News You Can Use Stories Down the Street

By Larry Ferguson

Editor

Media is magical. Whether it be in the magazine that you flip through while waiting in line at the grocery store, the book with a cover so interesting that you just had to read the back cover, or the movie with a title so intriguing you just had to see what it was all about, indulging in good stories is always a great way to spend your time. Unfortunately, when you encounter these stories and want to dive into their deepest depths, odds are someone’s going to ask you to pay for it before you leave the store. Trying to immerse yourself in all different types of remarkable media can be challenging when you have more boredom than disposable income. That’s where the Bridgeport Public Library comes in.

The Main Branch Library of Bridgeport is right down the street from HCC, at 925 Broad Street. There you can find an extensive collection of numerous magazines, books, CDs, and DVDs all available in both analog and digital formats for you to borrow at your leisure. If you’re a Bridgeport resident attending Housatonic, you can register for a library card in less than 10 minutes and gain access to every item in their collection, alongside the materials of every other library in their massive interconnected system, which can be delivered to the Main Library for you to conveniently pick up on your way to or from campus. Best of all, even if you commute to class from out of town and aren’t a Bridgeport resident, you can still borrow from the Bridgeport Public Library. All you need to do is pay a visit to any of the five Bridgeport Public Libraries with a card from your hometown library. The wonderful staff will integrate your account from your home library into the Bridgeport system and you will be able to access their materials as if you lived there.

Worrying about having to splurge on yourself just to enjoy a good story is a thing of the past with the library by your side. Whether the media you’re looking for is a classic, or something brand new, odds are at least one of the hundreds of libraries in the state of Connecticut will have it on hand and be willing to send it right over to the most convenient pick-up library.

Even in the unlikely case that no library in Connecticut has what you’re looking for, all you have to do is submit a request slip for the item, and the library will purchase the item you’re searching for just so that you and your fellow residents can enjoy it.

Don’t let a price tag hold you back from your new favorite story, use the public library system to your advantage and enjoy it today!