101 Things to Do
101 THINGS TO DO AT THE LIBRARY
- Plan your vacation
- Pick up tax forms
- Listen to a storyhour
- Check out a book on a new craft
- Read a newspaper
- Check out a new movie on video or DVD
- Make plans to landscape your yard
- Use a free pass to local museum
- Learn to use the Internet
- Get voter registration form
- Study for food handlers permit
- Read a new magazine
- Find the blue book value of your car
- Find a new career
- Enter a raffle
- Learn a foreign language
- Buy a used book
- Get a new game for your computer
- Find the background on current events
- Get a list of current best-sellers
- Polish your hunting and fishing skills
- Donate to the local food bank
- Sign up to be a volunteer
- Order a book from another library
- Look at the bulletin board for local events
- Get a free email account
- Read ‘award-winning’ books
- Check out music CDs
- Pick up an audiobook
- Reread your favorite story
- Choose something from the displays
- Learn to repair books
- Research your family tree
- Plan your holiday celebration
- Read a biography of your favorite person
- Find out how to repair your car
- Read about history
- Find books to help you select the perfect pet
- Donate used books
- Pick up a monthly activity calendar
- Get your kids a library card
- Pick up a list of recommended reading
- Learn home repair skills on video
- Find books to read aloud to the family
- Do your homework
- Research stocks
- Join the Friends of the Library
- Plan to redecorate your home
- Locate your government representatives
- Read poetry
- Find books for your teens
- Read Consumer Reports before you buy
- Shop online
- Check out our parenting section
- Read a short story
- Identify the birds in your backyard
- Teach your child to read
- Research landlord/tenant laws
- Find out about remodeling
- Read the agenda for the next commission meeting
- Plan your summer garden
- Write a business plan for your new venture
- Fill out a form on our typewriter
- Make a donation to Bucks for Books
- Prepare for a civil service test
- Find a video to entertain the kids
- Get the answers to life’s burning questions
- Get started reading a series
- Take books to shut-ins
- Identify the trees in your neighborhood
- Learn to draw and paint
- Read the classics
- Look for the phone number of a long-lost friend
- Find a new favorite recipe
- Research colleges
- Check out old seasons of favorite TV shows
- Write a letter on the word processor
- Find the resources to home school your family
- Plan a hiking or biking trip
- Get on the waiting list for an item that is checked out
- Check out the “Hot Picks” to see what others are reading
- Plan your wedding
- Get the latest information on stamp, coin or sports card collecting
- Read a comic book
- Make a purchase suggestion
- Visit the library’s website
- Ask about craft programs for kids
- Brush up on your trivia
- Prepare for a job interview
- Start writing the great American novel
- Sign your kids up for Summer Reading
- Apply for college financial aid online
- Look up something in the encyclopedia
- Arrange for a class or scout group to a visit
- Study for the SAT or ASVAB test
- Learn to play a musical instrument
- Put your holds in ‘suspended animation’ while you’re on vacation
- Find out how to register a patent on your invention
- Learn how to train your dog
- Make photocopies
- Write your resume