https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:09:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75954 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:22:29 +0000 joyjoy 75954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the library! These days I mostly check out e-books because I've gotten spoiled by the convenience. Queue it online, get an email when it's ready, check it out online and sync it to my ereader. I can do it all from home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75948 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:19:33 +0000 mediagirl 75948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I love our librarians!! They are so helpful and so kind. I tell them the authors I'm enjoying now and they find me new ones to follow. It's fantastic. They also walked me through the online e-book reserving, as well. It helps that a friend works there, too. :) I may buy a book every 5 months or so but other than that, I'm a library girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75940 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:15:31 +0000 MamaCate 75940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do pretty regularly...it is fun to explore and find new authors or silly book i would never buy. I got a lot of pregnany and parenting books and then bought the ones i have found most helpful. Now i am getting cds for the baby andjust figured out how to check outt e books for my nook. Libraries are great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75927 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:10:03 +0000 Boogs 75927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't for me, but I look forward to taking LO for a weekly field trip when he's a little bit older and can pick books himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75925 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:09:39 +0000 BSB 75925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, we do. My husband goes more often but not really for book but for CDs. We no longer have to buy CDs anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75904 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:59:25 +0000 chopsuey 75904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been to the library in YEARS! I used to check books out all the time, but not sure I would any more. Library books are dirty. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75678 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:34:55 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 75678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the library. I go a lot. My library has a used book store inside where everything is $2 or less so I usually check out books and go buy them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75636 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:15:45 +0000 autumnlove 75636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to get a library card...I loved checking out books when I was younger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75631 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:14:49 +0000 house36 75631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the public library. I don't have time now but I used to get books all the time. Now I take LO to story time and he loves it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75611 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:06:04 +0000 MH.Abroad 75611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I once checked out their entire travel guide section (like 250 books) at once, when we were planning our honeymoon and didn't know where we wanted to go. I filled my entire trunk and then carried them all into the bedroom and then just sat on the floor reading bits and pieces for days. It was awesome. And the librarian was like "Just please, don't leave them in the overnight drop." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75607 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:03:27 +0000 MH.Abroad 75607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bring a husband with lots of cloth library bags. hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75569 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:43:05 +0000 Andrea 75569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MH.Abroad: whoa, do you bring a cart? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75565 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:41:58 +0000 MH.Abroad 75565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the library! They kind of love/hate me, since I usually check out 40-50 books. Not kidding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75547 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:34:19 +0000 BoogieBea 75547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started going to the library to get LO books. If he really likes it then we can add to his collection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75534 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:25:49 +0000 heffalump 75534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. But we're going to start going to story hour soon so I'll start getting books for lo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75417 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:31:41 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 75417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I would go less once I got my Kindle, but I still go about once every two weeks. Library books are free, most Kindle books aren't. Plus, I live in a tiny little town and going into the library is more of a social experience than anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75406 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:27:30 +0000 banana 75406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been to an actual library in AGES. I'm going to take my little guy to the library probably next week since it's kinda rainy here and the library sounds like a nice and cozy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75400 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:24:26 +0000 birdofafeather 75400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALittleP: yeah, at least at my library, you have the option of a kindle download or e-pub (which is nook and other e-readers)</p> <p>it's pretty cool how it works! you have 5 days to download it from when the book is available to you and then 21 days from downloading. and it really is not available after that 21 days. you can also return the book if you read it sooner which is nice because some of the books only have a few copies and a LONG list of people that want them.</p> <p>the downside is that there aren't a ton of options, but i've also read a lot of books that i wouldn't have been exposed to if i didn't sign up and they do have a good number of best sellers, but i'm sure it depends on your branch!</p> <p>you do have to have a library card in order to use most systems though. i thought i'd be able to be all clever and sign up for huge libraries and have access to their books, but it doesn't work that way as far as i can tell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75389 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:18:25 +0000 tequiero21 75389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i used to go to the library ALL the time when i was younger. haven't been to one in way too long. always meaning to go, but never find the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75387 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:18:11 +0000 ALittleP 75387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Kindle so I read most of my books on it but I do love "regular" books too so I'll head to my local library every once in a while</p> <p>@birdofafeather: Can I rent ebooks for my Kindle too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75383 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:16:33 +0000 birdofafeather 75383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have a nook and i've been keeping my e-book request list from the library pretty full to keep a stream of books coming in. i love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75373 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:07:51 +0000 Rubies 75373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to keep my books so I end up buying a lot of them. But I think that once LO is older, we'll start going to the library more often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-borrow-books-from-the-library#post-75370 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:06:47 +0000 Andrea 75370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a renewed love for the public library. I can be pretty bad about finishing the books that I buy so I decided to hit up the library and not waste anymore money. And since there is a due date, that somehow motivates me to hurry up and finish the book. </p> <p>I also don't buy a lot of books for the LO. I feel like there are only so many baby-ish books we need so until she is older - I'm just getting her books from the library. </p>