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So she stole $60000 from the months of hard working publishers and $122 from authors
Regarding libraries, this is such a socialist idea, that enriches society and educates the people. I wonder why no one thought to defund them, because think of the lost profits for companies like Amazon, etc. /s
Republicans absolutely have tried and are trying to defund librairies.
And have succeeded. In the stupidest ways. I can't find the article since there are so many fucking attempts, but there was one where they got rid of the library's funding in the only public room in town big enough to hold the meeting on getting rid of the library's funding: the library's meeting room.
Does this include any "library of things?" Because at my library I can check tools, thermal image cameras, tables, board games and all sorts of other things.
Where are you where you have those options? Id love to be able to checkout tools at the library.
Not poster but northeast US in the more populated areas seem to have better stocked libraries. Mine has music, movies, board games, and a whole bunch of random equipment for stuff like research or cooking or building. Microscopes and knitting sets and pasta makers, construction equipment etc.
This is pretty common in most blue states.
I’ve been to libraries where you can borrow music CDs, movie DvDs, and even games such as Nintendo Switch cartridges. My local library does DvDs but not the other stuff.
Nice.
Anyone who has ever suggested defunding or closing libraries should be hanged at the stake.
Or forced to read their opinions, out-loud, to their peers.
Burned from the neck until dead
Patron status is ok
Glad your friend is doing well! Send my regards.
How much money is she spending that just the savings add up to 60'000? Or is that just an error and that's the joke?
It’s the price of the books she would have bought otherwise.
Oh so just one grad school text book.
She must read a book a day or only borrow gold plated books. 7k past year? If a book cost 20 dollars thats 350 books!
Libraries also have movies and games!
Also a lot of libraries have other stuff you can check out! Tools, sewing machine, printer, photo scanner etc!
We scanned hundreds of old photos in minutes with the thousand dollar value equipment at our library totally for free! It was really cool! Ours has all kinds of equipment for converting old media to digital.
Plus these huge satellite maps of our city from the past, it's like a 3.5'x3ft book of aerial photos. Idk what you'd need that for, but it was fun to look through them!
Going by Amazon, hardcover averages $26.75 and paperback is $22.30
Too many people sleep on libraries, they have all sorts of shit from music to movies on top of all the books, magazines, microfiche, etc.
I'm more impressed with all the shelf space she saved by returning those physical books.
Qbittorrent should add this
so what you're saying is the library IS tracking everything she reads conspiracy music intensifies