I did that once for a very good fiction book I wanted to read. <$2. for transfer. It was worth it to me. Agreed. Definitely a good system.
JS > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 12:48:05PM -0400, scott wrote: >> >> We do have a inter-library exchange here as well, but I have never used >> it and don't know much about it. I'll take a trip to the library >> sometime to ask. >> > > For sure, even if you *don't* need the wxPython book, check into > the inter-library or inter-branch transfer program. And, also ask > about Internet access. Here in Sacramento, California, USA, when I > need a book, my first action is to go to http://saclibrary.org/ and > do a search. If the book is not at my local (small) branch library > but is in the Sacramento county library system, I click on request > and tell them which branch to deliver it to. I believe that they > have a truck that is constantly traveling between branches to > deliver the inter-branch transfers. It's a super system. > > I visited the libraries in Vancouver, B.C. and Victoria, B.C. > several years ago, and they were at least as advanced as ours here. > Be sure to check that out. Wherever you are in Canada, be sure to > check into it. > > By the way, my librarian tells me that they do this because it both > saves them money (by not having to have copies at all branches) and > enables them to afford to offer more titles. > > (Sorry for off-topic post. I'm a library "true believer".) > > Dave > >> -- >> Your friend, >> Scott >> >> Sent to you from a Linux computer using Ubuntu Version 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > -- > Dave Kuhlman > http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor