[QUOTE=Elise1;5597993]I use the library a great deal for quilting books.
My library also has an inter-library loan program that allows me to get virtually any book, (my library borrows from other libraries), with no charge to me.
I always check the library to see if they have a book I am interested in. If I Really like it I will go to AddALL book search and let them find it for me for the cheapest price. For the most part though I end up not buying the book. Simply because there will be only one pattern in it that I like. I just freecycled a bunch of quilt books a few months ago worth hundreds of dollars retail simply because I need to get rid of things and I just didn't have the energy to take pictures post and mail. That's when I decided no more buying books unless I can check them out first.