right now, it's too cold outside for me to walk there during the day, and I can't find my backpack/laptop bag so checking books out is a no-go for the moment. at least until somewhere between the 21st and 28th. a friend of mine got me a cart for groceries, and I plan on using it to also check out books.

I'd get a page job if i could but the stupid things are limited to people registered in academic programs so I'm out. I'm actually part of the local library Friend's charity and we do fundraisers and such to support the library's budget. I have to go to the library in the next couple of days to return some books.

My local library is in walking distance and I go there often. It's basically my second home (though recently they got rid of the comfy seating bags I enjoyed to curl up in with a comic book). Probably returning two nonfiction books today.

Today is grocery day for me. might swing by the library after. might not. depends on how I feel after groceries and therapy.

The closest branch of my library is 30 minutes away, but then, everything is, so consider that to be close.

I'm hoping to find library work but I need to be somewhat picky about it. That book return I was griping about is a serious thing, and I'm pretty sure it's at least partly responsible for the crippling back pain I had for a while. They were large canvas bins that required people to bend at the waist and lifting from the bottom was nasty. The other branch in the city has weight controlled bins that actually lower or lift as the book weight is adjusted to minimize reaching in. The other library needs those badly. Things I would do if I had stupid amounts of money.

It's funny my sister brought up libraries cause she was gonna visit one with a friend so we talked about how we were raised on our local library.

And now I miss going. =w=

local libraries kind of don't exist here? they're mostly converted to archives of old newspapers >.>
the only library i'm part of rn is the university library. nice to know my fees are bringing me something in return. otherwise it's like, I'M PAYING,, TO WORK,, lmaoo

I like the system here where you can check out books from your library, but the selection is a shared network between several other libraries in the area. Even if they don't have what you are looking for, the interlibrary loan is a good service to use for harder to find things.

that sounds amazing ;_;

i've become a sort of barbara comyns collector but at first i just wanted to read every one of her eleven novels. but there was no way to track them at libraries, and i only found one of her books at a local used books sale. i bought all of her other novels which i've read (some i'm still yet to find) and i bought them either new or used- but always from international sellers ;_; she's worth it to me, but i can't help envying those who're able to just request any of her novels at a library. or walk into a used books store and simply find one of her novels on the shelf.

interlibrary loans are AMAZING.

That's what we have out here. Regional libraries. We also have a return system that's regional based between library systems, so if we had to, we can return books in other cities and they'll make their way back.

I wouldn't mind having a top secret archive with classified documents and stuff >w>

I blame Danganronpa

I have a top secret archive at home. Granted, most of it was written by an eight-year-old who once wanted to grow up to be the new James Bond. Might have a few Donald Duck comics mixed in for good measure.

That's awesome xD I'd love to read some old Disney comics.

You're never too old for Disney, right? ^^

right!

i have a couple of Richmal Crompton's 'William' books and badly want to get more, but they're out of print :((

Supposedly our state has a thing where you can borrow book from the state library and they will mail them to you, but I have never tried it. I should look more into it.

I am surprised how many books I used to love are surprisingly hard to find now.

libray loans are amazing<3 i would put like 10-25 books on hold using both the local stock and the surrounding libraries then when all of the books were in i would pick up the whole lot then spend the next couple weeks returning them a few at a time, it would also give me a reason to peruse the daily recommendations and pick up one or two of those since i was already there dropping off read books<3 sadly now it is over an hour away and because november to febuary is my work season(almost all of the years work is at this time) i haven't been to the library since november v_____v on the plus side when i am well enough to drive again it will be the off season and i can totally go check out a few<3<3

*pops in*
o_o Books...are...
...books. e_e

does merskelly need aggressive convincing? i'm more than ok with making you read like 30 field manuals all the bad pun pocket books you can stand >D

Some books have changed over the years too
Like Nancy Drew was originally a badass flapper, but the stories were rewritten in the 50s to make her more passive
Trixie Belden, while the stories generally remain consistent between editions, details change.

Stand? /:D What fool reads books standing?
The only proper way to read field manuals is, where else? A field. >X}
As for bad pun pocket books, you best read those aloud when locked in a room with someone. >xD

Were the stories really rewritten, or did they just change the main author? Now I want to dig through my old Nancy Drew paperbacks...

or in a comfy armchair while contemplating going to visit a field eventually some day...later

I have my cart now, so I can go to the library and check out books without having to worry about my arms cramping! I do want to still find my backpack, as that's a little more convenient, even if the cart folds up nicely.

Entire rewrite by someone else
You're gonna have to check the release dates. If the book isn't a century old it's extremely likely it's the rewritten version

Uh, I don't think that would help. They're all translations and cheapo paperbacks, so it only shows the release date of the local version. No idea which one they had as a source. But now that you mention it, I do think the sixties version from my stack is a lot more innocent and tame than the eighties one. I always thought that was an attempt to draw younger readers towards Nancy Drew as well.

i only borrow what i can hold XD keeps me from over-borrowing hahaha

yeah none of my nancy drews were from before the 60's and the ones i have now are 80's. i wouldn't have minded flapper drew XD

I may be getting print dates wrong, but y'all are getting what I mean tho

And idk which version the translations use. Gonna assume if it's later, it used the rewrite

do you think wiki would know?

I should write more... Write a series but use wildly varying styles so no on believes I really wrote all of them.

seems like a lot of work though, maybe try childrens' books first?

Hey there Choco!

I have a kid's book drawn, sans the covers, but at the same time I have no idea how to get it to a publisher

do it Mekatra!!! Love illumination!!

Let me know if you get it finished, because I would definitely buy that.

and then you'll lend me... right

hi panda!

can kit self-publish a couple dozen copies then share them around?

can i be second on the lend list?

Just pick a place that has stuff you like and send it in, I assume. Most places have submission guidelines and will say if they take unsolicited stuff.

I have a picture book in mind but I'm not sure how to present it because they don't want pictures (they have their own illustrators) and the pictures are telling a lot of the story. So, do I describe things or just submit the written half?