For a while now (maybe since the library renovation?) you can sign up to get an email from the library about when a book you reserved comes in. This has saved much marital strife, as often they would call to tell my husband that a book was in for him, and of course I'd completely forget, and then about a week later he would say, "I have nothing to read" and I would say, "Oops."

But now we get an email when our books are ready and problem solved.

But the other day I got a new email, with the subject "Library reminder, items due in 2 days"!  This is going to be an even bigger savior as who in the world can keep track of all the stuff we take out...and the fines for a late DVD are $1 a day, and believe me, that adds up fast.

So, all this library technology has been a huge boon, in my opinion. I see a book review that sounds interesting, I log on to my account and reserve the book. They email me when it's in, and I go get it. They email me when it's due back, and I return it. 

Life is good.