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While I am a big fan of libraries, I must admit I spend very little time in them. This was the case even when I worked daily in higher education. I prefer to make use of technology to consume the books and journals that I read. I used to say that this was the case even when I owned the journal containing a paper I wanted to read and the journal was on a shelf on the other side of my office. I would take advantage of the access I had through my university library to download specific articles as pdfs allowing me to annotate as I read and store the composite of the article and my annotations in endnote<\/a>. The online library was an important part of my work and recreation, but not the brick and mortar\u00a0buildings.<\/p>\n

In semi-retirement, my approach has changed some. I still use the University library for access to journals, but I mostly purchase the books (ebooks and audiobooks) I consume. The ebooks for the opportunity to annotate and search and the audiobooks mostly because I never bothered to explore other options.<\/p>\n

I am no exploring other options partially as a function of having access to a couple of community libraries and partly because I like to explore. This brings me to Libby<\/a>. This app, generated by OverDrive, allows me access to audiobooks and ebooks from community libraries. I still don’t have to visit the library if I don’t have time or access (I spend my time in a couple of locations) and I can’t cut back on my reading budget. I spend over $200 a year for the Audiobook program allowing me to own 24 audiobooks a year. Most of these I will never listen a second time so I could but back to the 12 book a year plan for those books I want to review. I might read a few ebooks once, but I tend to purchase ebooks I want to keep so I will likely use online access to library resources for audiobooks.<\/p>\n

If you are a reader\/listener, I would recommend you to explore OverDrive and Libby. The services and tools are easy to set up and offer a great opportunity.<\/p>\n

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