You know you're a dedicated library user when...

[ckd]

...at the prompt "Type the 14 digit number on your library card" you don't have to look, and in fact haven't had to look for many years.

Because an arbitrary 14 digit number that lets you get books? That's worth brain space any day.

Especially when you can request the book over the Internet while attending a panel at farthingparty. Heh. (It's still in transit, alas, even though I requested it last weekend; this particular copy looks to be coming from Dedham.)

You know what else is cool, though? An application that tracks your library requests and checked-out items. Mac OS X 10.3 or later only. (Note to locals: Minuteman Library Network seems to require the beta to see your checked-out items at the moment.)

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[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I've had my library card number memorized for years now.

As a Trustee of the Public Library of Brookline, if you like the Minuteman system and the way you can request books from any library in the system, you might want to send a note to the director of the library, cc'ed to the chair of your local Library Trustees and the mayor (or your councilperson). Having books requestable throughout the system costs money and takes a lot of manpower, and I know they'd want to know that the citizens of the town appreciate it.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I should have began my second paragraph with the words "Speaking as a Trustee..."