The Library Ripped Me Off
I’m so disappointed! At least one of the local libraries no longer uses due date cards. You know, those yellow cards (blue or green if it’s a brand new book with a short checkout time) with the date stamped on it? I went to get books a week ago, and instead of getting cards in every book with a due date, I got one receipt with the book titles and due dates. How am I supposed to know when I need to bring my books back to the library?! Surely you don’t expect me to hold on to that receipt… I’m sure I’ve probably already lost it.
So now I can’t simply flip to the front of the book to find the due date. And, possibly even more horrifying, now I have to supply my own bookmark!! Why does everything have to be updated? I picked up a new book I had on hold the other day, and it didn’t even have a pocket in the front. I was so sad! What’s next? The local radio station stops shilling their sleep number bed several times an hour? That would rock my world!
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Our libraries haven’t used those cards in YEARS. I’m a quick reader so I always have books back before the due date. If I have a new book that’s due in 14 days I make sure to have it read within the week.