5 years ago
1. Something for everyone. No matter your age, your gender, your occupation or your interests, the library has it.
2. Expand my horizons. I can learn a language, plan a vegetable garden, look up reviews for my next big purchase, find a new recipe...and the list goes on.
3. EZ returns! I can return a book/dvd I hated without a receipt or any questions asked. Try that at Borders or Circuit City.
ranjnadas 5 years ago
1.Storytime and crafts for my children
2.Fun and exciting summer reading program with great prizes.
3.Large collection of books at my fingertips.
kurasaka 5 years ago
1. Access to subscription online resources you can use from home or work; 2. Lots of great books including classics you won't find everywhere; 3. Staff will help you with pretty much any information need.
kyannetta 5 years ago
1. Love the smell of books :)
2. Free books
3. Meet people
nengard 5 years ago
1.Free books and mags - essential to my quality of life
2. Place to socialize - FREE
3. Wonderful, helpful staff
EZreader
jjahmj 5 years ago
1. Welcoming library staff 2. Able to find information on any topic 2. Quiet, friendly atmosphere in the libraries
slotjockey34 5 years ago
1. Free access to information (and I'm from Illinois so to the guys in Springfield, this means ALL information) 2. Free access to enriching community activites 3. as well as access to all the wonderful materials at the library
mdoherty2005 5 years ago
1. I can pick any book I want on my library's website and they'll when it's waiting for me at front desk of my local branch. 2. It's a fun place to take my son on weekends. 3. Free WiFi
zenkenobi 5 years ago
1.Libraries have always welcomed everyone. 2. Libraries even the playing field by providing resources for students whose families cannot afford them. 3. Librarians respect young adults' need for information and literature that is geared to them.
annemabel 5 years ago
1. Free notary services.
2. Helpful computer classes.
3. Free audiobooks.
sgregory53 5 years ago
1. Get to meet interesting people. 2. Can find info on any topic imaginable. 3. I learn something new everyday I'm in the library.
jsstover04 5 years ago
1. Get to meet interesting people. 2. Can find info on any topic imaginable. 3. I learn something new everyday I'm in the library.
jsstover04 5 years ago
1. Free help
2. Free books to borrow
3. Free activities
KookyLibrarian 5 years ago
1. It's Free 2. Wondeful and Helpful people work there 3. Travellers can check their e-mail from any library
debs4jc 5 years ago
1. free books, videos, internet access 2. librarians can find any information for you 3. interlibrary loan is free or inexpensive
libraryqueenbee 5 years ago
1. FREE access to library materials, 2. FREE access to information, and (most importantly) 3. FREE access to information experts: librarians.
lshippert 5 years ago
Hey Lizzy thanks for stopping by. I'll bet you used the library to plan all those fabulous trips you offered for your students too! Best of luck! -Nancy
nancydowd 5 years ago
1. It's FREE!! 2. AWESOME programs 3. Terrific people place
springsea 5 years ago
1. free books 2. free DVDs 3. free audiobooks
Bookwink 5 years ago
1. can get almost any book from anywhere - and it comes to my library! 2. free access to wonderful online databases - even from home! 3. opportunities to share ideas and information with variety of interesting people
mklschoollibrary 5 years ago
1. Sampling lots of albums and broadening my musical horizons without having to lay out $20 for a cd! 2. Sitting and reading through all those magazines I don't subscribe to. 3. The serendipty of browsing the new book shelves.
jerzejo 5 years ago
1. free books 2. magazines 3. answers to questions
jcphile 5 years ago
1. lots of audio books 2 great people work there 3. can meet neat authors
nancydowd 5 years ago