Yes, your local library is a great source for books, but it can also be a great

resource for helping you with your new year's resolution.

Perhaps you want to learn a new language or take a cooking class or research your family's

genealogy or maybe you just want to save a ton of money.

I'm Linda Holmes and today NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is

presenting an episode of the podcast Life Kit all about the ways to get the most

out of your library.

You're listening to Life Kit from NPR. Hey everybody, it's Maryal. All right, so I don't know if y'all are fans of the kids TV show Arthur

but there's a song from that show that feels like the only way to open this episode.

In the scene, Arthur Reed, who's kind of like a nerdy Arvark, is walking with purpose flanked by two friends. They have library

cards in their hands.

Having fun, is it hard when you've got a library card?

Come on inside, we've got everything you need.

There's plenty to do or you can just it and read.

Yeah it's a jam. The song goes on to talk about the many things you can do at the

public library like learn about outer space learn to make a paper plane, or deep dive into a historical text.

Michael Threatz is a librarian in California, and he liked this song so much that he got Arthur's

library card tattooed on his arm.

People always ask me if the barcode actually can scan and I'm always dismayed to say that

it does not and I didn't think to get my own library card number on it. I saw a

picture of Arthur's library card and I was like I need that forever.

Best part about the song is it's all true. There are so many things you can do at

...