I'm of exactly the same mind, I buy both local papers and get the free paper and spend time scouring through them for snippets of local interest and What's On also of course I keep upto date 24/7 using Doverforum. I also use the internet to read online versions of the national papers as well.
You're right about the library, I do pop in there from time to time and have been known to pop into the local hostelry to have a chat and maybe sample a pint of an interesting brew whilst I'm there.
