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What about local libaries? Some offer an alternative / cheaper service to audible. I like to have mine on an mp3 player.

I use mine ALL the time. and they have an online option. I use my phone's audio and a dedicated folder on internal storage. I love my library! and all libraries everywhere. When I travel I like to go the host country libray equivalent just for the vibe, (graveyards too which, are also a sort of archive)

You are very lucky to have a good local library! Most of the ones round here have closed or at best have shrunk in size and opening times.

That's so cool that you made your own library! The main problem with my school library is that we already have SO MANY books and now Ms. D has to get rid of a bunch of them. 

Aurumoon said:

Why couldn't they spare a little room for the LIBRARY, which is OBVIOUSLY the MOST IMPORTANT room in the school?).

This is the 21st century and libraries are digital now so one that deals with a limited range of physical titles that most people now don't want to use will make it a low priority. It sucks but it isn't the end.

You can find most books available to download or borrow digitally from archive.org

I've been stocking my own library from eBay (600 books in the last 2 years) and there is no shortage of great titles to choose from, including lots of out-of-print ones. I spend about £2.50 on average per book - a lot less sometimes when I find a seller with lots of the ones I'm looking for.

Once finished you can re-advertise them and make most of the cost back typically.

I even bought a load of wood and designed / built my own bookcases (in a nice, thick cedar wood) to house them all, but that's probably me turning it into a special interest.

Aurumoon said:

Why couldn't they spare a little room for the LIBRARY, which is OBVIOUSLY the MOST IMPORTANT room in the school?).

This is the 21st century and libraries are digital now so one that deals with a limited range of physical titles that most people now don't want to use will make it a low priority. It sucks but it isn't the end.

You can find most books available to download or borrow digitally from archive.org

I've been stocking my own library from eBay (600 books in the last 2 years) and there is no shortage of great titles to choose from, including lots of out-of-print ones. I spend about £2.50 on average per book - a lot less sometimes when I find a seller with lots of the ones I'm looking for.

Once finished you can re-advertise them and make most of the cost back typically.

I even bought a load of wood and designed / built my own bookcases (in a nice, thick cedar wood) to house them all, but that's probably me turning it into a special interest.

That's so cool that you made your own library! The main problem with my school library is that we already have SO MANY books and now Ms. D has to get rid of a bunch of them.