Dee Randall wrote:
> "Monsur Fromage du Pollet" > wrote in message
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>>"Dee Randall" > wrote in
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>>>"Leila" > wrote in message
egroups.com...
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>>>>6 years ago this month we went to Spain and I returned raving about
>>>>garbanzos con espinacas. This is a tapa you get in Madrid and in
>>>>the South (maybe in the north too but we didn't go there) - the
>>>>flavors just drove me crazy, rich, slightly tangy, earthy. I
>>>>couldn't get enough of it.
>>>>
>>>>Christine was kind enough to print Penelope Casas' recipe he
>>>>
>>>>http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...browse_frm/thr
>>>>ead/63db0a8ff449eafd/b57d0f46fb5f69e9?q=christine+dabney+garbanzos&
>>>>rnum=1#b57d0f46fb5f69e9
>>>>
>>>>it included grated chocolate and saffron which I think are the two
>>>>magic ingredients.
>>>>
>>>>Today I made the stuff in the pressure cooker using techniques I
>>>>got from Lorna Sass' books on pressure cooking (love that library
>>>>internet catalog - order it in the middle of the night and two
>>>>days later it's at the local branch - Sort of like Amazon, but
>>>>free, and it's neighborhood service, not to the door)
>>>>
>>>
>>>Could you explain what the "library internet catalog" is. I'm
>>>always looking for another way to access library material.
>>>Thanks so much.
>>>Dee
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>If your town has more than 1 branch...you can request books (from a
>>catalog on line) from the other branch(es) be reserved for you (or some
>>such) and you will be advised when the book has been delivered to the
>>branch nearest you. Maybe even from other towns. I don't live in the
>>states so I'm not certain of the library ties to each other down there.
>>You just enter the web address for your Library and start a topic
>>or book search. When you see a title you like you can click on it and see
>>which branch has it and if it is availible then request it... all on
>>line. I'm sure your local librarian would be more than willing to talk
>>you thru your first request attempt and answer all your questions.
>>
>
> Thanks so much. I understand.
> My appreciation, Dee
>
>
Even better than that. Sometime you can access the Inter Library Loan
system online, and request specific titles even quite rare ones and the
library can receive it from libraries across the country or around the
world.

My wife fills InterLibrary loan request in her job as a librarian in a
research library and gets materials from around the world. Usually free
sometimes a small nominal fee, but if you don't want to pay that you can
specify and they'll only attempt to get it from sources that don't charge.

It's a great way to get your hands on books your library system doesn't
have. Doesn't work for popular titles because library systems won't
send them out to other systems, but if it's a popular title your system
probably has it. So you will get to read it eventually when your turn
comes.

Librarians always seem eager to help out when I've gone in and needed
help and it is there job, so make the most of it.

Troy