Libraries

Ungatt Trunn · April 24, 2013, 10:24:39 PM

Quote from: Buzz_Bumble on April 23, 2013, 10:37:18 PM
A quick count of the local libraries near-ish me comes to six, not including any school or university libraries.

Eidt: Make that seven - I forgot one.

I only have one library near me, unfortunautly $:-\$ Your really lucky, compaired to me!

Buzz_Bumble · April 24, 2013, 10:33:00 PM

I live in a big city and many of the suburbs have their own smallish libraries. So in the suburbs around where we live (previously the North Shore Council region) there are libraries at Albany, Browns Bay, Glenfield, Birkenhead, Northcote, Takapuna, and Devonport, with more in other suburbs further away ... of course, I haven't actually been inside one for MANY years, but my father does and borrows a pile of books every few weeks.

Being school holiday time here now (a two week break between terms 1 and 2), the libraries will currently be running School Holiday Programmes with story readings, etc.

CrazyPug37 · April 24, 2013, 10:58:08 PM

There are about three libraries that I go to often, each not too far from my house since I live on the border of 4 cities.

phoenixfoden · April 24, 2013, 11:34:46 PM

Quote from: Buzz_Bumble on April 24, 2013, 10:33:00 PM
I live in a big city and many of the suburbs have their own smallish libraries. So in the suburbs around where we live (previously the North Shore Council region) there are libraries at Albany, Browns Bay, Glenfield, Birkenhead, Northcote, Takapuna, and Devonport, with more in other suburbs further away ... of course, I haven't actually been inside one for MANY years, but my father does and borrows a pile of books every few weeks.

Being school holiday time here now (a two week break between terms 1 and 2), the libraries will currently be running School Holiday Programmes with story readings, etc.

i go to the panmure libary in auckland but it dosent have many redwall so i just buy them from second hand stores

Maudie · April 25, 2013, 03:24:33 AM

In the last place I lived there was a library that had two wings and each wing had two stories and a basement and there was another library almost as big in the nearest city, it was awesome!

Unfortunately, the place where I live now has no library.

Thomas Barkshield · April 25, 2013, 05:07:21 AM

My city is really big, and has a whole system of public library's with its own website. Its great!

Tam and Martin · April 26, 2013, 11:00:48 PM

Wow that is so neat!

Rusvul · April 27, 2013, 05:14:11 PM

Apparently I'm really lucky to have such a great and big library.

Maudie · April 27, 2013, 05:45:06 PM

Actually, there is a library in my area! I just overlooked it because the card is like $70. But we got the card last night and now we can go to the library! Yay! And it is fairly large!

Ungatt Trunn · April 27, 2013, 06:10:35 PM

Quote from: Mask on April 27, 2013, 05:45:06 PM
Actually, there is a library in my area! I just overlooked it because the card is like $70. But we got the card last night and now we can go to the library! Yay! And it is fairly large!

YOU HAD TO PAY $70 FOR A CARD!!?? Over here at my Library, getting a membership plus a card is totaly free!

Tam and Martin · April 27, 2013, 08:51:12 PM

Ours were free also.....WHAT 70 DOLLARS!

Maudie · April 27, 2013, 09:30:35 PM

Actually, it might have been 80.

EDIT: OK, I just checked with my brother, it was $88!

Buzz_Bumble · April 27, 2013, 11:41:25 PM

Most people use the term "Library" to mean "Public Library", which is usually free or very cheap since it's paid for by public taxes, BUT there are also "Private Libraries" which you have to pay to be a member of.

Having said that, $88 could be quite cheap if it's only a one-off fee for a whole family.

There's a similar thing here in New Zealand. Over here the ambulance service is run by St John, which is a charity. Thanks to an idiotically hopeless Government

, people needing an ambulance are actually sent a bill afterwards to help recover some of the cost. Households can pay an annual membership fee, which gives them free ambulance service.

Leatho Shellhound · April 28, 2013, 03:02:57 AM

I don't remember paying anything for my Public Library card.

Tam and Martin · April 28, 2013, 04:21:20 PM

Quote from: Buzz_Bumble on April 27, 2013, 11:41:25 PM
Most people use the term "Library" to mean "Public Library", which is usually free or very cheap since it's paid for by public taxes, BUT there are also "Private Libraries" which you have to pay to be a member of.

Having said that, $88 could be quite cheap if it's only a one-off fee for a whole family.

There's a similar thing here in New Zealand. Over here the ambulance service is run by St John, which is a charity. Thanks to an idiotically hopeless Government , people needing an ambulance are actually sent a bill afterwards to help recover some of the cost. Households can pay an annual membership fee, which gives them free ambulance service.

Ok Thanks for the information!

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