Being that the wifey is a librarian, I have learned a lot about the great free resources of the library systems. I say free because you are already paying for it with your tax dollars, wether you use it or not. Check out this great article about free stuff to do at the library from savingsadvice.com.
http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/07/04/102183_27-free-things-at-the-library.html
Free is good !