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By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:35:21 +0000

I’ve been using my library since I was 12…many many years ago! I love browsing online and I can make lists of books I would like read and keep them online. I do however have a little black book in which I keep track of all my favorite authors.

I no longer browse in person and that’s ok. I read between between 2 and 4 books a week. My local library is great at keeping a big selection of romance and bestsellers available.

By: Kami

Kami — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:45:23 +0000

If you’ve exhausted your library’s meager romance selection (as I have) definitely look into your library’s Interlibrary Loan service. It’s WONDERFUL. I’ve borrowed Carla Kelly’s entire backlist from libraries throughout the state of Michigan. For free. New releases aren’t always available right away, and, yes, it may take a while for books to arrive. But it’s free (usually) and they can get items from all over. Just a few months ago I received a Veronica Stallwood paperback from a library in Georgia!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:08:50 +0000

LeeAnn~

For those of you who can part with their books, donating them to the library when you’ve finished reading is a great way to help, too. They don’t often keep the books for their own use, but the book sales they hold raise money for new books. Romance books sell well at the book sales, as do children’s books and, of course, “bestsellers.” Plus you get a tax write-off for your donation.

By: LeeAnn

LeeAnn — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:32:09 +0000

I love the library option. Like many of you, I keep a running list of books I’m looking for and regularly check my library’s website. It allows me to put books on hold and delivers them to my local branch. How magical is that! However, in talking with my branch librarian I found that money for new books (no matter what the genre) has, in these difficult financial times, pretty much evaporated. So I’ve made a pledge to myself to donate some money – even a small amount – for the purchase of new books.

By: Jennifer T

Jennifer T — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:29:17 +0000

I went to school in Chapel Hill, NC and I agree the library does not have many romances. However, I live in Newton, NC and I love my library. I use their website to select the books I want to read and then have them sent to my base library.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:01:03 +0000

It frustrates me when libraries refuse to buy romance books because of the mistaken belief they aren’t worthy. Since romance books make up the overwhelming majority of books sold in the US (3:1 ratio over the next genre, which I think is sci-fi/fantasy), it’s crazy to alienate that many readers! Where I live in Durham, NC, the library has a good selection of romance books, as well as a worthy advocate in the person of 2010 RWA Librarian of the Year, Jennifer Lohmann. Our neighboring city of Chapel Hill, the home of the University of NC, has no romance books in their libraries. A sad testimony to snobbery, imo.

The Durham County library system is one to be proud of, with recently build or remodeled regional (branch) libraries that are large and well-stocked. The main library has a romance section, while the branch libraries shelve the romances with the rest of the fiction.

I have money set aside to buy books, either in paper or on my ereader, but since I read 250+ books a year I can’t afford to buy them all. I make several trips weekly to my nearest branch and usually spend at least one afternoon a week doing paperwork for my part-time teaching job. I get more done there than at home, and I can always take a break and browse the shelves.

By: Kathy B

Kathy B — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:08:49 +0000

I’ve been blessed in the Columbus, OH, area to have a wonderful supply of romance books available. Libraries have always been the first place I look up when moving to a new town. As the quote goes, “so many books so little time”!!

By: wenmc

wenmc — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:26:29 +0000

I live in a small town and our library doesn’t have much selection in romance. They are, however, very willing to get books for you from other libraries or if it is not available, they will purchase. But, as much as I read, (and I have some disposable income) I get most books from paperbackswap.com or purchase on my Kindle.