Ten Reasons to LOVE Your Public Library

The other morning the library director handed me a sheet of paper and said, "This might be something for your blog." I have several staff members that keep me supplied with goodies for the blog, but since this is the day before Valentine's Day, LOVE interests most everyone.

The information on the paper was adapted by the Georgia Library Association from a project developed by the Public Relations Committee of the Texas State Library. It was "50 Reasons to LOVE Your Library." So, I decided to tell you about ten for our library here in Moultrie, Georgia. And here they are:

• Use the library's public-access computers free of charge.
• Check out the latest best sellers.
• Arrange the loan of a book or other resource from a library in another part of Georgia through PINES.
• Research health-related concerns.
• Enjoy storytimes with your children.
• Use our easy-access Web site to find links to online resources and databases through GALILEO.
• Borrow CDs and DVDs to decide if you like them before you buy copies of your own.
• Save money by borrowing items instead of buying them.
• Find out how to replace a lost birth certificate.
• Get IRS and Georgia tax forms in the library or online.

And I could give you ten more or twenty more, but I won't. You get the idea.

Of course, there is just one more I'd like to mention. We are here to help you every day that we are open. Please know that you can suggest improvements to your library and know that your suggestions are welcome. All you have to do is write your suggestion on a slip of paper and give it to one of the staff members at the circulation counter. It will be delivered to the library director for consideration.

In the meantime, you can also research local history, learn another language, learn how to write a resume, get help on preparing you will. . .oops! See, I told you I had more reasons for you to LOVE your public library!