Me: hey do you have a library card?
GY: um, not for new york
Me : for jersey?
Me: YES
Me: PLS
Me: *CRIES*
GY: start from the beginning
Me: *adfhajkfadf
Me: I WANT TO READ A BOOK
Me: but i've been on the hold list since january
Me: there are only 5 copies
Me: and for the past 2 months i've been number 15
Me: and now i'm number 14 in the hold list
Me: so i went on overdrive.com to see if in ebook form
Me: and the only place that shows up...
Me: is jersey libs
GY: which ones?
Me: [list of libraries]
GY: my card is for none of those
Me: ...
Me: WHAT
GY: if Monmouth is on there
Me: AH OK
Me: PLS HOLD
GY: then yes, I can help
Me: YES IT'S ON HERE
Me: OMGASH THIS IS GREAT.
Me: would you mind if i take over your online acct then?
Me: to read ebooks?
Me: they actually return automatically so you wont ever have a fine
Me: *cries* PLEEEEASE
Me: NYPLs HAVE SUCH LONG DAMN WAITS
Me: you dont know how long ive been waiting to read this book
Me: i almost contemplated BUYING IT.
GY: you could always return it for the price of tax
Me: ...no
Me: support libraries!
GY: ok then you can buy it and donate it to the library, since there's only 5 copies in all of NYC
GY: your generosity would make it 6
Me: there were originaly 9 copies
Me: 4 COPIES GOT LOST OVER 3 MONTHS
Me: THREE MONTHS!
Me: HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN!? WHATS WRONG WITH YOU, READERS OF NYC
Me: GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.
Me: omg i sound crazy
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Moral of the story: If you borrow books from your local public library, please return them in a timely manner. Otherwise, people like me, might have anxiety attacks. Not really, but maybe. It's not the end of the world. But really, it might be. It's just...RUDE to lose something that everybody else wants to share. Who do you think you are?
And yes, GY is totally right and I could buy the book and then donate it but come on, let's be real. I'm a student and I can barely afford my textbooks. :)
Labels: library cards, the world can now carry on