ironymaiden | [30 days of books] i never liked Polonius

12. Book borrowing – do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?

yes, i use the library. it goes in fits and starts - i'll build a huge holds list and tear through library book after library book for a while, and then i'll read purchased or borrowed books or have the occasional drought where i only pick up magazines. having an ereader has changed the pattern a little, but not much since our library has ebooks. right now i'm on a purchased kick.

i rarely buy a copy of something that i read from the library, unless it's a series - i will often buy later books in the series because i'm not going to wait my turn to get the library book when i'm in the flow of a long story. assuming i liked how it turned out, then i'll go back and get the first one. (if i didn't like how it turned out, books are sold or given to interested friends.)

i can be a bit of a pusher. "you should try this and this and this!" talk about books in my house, leave with books if you are not firm. i always hope to get them back, but i no longer hand out something i couldn't easily replace. and having a nice job means that i can do that.

i'm pretty good at returning. i've safely borrowed and returned signed first editions.

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