Check this out! L.A. Public Library’s Online Catalog

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It helps to be well-read in L.A., even if it’s only to know what movies will be coming out.  But keeping up with the bestsellers can get pricey. 

My all-time best secret?  Los Angeles Public Library’s online book reservations.  Search the catalog at www.lapl.org.  A few clicks and the book of your choice is sent from any one of their 70+ branch libraries to your local branch — all for free. 

It’s even easier than hitting the bookstore.  I’ll hear about a book, then quickly log on to the library’s site and reserve it (or the audio book to ease the commute).  Within days, it’s waiting for me at the front desk. 

There’s a $1 fee if you don’t pick the book up within a week of its arrival to your branch.  But their email system helps out on this one.  I get an email when it arrives, and after checking my book out, I’ll get an email four days before it’s due.  I can even renew my book online when I’m too slammed to return it.

No searching through the stacks.  No Dewey Decimal system.  No late fees.  Easy as pie.

www.lapl.org 

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