Accessing Your Local Library with Libby and Flipster

Several years ago, I was part of a focus group on our campus. One of the questions posed to us was, “How often do you use the library?” I had to ask for clarification: was the question about how often I made use of the library’s resources, or how often I actually entered the building? In my case, I used the resources far more often than I entered the building (and that’s still true).

The same is no doubt true for many of us in relation to our local public libraries. The ability to check out digi...