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I usually put on an audio book or podcast. Lets me put away the screen and turn off the lights. Also keeps the mind sufficiently occupied to not get caught up in runaway thoughts. Inevitably fall asleep after half an hour or so.
Seconding audiobooks! If you’re in the US you can usually rent them free via Libby app by entering your library card info.
And for the Canadians in the room, same here!
Now, there's gonna be holds on the really good stuff* from past experience, but regardless it's an awesome service.
*Off topic story: I used to work a job that would have unexpected, lengthy periods of downtime. There was one of these periods where I'd browse the new acquisitions in my local library system. There was a book with photos of goats that had 68 holds on it. Literally, it was just a goat photography book.
To this day, I am intensely curious about who these 68 people were, and why they didn't just get their pictures of goats from the internet like us normal people.
I wish there was some way to dig into this mysterious goat photo collection’s popularity! Do you remember the title?
I almost info dumped in my post but didn’t so now you’ve given me the opportunity to share my additional libby tips for people who aren’t familiar:
Lol, found it - Beautiful Goats: Portraits of Classic Breeds by Felicity Stockwell. My prevailing theory is that there's a group of folks in my city who just put holds on everything and pass on the titles they don't actually want.
Good tips!
Ohh good sleuthing. My library doesn’t have it:( Are there any holds on it now?
I’m racking my brain for another theory because I don’t understand reserving a book you don’t want, but I’m coming up blank!
No holds, 2/5 star user rating on my library's catalogue site, lol.
You can see how I came to this conclusion - haven't the foggiest otherwise.
Really is boggling—don’t think I’ve seen that many holds on anything at all
Huh - interesting. May just be a function of habit, but I always found stuff like that keeps me awake. I know other people don't, though - my wife falls asleep to podcasts, but she also puts the TV on as background noise. Never understood that myself - it's either music, or I'm going to be glued to whatever is on even if I have no inherent interest in it.
Learned a lot about Canada-US border security, food television competitions, and drag competitions that way, lol.
Always interesting to see what strokes work for different folks, though!