Cover stories: Browse Your Favorite Today

"Fall Feast", "Best of Holiday Cookies", "Awesome Gift Guides", "2018 Sneak Peak" in decorating  -- these are the latest covers of some of the most popular magazines.  

One of my favorite things is browsing magazines in waiting areas. Engrossed in the latest celebrity gossip or "best of" shopping recommendations and so many different magazines to leaf through I often don't mind that an appointment is delayed. Whether waiting for an appointment, picking kids up, or just enjoying a quiet moment, it is nice when you have a stack of magazines to leaf through.

In the grocery line you are enticed by the covers of a variety of magazines. With new ideas, recipes, celebrity news, we often spend money on that spontaneous purchase, and how many of us receive too many subscriptions of magazines in the mail and have stacks that never get read? Going on a trip? We purchase magazines to browse on the plane or train and take up valuable carry-on space.

Save your money! The library has over 140 magazine subscriptions available in house and even more available digitally.    Take home previous months to enjoy, browse the newest edition in our Periodical Room while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea.  Browse the OCLN Catalog for your favorite magazine and place it on hold to be picked up. Better yet, load up your tech devices with your favorite magazines and save space in your carry-on. You will never mind all that waiting at appointments or picking up the kids because there will be plenty to browse on your phone or Ereader device. Many people are finding the digital versions easier and more efficient to read with the added capability of zooming hard to read text or clicking "continued on page #" and automatically jumping to the continuation. Some digital versions have added features like videos or special links.

Questions? Our reference desk can assist you.

Finding and Checking out E-Magazines 

Click "RBDigital" logo on the right hand side of this blog (or visit Duxbury Free Library Website under Emagazines), find your magazine and click on the cover.  "CheckOut" your magazine and you can read it immediately or view it later via the RBDigital app or website.  There is a checkbox to receive an email when the next magazine is available.

Enjoy a "free subscription"  brought to you by Duxbury Free Library.  With the RBDigital app loaded on my iPad, Kindle, and phone I can browse through my favorite magazines anytime I have a moment to spare.

This is an example of an email I am sent from our digital magazine service after checking out my favorite magazine and selecting "Email me the next issue":  

What better gift to yourself. Clear out those stacks of unread magazines in your house (you can read older editions online if you'd like) and check out your favorites or browse some new ones.  

Duxbury Free Library has a great selection of magazines and newspapers representing many different hobbies and interests in our periodical room - some of which are not available digitally, e.g. People.   Come in, relax, and browse. We look forward to seeing you.

I'm off to enjoy all of the holiday recipe, shopping, and decorating ideas loaded on my IPAD.

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