In the Aug. 18 story about credit card debt, “Young and overspent?,” the comment about not buying books to save money misses one great resource we have in this community. Instead of, or in addition to, “read what’s on my shelf” and “trade with friends,” how about patronize my local library?
Not to knock our local booksellers, but the Fort Vancouver Regional Library system has enough books, current or not so, to keep anyone in paper, video, audio and electronic reading material for years without ever buying another book. Being able to look up titles online and hold for delivery at your local branch (or mail to you if unable to visit), you never have an excuse for being without a book to read, at zero cost to your personal budget.
