The Bite:
Not if the bouncer's a librarian. If you don't have one already, pick up a library membership card for you and your kiddo and access thousands of books, movies, and music - no cover charge for you or the planet.Think your kid's too young to flash an ID?
12.19.2008
Submitted by aguru on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 3:38pm.
Not if the bouncer's a librarian. If you don't have one already, pick up a library membership card for you and your kiddo and access thousands of books, movies, and music - no cover charge for you or the planet.
Not if the bouncer's a librarian. If you don't have one already, pick up a library membership card for you and your kiddo and access thousands of books, movies, and music - no cover charge for you or the planet.The Benefits:
- Fewer trees getting wasted. Borrowing instead of buying helps reduce the 1.3 million tons of paper U.S. publishers bind each year.
- Free for under 21 too. New kids' books cost an average of $13 a pop; DVDs, up to $20; most library memberships are free.
- Getting VIP treatment. Many libraries offer story time, crafts, and summer reading lists - plus cush, kid-size chairs.
Personally Speaking:
Jenifer's grade school story time allowed kids to perform skits and to dance between readings; she fondly remembers lip-syncing to "Grease Lightning" and reenacting parts of James and the Giant Peach with her friends.
Wanna Try:
- Public libraries - locate a library near you.
- List of 2008 notable children's books selected by the American Library Association, and educators' top 100 kids' books.
Timeout
After J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling, the best-selling children's author is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry for his story Le Petit Prince, which has sold 80 million copies in 180 languages.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Mama Biters borrow one hardcover picture book for their kids every week instead of buying a new one, we'll save about 85 trees.
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