Library Services You Didn’t Know You Needed (Until Now)
This week, I’m continuing the “little known library services” information that I started with the fax machine post. FDL really does have a lot of cool stuff, some of which most people don’t even know about.
Notary Service
FDL offers notary service, and you can find out more about what our notary service entails here. But this is a fairly useful service to know about since not all banks have notary service or provide notary service for people who do not bank with them. FDL offers notary service at no charge, to anyone (you do not have to be an FDL card holder to use our service) at almost all operating hours (but call in advance to make sure because there are rare occasions when we do not have a notary public working). Also, and this comes up a lot, do not sign your documents ahead of time. As a notary, what we do is verify that you are the person signing the document in question, so we have to watch you sign the document.
Typewriter
This one is a little self explanatory but you might be wondering why we have this. First, not everyone who has typing skills is comfortable using a computer, so the typewriter is still pretty handy for word processing. Also, our public printers don’t take envelopes. If you want to type an address onto an envelope, but don’t have a typewriter at home, or a printer for labels, FDL has you covered.
Car Repair (online)
Before I started working at FDL, the library was not the first place I would have thought to go for car repair advice. However, the Chilton’s online library has changed that. We used to have a ton of huge car repair volumes in non-fiction (629), and we still have a few, but now we also have the Chilton’s online library. This guide allows you to look into why your car might be making that funny noise, or show you how to change break pads. Just search by make, model, and year, and answer the library’s follow up questions to get car repair answers (which are easily printable).
Board Games
Did you know that FDL has board games to check out? Board games can be expensive, especially when you don’t know if you’ll like them before you play them. FDL offers a wide variety of board games to check out to anyone who has a library card (not just FDL cardholders). You can test drive newer games before you decide to buy them. Or, you can check out games from our collection of old classics to play in the library or at home. Just head upstairs to browse and check out.
Post by Carey Gibbons, Reference Specialist
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