Today, the card is used mostly to check out library books and get into leisure centres.
Sony Reader customers can use the company's Library Finder software and check out e-books with a valid library card.
Another option is to check at your local library, because they often have a good collection of videos you can rent for free.
Pause in the library to check out the books the average prisoner read at a rate of 75 to 100 per year - though none of the books could have references to crime, violence or sex.
Check out a book from the library, read it through, take an Accelerated Reader quiz, get a score, repeat.
In the same way it is inconsiderate to write a check at the supermarket while a dozen people queue up behind you or to check out every book at the library needed for a History 1o1 paper.
You certainly do not have to be on a beer tour to check-out a bike from the library, which offers both road and mountain models.
Customers can check out a Kindle book from their local library and start reading on any generation Kindle device or free Kindle app for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry or Windows Phone, as well as in their web browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.
To find out whether your public library lends out e-books, check their website or ask a librarian.
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An app can use the authorization status API to check if it can access contacts, calendars, reminders, or the photo library.
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