use the library instead of buying books

even if I’m a lazy one that does most of her book browsing online and just picks up the holds. Depending on my time constraints (and how many items I’m already picking up from a hold) I sometimes manage to even browse for a few more items once I’m there.

and I’ve managed not to buy any books. I have started going to the library about once a week. And I’ve borrowed books from friends, coworkers, random strangers off the street (OK not that last one, least not yet). I’m still going to keep this as a goal a while longer as I still need to get more comfortable actually browsing at the library.

I’m starting to get the hang of the whole library thing. I especially like how you can lookup a book, put it on hold and then pick up all your holds at your convienence. I’ve been to the library about four times since starting this challenge, so it’s starting to become a habit. Maybe I’ll even expand from books to movies in the next month and cancel my Netflix account.

OK, this will likely be difficult for me. I like fresh, new books. I like owning my books so I can reread them whenever I want. I prefer to hang out at bookstores over libraries. However, during a recent convo with my cousin I found myself agreeing not to buy any new books for the next three months as part of an anti-consumerism challenge. Since I typically wander into a bookstore every few weeks and wonder out with at least one book (usually two or three) sticking to this challenge will at the very least save me some money.