Tips for Parents

50 Ways to Use Your Library Card (Courtesy of the American Library Association)



1. Get to know your librarian
2. Browse your favorite web site(s)
3. Plan your next vacation
4. Find a list of child care centers in your area
5. Learn about local candidates for office
6. Learn how to lower your taxes
7. Reserve the latest mystery
8. Pick up a video
9. Listen to a classical CD
10. Trace a friend through an out of state telephone book or on the internet
11. Learn to navigate the web
12. Prepare your resume
13. Get new ideas for redecorating your house
14. Get a list of community organizations
15. Attend a lecture or workshop
16. Hear a local author reading his/her latest novel
17. Join a book discussion group
18. Attend preschool story hour with your child
19. Get homework help
20. Look up all kinds of health information
21. Research the purchase of a car
22. Trek to another planet in a Sci-Fi novel
23. Call the reference desk if you have a question
24. Research your term paper
25. Learn about the history of your city or town



26. Decide which computer to buy using a consumer guide
27. Check your stock portfolio
28. Read a newspaper from another country
29. Use the libraries resources to create a new business plan
30. See a new art exhibit
31. Borrow an audiobook for your next road trip
32. Volunteer as a literacy tutor
33. Find a new recipe
34. Ask for a recommended reading list for teens
35. Make photocopies
36. Get a book from interlibrary loan
37. Enroll your child in a summer reading program
38. Take a computer class
39. Hear a poetry reading
40. Take out the latest fashion magazine
41. Enjoy a concert
42. Trace a family tree
43. Take an internet safety course
44. Check out a legal question or issue
45. Find out how to file a consumer complaint
46. Get nostalgic by looking at old magazines
47. Borrow some sheet music
48. Learn how to use a database or computerized catalog
49. Find the latest romance paperback
50. Find a quiet spot, curl up with a book and enjoy