The Bite:
Revisit your wrinkle-free youth at the library. Your library card gives you free access to books, movies, and music - plus borrowing keeps paper and plastic outta production. You're never too old for that.
Can't remember the last time you got carded?
02.19.2009
Submitted by tmeronek on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 1:30am.
The Benefits:
- Putting away your wallet. Movie rentals run $3-$5 a pop, albums cost $10-plus, and a new hardcover can set you back $20. Most library memberships are free.
- More paper and oil for drivers' licenses. More than 3.1 billion books are purchased in the United States each year, and most are made using nonrecycled paper and petroleum-based inks. And don't get us started on CDs and movie discs...
- ID'ing variety. Libraries are constantly adding new media.
- Other perks. Many libraries offer other free benefits, such as wireless Internet, author appearances, and art exhibits.
Personally Speaking:
Toshio saved sixty big ones catching up on Lost DVDs thanks to the library across the street from his house.
Wanna Try:
- Public Libraries - locate your nearest public library.
- PaperBack Swap - if your local library system doesn't have the book you're looking for, use this site to trade for it by mail.
Cocktail Fact
The Drug Enforcement Administration's in-house library purchases three subscriptions to High Times (a mag for stoners) each year.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters borrow a copy of Michael Pollan's latest book rather than buying one, we'll save about 85 trees.
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