{"id":10666,"date":"2025-08-27T12:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/?p=10666"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:48:31","slug":"lovers-of-reading-enjoy-big-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/fr\/lovers-of-reading-enjoy-big-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovers of reading enjoy big savings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Avid readers have discovered the library has the books they need and can save them a bundle in the process.<br>\u201cI have had a passion for reading since I first learned to read,\u201d says Kaitlin Smith. \u201cI have always been a reader and been known as such to friends and family. I love fantasy and sci-fi (science fiction) especially, but will dip my toe into other genres on occasion.\u201d<br>She says she likes to try different types of books. The library\u2019s selection allows her to try something she may not like without spending money.<br>For Courtney Boudreau, her passion for reading started early, too.<br>\u201cI have always loved to read even as a little kid,\u201d says Boudreau. \u201cGrowing up I used to read a children\u2019s chapter book to fall asleep. I was a big fan of the Babysitter\u2019s Club.\u201d<br>While Smith is a long-time library user, Boudreau only started using the library.<br>\u201cI believe one of my aunts set up a library card for me as a child,\u201d says Smith. If I had to guess I\u2019d say five years old.\u201d<br>\u201cI always knew the library existed, but I only started using it in May,\u201d says Boudreau. \u201cI was always hesitant to use the library for fear of not remembering to return a book and fear of damaging a book.\u201d<br>A New Year\u2019s resolution, money, and the advice of a friend guided Boudreau to the library and its many resources and services.<br>\u201cI began reading more when I made a New Year\u2019s resolution to read 100 books in a year,\u201d she says, adding the money needed to meet that goal was out of reach.<br>\u201cA dear friend who works at the library listened to my fears and addressed them,\u201d Boudreau says. \u201cI had shared my goal with her and expressed how I was finding it very difficult to find the finances to continue to buy new books.\u201d<br>She learned there are no fines for late returns at the library.<br>Through her friend, Boudreau learned how to order books, track them, receive updates and notices, and renew her books.<br>Smith uses the library for two main reasons.<br>\u201cThe two biggest factors for using the library as my source of books have been saving money and supporting the library,\u201d says Smith. \u201cIt is so critical, now more than ever, that local libraries exist and be well funded. They are a pillar of the community and offer many important resources.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Courtney-Boudreau-picks-up-her-books-e1756308703493.jpeg\" alt=\"image of a woman with blonde hair and yellow shirt reaching for books on a shelf.\" class=\"wp-image-10662\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avid reader Courtney Boudreau picks up her books she had requested from the Yarmouth library. She estimates she is saving $230 a month by borrowing instead of buying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borrowing from the library pays dividends<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both estimate they have saved hundreds to thousands of dollars by using the library.<br> \u201cOver my lifetime I would say hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars easily,\u201d says Smith. \u201cIn May alone, I read six books through the library via Libby. With some quick research that cost in eBooks would have been $80 and physical hardcover copies would be $185.\u201d<br> \u201cI was averaging around 10 books a month,\u201d says Boudreau. \u201cAt roughly $23 a book, that saves me $230 a month!\u201d<br> \u201cI have also discovered that a lot of the books have an audiobook version as well,\u201d she adds. \u201cI plan to save even more money in the future by borrowing those and cancelling my monthly audiobook subscription.\u201d<br> Boudreau has also passed on her love for the library to her four children.<br> \u201cThey do enjoy visiting (the library) often, and we always go to the events that the library puts on,\u201d Boudreau says.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avid readers have discovered the library has the books they need and can save them a bundle in the 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