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This is Why I use the Library ... 2012 Wrap-up; or, How I saved $834.60 This Year

This year, I read a total of 98 books. Fifty-six of which were checked out from my local library. I pulled prices from Amazon, though, I purchase books at independent stores. 

Fables, Vol. 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham - $12.23

Fables, Vol.14: Witches by Bill Willingham - $12.23

Fables, Vol.11: War and Pieces by Bill Willingham - $12.23

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling (audio) - $44.07

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (audio) - $44.47

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling (audio) - $44.47

IT by Stephen King (audio) - $33.77

Promethea: Book Five by Alan Moore - $12.23

Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman - $16.47

Promethea, Vol. 4 by Alan Moore - $12.23

Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman - $10.85

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham - $10.94

The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman - $6.99

Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman - $10.19

Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham - $12.23

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen - $10.88

Neverwhere by Mike Garey  - $14.59

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - $14.99

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson  - $10.88

Blankets by Craig Thompson  - $26.37

M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman - $6.99

The Book Thief by Mark Zusak - $7.70

Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtowers by John Harris Dunning – $14.81

Pinocchio by Winshluss - $19.87

The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman - $11.86

Fables, Vol.17: Inherit the Wind by Bill Willingham - $10.19

Sin City, Vol. 7: Hell and Back by Frank Miller - $19.80

Sin City, Vol. 6: Booze, Broads, and Bullets by Frank Miller - $11.56

Promethea, Vol. 2 by Allan Moore - $12.23

Promethea, Vol. 3 by Allan Moore - $10.19

Promethea, Vol. 1 by Allan Moore - $12.23

Sin City, Vol. 5: Family Values by Frank Miller - $11.20

Sin City, Vol. 4: That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller - $13.14

Sin City, Vol. 3: The Big Fat Kill by Frank Miller - $12.92

Sin City, Vol. 2: A Dame to Kill For by Frank Miller - $11.57

The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger - $14.56

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 by Alan Moore - $7.95

Thessaly: Witch for Hire by Bill Willingham - $9.98

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier by Alan Moore - $13.59

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore - $10.98

Robopocalypse by Daniel Wilson - $10.85

We the Animals by Justin Torres - $10.36

Fables, Vol. 16: Super Team by Bill Willingham - $10.19

The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson - $11.19

Fables, Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover by Bill Willingham - $12.23

The Apothecary by Maile Meloy - $11.55

300 by Frank Miller - $19.80

Sin City, Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller - $12.92

Black Hole by Charles Burnes - $13.45

The Faery Reel: Tales form the Twilight Realm by Ellen Datlow - $21.36

The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman- $14.59

The Books of Magic, Vol. 1: Bindings by John Ney Rieber- $12.23

Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer- $13.59

Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Vol.2: And Here My Trouble Began by Art Spiegelman - $10.23

Fables, Vol. 12: The Dark Ages by Bill Willingham - $12.23

Habibi by Craig Thompson - $21.20

Total Savings: $834.60

This is why I love my library. This is why I donate my money and volunteer my time.