My library has an interesting mix. They used to call me for everything, but I told them I preferred email. So if something from within the system that I requested shows up to my "home" library, they email me. When something from ILL shows up to the main library, they email me and tell me it's arrived and will be on its way to my "home" library. Once it gets there, they call me.
I'm rather pleased to have inveigled my way into all this, as it's the Fort Worth library system, and I don't actually live in Fort Worth. While we were living in the hotel and househunting, I talked Fort Worth into a temporary library card with the hotel as my address. Couldn't live a whole MONTH without more reading, after all, and I hadn't been able to pack much with me. I had seen that there were various subsidiary suburb towns whose libraries were consolidated into the Fort Worth system, so I thought they ALL were. When we bought this house, I saw that it was close to the Saginaw library, and thought oh great, that'll be my branch! After we bought, I found out it's one of the few local libraries that is NOT part of the system, and it's dinky and unsatisfactory. And I couldn't have a regular Fort Worth card since I was nonresident. I eventually managed a scheme where a card at Saginaw got me a TexShare card which let me get a Fort Worth nonresident card free, which gives me access to most of it. I just have to redo the rigmarole every year.
And yes, very big dude onna big bike. Good thing it's a big bike. When he was first talking about getting one, and having me ride with him, I was a little concerned about would it handle both of us, as I'm no small person myself. When he recently pointed out the engine is about the - size? strength? whatever the number means - as his Elantra, I felt better about it all.
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Date: 2007-10-27 07:26 pm (UTC)I'm rather pleased to have inveigled my way into all this, as it's the Fort Worth library system, and I don't actually live in Fort Worth. While we were living in the hotel and househunting, I talked Fort Worth into a temporary library card with the hotel as my address. Couldn't live a whole MONTH without more reading, after all, and I hadn't been able to pack much with me. I had seen that there were various subsidiary suburb towns whose libraries were consolidated into the Fort Worth system, so I thought they ALL were. When we bought this house, I saw that it was close to the Saginaw library, and thought oh great, that'll be my branch! After we bought, I found out it's one of the few local libraries that is NOT part of the system, and it's dinky and unsatisfactory. And I couldn't have a regular Fort Worth card since I was nonresident. I eventually managed a scheme where a card at Saginaw got me a TexShare card which let me get a Fort Worth nonresident card free, which gives me access to most of it. I just have to redo the rigmarole every year.
And yes, very big dude onna big bike. Good thing it's a big bike. When he was first talking about getting one, and having me ride with him, I was a little concerned about would it handle both of us, as I'm no small person myself. When he recently pointed out the engine is about the - size? strength? whatever the number means - as his Elantra, I felt better about it all.