Adrianna's comments (member since Jun 19, 2009)

Adrianna's comments from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.

I'm sure others brought this up, but NYPL has a fantastic hold system. You can request up to 15 books to be held at whichever branch you choose. (The only negative is that you have to take all the books out that they're holding at once) I live in the East Village and live a mere five blocks away from a branch. The books are delivered to the branch far quicker than I anticipated - literary within 2-4 days. I think they hold the books for ten days so I basically stop by when I run my usual errands.

You can keep track of all of this on your LEO account online. It'll show you what postion you're in if theres a waiting list and if the book is in transit to your branch.

Best of all, it's free!!

Melissa wrote: "You can get email or phone notification on holds with NYPL if you ask for it at a library in person; it doesn't seem to be an option that you can get online, but I set it up a long time ago. "

I keep track of everything online. You can sign into your LEO account with your card number and pin number.

The opening chapters of Treasure Island seemed promising, but I was just borrrred.

I've never thought to compare the two..

I'll rarely buy books unless they're incredibly long or for a college course. The New York City Public Library has an addicting system of requesting holds to your local branch, and I've certainly become a frequent patron... that takes out 4-10 books at a time =P