You can use your library card to borrow books. Obviously. You can find your next great read, research that big project you’ve been procrastinating about and study for the exam that counts for 20% of your final grade.
But your library card can do a lot more than help you survive school and keep your nightstand piled with books.
You can use it to beat boredom, pick up a new skill, save some money and, yes, even get a life. Don’t believe me? Check out these seven things you can do with your library card.
Technically, this is still borrowing books, but better.
Imagine you’re hanging out at home with a group of friends, snacking from a sweet-and-salty charcuterie board, sipping a little wine and having such great conversation that no one is checking their phone and you lose track of time.
“Same time next month?”
Absolutely.
Use your library card to check out one of our many Book Club Sets and maybe grab a charcuterie recipe book while you’re at it. You bring the friends and snacks; we’ll bring the books.
Let’s be real: Games and puzzles can get expensive. Why spend your money buying something you might play once when you can borrow one for free?
With your library card, your game and puzzle selection can keep changing, so game night never has to get stale. And think about it: The less you spend on games, the more you can spend on snacks.
Everybody knows game night is about the snacks anyway.
Why not learn a new language? Especially when it’s free.
The library offers access to Transparent Language, an online language-learning resource with more than 110 language courses. There’s even an app, so you can practice wherever you are.
Maybe you’re saving up for that overseas trip. In the meantime, start learning the language so you can explore like a local when you get there.
Gardening is trending, and for good reason. Not only do you get to know exactly where your produce comes from, but getting your hands in the dirt can also be a pretty great way to unwind.
Of course, the library has books to guide your green-thumb journey, but some of our locations also have seed libraries, where you can find seeds to start your own garden.
A library card might just be the first step toward your next homegrown harvest.
Two words: Adventure Passes.
Your library card gives you access to passes for Saluda Shoals Park, South Carolina State Parks, Columbia Museum of Art, Lexington County Museum and Cayce Historical Museum.
You could use these passes to plan a new adventure every month for a year without repeating an activity.
Not bad for a little piece of plastic in your wallet.
I’ve always been a book lover, so I’ll always come to the library for the books. But there’s a lot more waiting for you here, too.
Learn something. Try something new. Save some money. Get outside. Get together with friends. Go somewhere you’ve never been.
Your library card can take you a lot further than you might think.
Get yours today and see where it takes you.
Book Club Starter Kit
Gardening Go-Tos
Get ready to stomp into Summer Reading beginning May 26. Grab a tracking card, earn prizes and uncover prehistoric levels of fun all summer long.
