Completing
a reading challenge can put a bit of a strain on your finances if you’re
watching the pennies or are a struggling author trying to make her way in the
world. Unless - you come up with some inventive ways of getting cheap or
free reads. My 1st
port of call has always been Carnegie Library on Red Post Hill. Sadly that was
shut down by my local council. Boo Hiss It’s a long story which you can read more about
in my post entitled Crisis: Ruskin Readers & Carnegie Library. However, I didn’t let my short-sighted council stand in
the way of my reading addiction. The whole borough’s library catalogue is
available to browse online. This means I can order any book which takes my
fancy, reserve it and for a modest 50p get a notice to collect it from a
library of my choice at a time of my choosing. When you have a schedule like
mine that’s pretty priceless. Using
this method of book procuring has several advantages: ConvenienceYou have a never ending supply
of booksBulked up arm musc…