Library Elf

I recently got an email from Library Elf that one of the books I checked out from the Austin Public Library was overdo. I had forgotten that I had signed up with the Elf (over a year ago), since this is only the second email I'd received from it (Jfer is good about returning my books on time).

The Library Elf is way cool: you sign up with information about the libraries that you've got an account with (they support a ton of them), and a couple of days before a book is due in any of them they send you an email reminder. It's as simple as that and works like a charm. And it's especially great, if you've got a bunch of different library cards.

Now, personally, I don't really mind paying overdue library fees -- I figure it's just supporting a good cause -- but it's still nice to know about them in advance without having to keep track of yet another thing myself.