When most people board a plane, they have a plan for how they will spend the time in the air.

Teens wait in line with travel pillows around their necks, waiting to get into their seats so they can snooze for a few hours.

Businesspeople carry laptops, intending to finish up presentations.

Some people have a book or magazine that they plan to read, and yet others have shows or movies to watch.

Me? I stare at the seat in front of me.

In all honesty, I have a hard time reading or watching movies on a plane.

I just cannot focus to the point where I am losing myself in the story. I am always fully aware that I am on a plane, and that the flight attendant may stop by at any moment with peanuts and ginger ale.

I’m just too distracted.

However, I do enjoy reading magazines, because they don’t require a lot of focus. You can flip through the glossy pages pretty quickly and pick and choose what appeals to you.

But, I don’t want to spend $5 on a 20-minute read! So instead, I stare at the seat in front of me.

Well, now your library has free digital magazines, available from Libby by OverDrive.

Download the Libby app and select the Pendleton Community Public Library as your home library. Enter your library card number and start borrowing magazines such as HGTV Magazine, Cosmopolitan and ESPN The Magazine.

There is no limit to how many you can check out, and there is no waiting period, even for the most popular titles.

Now you can have a collection of magazines to enjoy on a plane, at the beach or even just sitting on your couch.

Hobbs is director of Pendleton Community Public Library.