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Thread (Discussion): Borrowing DVDs from the library
Message 169696
Posted by steve
on Dec 17, 2005 11:12 PM | Also by steve
| Gender: Male,
Age Bracket: 30 - 39,
State: Virginia,
Country: United States |
In another thread, I mentioned that I am waiting for the movie The Woodsmen to become available (I'm 1st or 2nd on a waiting list now). For those that aren't up to speed, I wanted to mention that many library systems maintain extensive DVD collections of movies and TV programs, available to rent.
One of my local library systems maintains a collection of more than 5,000 titles, with many of the titles having multiple copies across the system of a dozen or so branches. Using their website, I can request any title, and if available it'll be delivered to a branch of my choice and I receive an email notifying me when it's available, it'll held for a few days, then I can check it out for a week. If others have requested it, I'm shown how far back I am on the waiting list. For the movie March of the Penguins, I'm something like #275 on the waiting list and there are about 26 copies, so I figure it'll be 3 months before it's my turn. That's pretty extreme though. Many recent movies are available or have only a few on the waiting list for multiple available copies.
Not bad for free.
Collections in my metro area vary greatly, and the process to reserve or put on hold varies to, but it's worth exploring.
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Message 169716 (In Reply to Message 169696)
Posted by orolan
on Dec 18, 2005 07:33 PM | Also by orolan
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Country: United States |
Pretty good, if you're not an RSO.
I can imagine the reaction if I get on the waiting list for "Spy Kids" and "Spy Kids 2". Especially if I also request "Land Before Time" and "Lilo and Stitch" as well;-))
Actually I'm surprised they have it at all.
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Message 169740 (In Reply to Message 169716)
Posted by 1dadof5
on Dec 19, 2005 05:49 AM | Also by 1dadof5
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State: Indiana,
Country: United States |
gees orolan, with the NSA checking on everyones library habits they will surely get you for a thought crime for renting those titles
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Message 169754 (In Reply to Message 169740)
Posted by orolan
on Dec 19, 2005 05:49 PM | Also by orolan
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Age Bracket: 30 - 39,
State: N/A,
Country: United States |
they will surely get you for a thought crime for renting those titles
Heck they'll do worse than that. Wait until they find out that I don't have to borrow them from the library because I already own them all:-((
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169696, steve, Dec 17, 2005 11:12 PM
169716, orolan, Dec 18, 2005 07:33 PM
169740, 1dadof5, Dec 19, 2005 05:49 AM
169754, orolan, Dec 19, 2005 05:49 PM
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