Over the last year or so, I've rediscovered the Public Library. What a wonderful place - free books and a better selection than any bookstore. What's more, since I last heavily used public libraries 15 years ago, everything can be done on the internet. Need an interlibrary loan? Place it on a web site, and get an email when the book is available for pickup at your local branch. Need to renew that long Tolstoy novel? Do it on the web and never step into the library, giving yourself more time to read (and save on gas!) I could go ...