Recession Advice - Libraries |
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Libraries can help | Prepare to Share
Share Your Top Tips
Send us your money-saving ideas and we'll post the best in libraries and on the website. |
Libraries are great places to visit in these difficult economic times. Read on for ideas about how we can help.
Looking For Work?
You can use library computers to research careers and visit recruitment websites. You can also check the recruitment pages in our newspapers.
Retraining?
Search for courses and research your studies, from one of our library computers. We can help you get in touch with the right people for the course you're interested in.
Want to Take Your Mind Off Things ?
Find a new hobby - have fun through the hard times without spending too much money. We have lots of information on all kinds of leisure pursuits. Try the Community Information Database for groups and socieities that share your interests.
Staying in More?
Relax with a good book, some mellow music, or a movie. If you have less to spend on going out, you can drift away to exotic places or more exciting times without breaking the bank.
Running a Business?
If you want to cut costs and save money, we can answer industrial, commercial and technical questions that you might have to pay to get the answers to elsewhere.
Want to Get the Most Out of the Internet?
A session with a library IT specialist, for a small fee, could save you money - sell your unwanted items online; change to a cheaper energy supplier; check out the best deals on all kinds of goods and services.
Need to Keep the Children Amused Without Spending a Small Fortune?
Borrow from a whole world of books for young readers for free. Try our events and activities, for a small charge, starting with Rhyme Time for toddlers.
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Libraries - the low cost option |
Many Library Services Are Free
- Free membership - join in person or online.
- Free book loans - up to 10 at any one time.
- Free renewals.
- Free book requests*
- Free time on Internet-linked computers.
- Free access to electronic resources including ancestry.com.
- Free access to newspapers and magazines.
* Library staff can request a title for you for free, if the book is on the shelf in another library.
Low Cost Services
- Music CD rental.
- DVD rental.
- Printing, faxing and photocopying services.
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Prepare to share |
Share Your Money Saving Tips and Ideas
Send your tips to librarieslearning&culture@warwickshire.gov.uk
Each month’s top money-saving tips will be posted in libraries countywide and on the website.
Here's Five Money Saving Tips You Can Try Today!
- Shops spend a small fortune finding ways to make us part with more money than we intend to! Make a shopping list and stick to it.
- The Internet is full of money-off vouchers so before you buy products or services including trips and holidays, take a look.
- If the tyres on your car are under-inflated, they're eating up fuel. Pump them up to the correct pressure and save on your fuel costs.
- Turn down your thermostat down by one degree C and you can cut more than 10% from the average central heating bill.
- Switch your household energy supplier. Many customers can save as much as £150 a year by switching.
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Caring for others? |
Are You a Carer?
Carers provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, partner or friend. There are services and benefits available to support them but not all Carers know about these.
For more advice and information on the financial support you could be entitled to pick up a copy of the Carers Rights leaflet (PDF - 258 KB) or visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/carers.
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Why libraries are recession friendly |
Did You Know?
Warwickshire libraries cost each local council tax payer just 6p a day.
- That’s a fraction of the cost of one national newspaper.
- There are more than a million books to choose from.
- You can borrow up to ten at any one time for free.
- That’s well over £100-worth of books to read without spending a penny.
The Greener Option
Libraries have been recycling since the 1850s. They:
- Reduce unnecessary use of natural resources and help people save money.
- Reuse books, CDs and DVDs by lending them out over and over again.
- Recycle by loaning their stock out repeatedly throughout the community - and books are sold off or literally recycled at the end of their library life.
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