The county that I live in is mostly rural and it is a fairly big county. The "County Seat" (or main town) is in the center of the county. This is where the very small, county library is. I live in the southwest part of the county, almost into the city of Columbus, GA... which is in the neighboring county.
We have lived here for 12 years and we have always used the library in Columbus because it is more convenient and because it is bigger and has a much better selection of books, CD's, DVD's, etc.
I had heard that the Columbus Library System had started CHARGING out of county residents to use "their" library, but I didn't believe it. Today.... I found out that it is TRUE!
They are charging out of county residents $35.00 per year for a library card!!! YIKES!!
I was sad to find this out. I didn't have the CASH ---- Yes. They will only accept CASH!--- to pay it today. Plus... I need to think about this and decide if it is worth it or not.
Of course, I am sure that it will save me money in the long run, but...... will it, really???
Also, we could buy ONE card and the girls and I could share it, I suppose.
I don't know. I'll have to give this some more thought. I am just quite disappointed that I now have to PAY to use the library!
Yes.... I could use our own county library, but it really is not at all convenient and it is VERY small!
Decisions, decisions.
