We help you save money...look at this!

     If you've visited the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library any time lately, you know you've saved some money.  I mean, when a new book costs anywhere from $15 to $35, why buy one when you can come to the library and (with the flick of your library card) check one out.
     The same is true with DVDs and videos.  Granted we don't have that big inventory that some of the video warehouses have, but we have a nice collection.  They're not only for adults, but children, too.  And they're comedy, drama, mystery, documentaries, historical, and on and on.  You don't have to pay $14.99 or even $5.  By using your library card, they are FREE.  How about that?
     Of course, the same is true of our audio books, which are tapes and CDs.  Listening to a good book is just as thrilling, and sometimes even more, as reading one.  Once again, all you have to do is show your library card.
     This morning my coworker gave me some information about how the library and GALILEO helps our patrons save money on subscriptions.  For instance, you can use GALILEO here on the library computers or at home through your PINES account.  And look at what your savings could be!
     Ancestry.com:  $19.95 per month for personal subscription.
     Wall Street Journal (ProQuest):  Over $100 per year ($2.29/week).
     Harvard Business Review:  $79 per year.
     Highlights for Children:  $29.65 per year (half the newsstand price).
     Backpacker Magazine:  $15.95 per year.
     Forbes:  $29.99 per year (77% off newsstand price).
     Scientific American:  Over $50 per year.
Now, don't you wish you could get that kind of savings with your gasoline, food and clothes?
     So, what I'm saying is we can save you money not only with books, DVDs, videos, newspapers, and magazines, but our library can save you money when you need a meeting room, when you need to use a computer, when you need a specific reference book, when you want to file your taxes online, or if you can't come to the library, our Bookmobile will bring books to you.   Well, you get the idea.
     We are helping to promote savings in Colquitt County to all our patrons and even those of you who don't live in Colquitt County and come visit us.  Be sure to bring your library card.  By the way, that's free too!