Call this low effort if you must, but as a library consumer you just kinda get lucky sometimes.
Saw on my library’s site they were ordering the next book of a manga series I’m going through and reserved it on hold ahead of time, and it just came in brand new.
Still smells new too, gotta love that. IDK maybe I’m weird. Either way I’m feeling pretty good. I don’t mind older books (shows they’re well loved) but a new book straight from the store just feels great.
Pay attention to when the new books come in, you might get lucky too with a fresh copy. See if your library shows books that they’ve just recently ordered.
Thanks to my local library system fullfilling demand for the books people want. Go to your libraries often everyone. Politicians tend to pay more attention if more traffic comes.