More for Thing 4.

If you have time and interest, try these services related to Thing 4.

• Have trouble getting things back to the library on time? Check out Library ELF, a third party service that will send you email reminders for overdues and holds on a schedule you establish. You can register multiple cards (yours and family members) from multiple libraries. Seven of the 9 metro libraries work with the service.
• Own enough books to open your own library? Have classroom collections that need to be organized? Want to know who owns what you own? Try cataloging your books with Library Thing. "Enter what you're reading or your whole library—it's an easy, library-quality catalog. LibraryThing also connects you with people who read the same things." A social network around cataloging--who knew?