| How to Care for a Library Book Posted: The library is a great place to find a variety of great books at no charge. Checking out a book from your local library is a great and inexpensive way to do some great reading free of charge. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to care for books properly. This article will explain how to keep a library book in good condition from the time you pull it off the shelf to the time you return it. Steps - Once you find a book, examine it before checking it out. Although there will likely be some minor wear and tear, skim through it and look for torn or missing pages, large stains, pen or pencil writing, doodles, etc. Also check the covers for missing or defaced parts. If you find any of these report it to one of the librarians, so the librarian won't assume that you are responsible for the damage.
- As soon as you have brought it home, put the book on a sturdy shelf or table. Do not put it on a sofa, chair, or bed as someone may accidentally sit on it and damage the cover or pages, if it is left open. Also do not place the book in such a pace where you might lose it or get it wet, such as by the bathroom sink.
- Keep a calendar. Mark the due date of the book as soon as you check it out. Many libraries can also notify you of approaching due dates by email or phone. Sign up for this service if it helps you.
- Know your options for renewing by phone or internet. If you are eligible to renew an item, you may be able do so without ever leaving home.
- Do not write in a library book, not even in pencil. Markings are likely to be there for a long time. If you wish to mark sections for later reference, use scraps of paper as bookmarks or use removable tape flags or sticky notes. If the book includes a worksheet or questionnaire to fill in, make a photocopy of that page and write on the copy.
- Think back to the last time you checked out a library book that had a lot of highlighting, underlining, or other excess markings. Then, be courteous to your fellow patrons. It's not pleasant to read a book that has been "personalized" by someone else.
- If you are going to read outdoors, remember to bring the book back inside. If it rains or gets lost, you'll have to pay to replace it.
- Use a bookmark. Do not dog-ear pages to keep your place, and do not use a pencil or other, larger object. It could bend the cover or pages out of shape. Also, avoid tenting the book open to hold your place, and don't lay it face open, since it could get mashed open. Any scrap of paper (ticket stubs, envelopes) will serve as a bookmark, or you can make yourself a bookmark from any number of materials.
- Keep track of the book. Keep it at home or in your book bag. If you worry about losing library books, choose particular places to put them, and put them there consistently.
- Return the book to the library on time. If you return it on or prior to its stated due date, you avoid paying late fees or other charges.
Tips - If you have overdue books or have difficulties caring for your book, maybe you need an eBook.
- If the book is damaged, do not try to fix the problem yourself. Return it to the librarian as soon as possible, politely explain what happened and they will take care of it.
- Don't ever let any of your friends or even sometimes family borrow your book, because if at many occasions they might lose it or somehow destroy it, you will have to pay for it.
- Don't read in the bathtub or swimming pool. Not only could it fall into the water and be completely ruined, but remember that you don't own the book and will have to pay the library (typically its full retail value, sometimes in addition to processing costs) to replace it.
- If you feel compelled to read in or near water, choose a magazine or cheap paperback that you own.
- Do not eat or drink while reading the book. Stains and spills are difficult to remove, and you may be asked to pay to replace the book.
- Avoid leaving an open library book by a window, glass door, etc. This is because the text or pictures may start to fade if left in direct sunlight for an extended period of time.
- Use caution when photocopying pages out of a library book. Don't bend or press on the spine and be careful not to fold over pages.
- Take books back even if they are overdue. Libraries typically use overdue fines to deter people from bringing books back late, more than to make money. On the other hand, lost materials cost a lot to replace. Your library would rather get its book back late than not get it back at all.
- Think twice before taking library books traveling. Will you be able to guarantee its timely return in good condition? If you aren't sure, find yourself an inexpensive used paperback or two instead.
Warnings - If for some reason your book is misplaced, damaged, or lost you may be asked to pay a replacement fee, or, rarely, to leave.
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| How to Ten Key Posted: Typing lessons typically teach the use of the numbers above the keyboard for entering numerical data. That's fine, if you're typing the occasional address, but if you have a lot of numbers to enter, you should learn to use the ten-key, typically to the right of a standard keyboard. Like touch-typing, you can learn to key in data this way without looking. Steps -
Check that Num Lock is on.
If the number lock is not on, pressing keys on the number pad will generally do the other thing that is written on them, typically some combination of arrow and page up/page down keys. -
The 5 key. Note the little bump. - Place your index finger on the 4 (assuming a right-handed ten-key pad) and your ring finger on the 6. This is the "home row" position for ten-key work.
- Without looking at your hand, practice typing combinations of the home row numbers, 4, 5, 6.
- Work in the numbers above the home row. Type the 7 with your index finger, the 8 with your middle finger, and the 9 with your ring finger. Bring your fingers back to the home row when you are done with each of these digits.
- Work in the numbers below the home row. Type the 1 with your index finger, the 2 with your middle finger, and the 3 with your ring finger. Return your fingers to the home row when you are done with each of these digits.
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Type zero with your thumb - Work on combinations of all 10 digits.
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The decimal point. This position is exaggerated for clarity in the photo. -
The enter key. This position is exaggerated for clarity. - Build your speed and accuracy. As you continue to use the ten-key, you will get more fluent at it.
Tips - Do not look at your hands. Learn the ten-key by feel and you will be able to enter information with it much more quickly.
- Some keyboards do have the built-in ten-key pad on the left. This article assumes that the ten-key is on the right.
- Removable ten-key pads are available that plug in separately. Get one if you want to place yours on the left or you would like one to go with a laptop.
- Some laptops have a ten-key option at an angle in the middle of the standard, alphabetical keyboard. You will probably have to use a function key to turn it on.
- Some laptops have a built in ten-key pad on the right side, but the keys are smaller than normal. The key layout is usually the same, however.
- Even if you are right-handed, you may want to learn to use the ten key with your left hand. This allows you to use your mouse in the right hand at the same time.
- Note that telephones and some calculators and other keypads are arranged differently than computer keyboards. They have the 1 on the top and the 9 on the bottom.
Those numbers up there still count. - If you're using a spreadsheet program heavily, take the time to learn some keyboard shortcuts to go with it. For example, pressing 'enter' usually advances to the next cell down from your current location. Not all of the shortcuts for your spreadsheet program will be accessible from the ten key.
- Practice, practice, practice, but practice no more quickly than you can type accurately. Watch what you key in, to be sure you don't make any errors. Your speed will improve gradually, but your accuracy is important immediately, especially for keying in numbers.
Warnings Things You'll Need - Keyboard with ten-key or separate ten-key pad.
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