WEBVTT - Enjoy your library

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to enjoy your library. While the official

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<v Speaker 1>National Library Week happens in late April, you could plan

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<v Speaker 1>to make next week your own personal library week and

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<v Speaker 1>come up with some new ways to enjoy the space.

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<v Speaker 1>When most people think of the library, they think of

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<v Speaker 1>checking out books. Instead of buying a particular book you

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<v Speaker 1>want to read, you get it from the library and

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<v Speaker 1>thus save a few dollars. That is certainly a worthwhile endeavor,

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<v Speaker 1>but libraries offer a lot more. As you plan your

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<v Speaker 1>upcoming week, you might want to build in a visit,

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<v Speaker 1>even if that current bestseller has a really long hold list.

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<v Speaker 1>One good reason to visit is to actually discover what

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<v Speaker 1>you might wish to read next. Libraries are often much

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<v Speaker 1>like bookstores in that books near the front are displayed

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<v Speaker 1>in attractive ways that make you want to scoop them up.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of these displays will focus on new acquisitions, just

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<v Speaker 1>as a bookstore would, but some will be different. Given

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<v Speaker 1>the nature of a library, the librarians may have pulled

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<v Speaker 1>together a display on the same topic as a local

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<v Speaker 1>museum exhibit with titles that have been published over the

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<v Speaker 1>past twenty years, or maybe there will be a display

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<v Speaker 1>on the history of a sport that your local team

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<v Speaker 1>excels at. You will find intriguing stuff you hadn't considered

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<v Speaker 1>reading before, and the upside of a library is that

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<v Speaker 1>there is zero financial trade off involved in taking a risk.

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<v Speaker 1>You could also visit to figure out what to cook

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<v Speaker 1>for dinner for the next few weeks. It is hard

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<v Speaker 1>to know from the get go if you will use

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<v Speaker 1>a cookbook over and over again or if it will

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<v Speaker 1>just sit on your shelf taking up space, so why

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<v Speaker 1>not try it out from the library first. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>a recipe app but without the fees. You can also

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<v Speaker 1>visit to get some cheap visual inspiration decorating in art

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<v Speaker 1>books tend to be very pricey when you buy them new,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you're like me, you might only look through

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<v Speaker 1>them once or twice, so by all means, by your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite artists collection, but for everyone else, you can get

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<v Speaker 1>the benefit of flipping through them without putting out the cash.

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<v Speaker 1>Just go to your library. I often visit the library

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out little local adventures. When you stop in

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<v Speaker 1>some time next week, look at the community bulletin board.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of local libraries have them. You can see

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<v Speaker 1>who's doing a concert in a nearby coffee shop, and

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<v Speaker 1>if there will be a craft fair in a nearby park,

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<v Speaker 1>someone might be offering a free group uku lately lesson

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you really just never know until you study

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<v Speaker 1>all those bright pieces of paper. Libraries themselves often offer activities.

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<v Speaker 1>My toddler is a regular at story time and music class.

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<v Speaker 1>You might stop by a library branch during evening hours

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<v Speaker 1>to take in the art exhibit in their upstairs community space.

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<v Speaker 1>That could be a little adventure right there, a sophisticated

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<v Speaker 1>evening at a not so sophisticated rice. You can also

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<v Speaker 1>work at the library. Indeed, it is the most affordable

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<v Speaker 1>coworking space in town for those who work from home regularly.

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<v Speaker 1>You could take some time this week to make your

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<v Speaker 1>library your second workspace. If you are stumped on something

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<v Speaker 1>or having trouble concentrating, maybe your library could get the

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<v Speaker 1>creative juices flowing. At least, it will be a change

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<v Speaker 1>of scenery, and unlike a coffee shop, you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to buy anything to take a spot at a table. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't actually even have to visit your library to

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<v Speaker 1>use it. My current little library hack using the Libby

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<v Speaker 1>app to borrow library ebooks and then reading them right

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<v Speaker 1>there on my phone. Sometimes, if I am stuck waiting

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<v Speaker 1>in my hadler's room for him to fall asleep, I

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<v Speaker 1>will borrow a handful of magazines through the Libby app

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<v Speaker 1>and flip through them and return them an hour later.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels just a little bit nicer than scrolling through Twitter,

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<v Speaker 1>but it doesn't take any real effort or cash. So

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<v Speaker 1>as you plan your upcoming week this Friday, as I

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<v Speaker 1>know my listeners, do, think about when you could enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>your local library. Maybe schedule a leisure visit for reading

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<v Speaker 1>and then work visits on work from home days. Challenge

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to find a community adventure for the weekend on

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<v Speaker 1>the bulletin board and then download something fun at night.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you will find yourself amazed at all the

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<v Speaker 1>possibilities in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the moose of our ties. Hey, everybody,

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