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This is the first time I heard that you have to pay a fee to get a library card in Europe. Honestly, I didn't believe you but it turns out to be true, e.g. for

by Jun8 8y ago

This is the first time I heard that you have to pay a fee to get a library card in Europe. Honestly, I didn't believe you but it turns out to be true, e.g. for the Berlin Staatsbibliotek you have to pay 15 Euros for a year (https://staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/en/service/registration/ https://staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/en/service/registration/, students pay half). I'm amazed that this is the case. There is no way that libraries, esp. in small towns can live by card fees alone, so they must be still getting some tax dollars. What's the benefit not making it 100% tax dollar based?

Tomte 8y ago
In Germany: Pretty much every municipal library charges a fee. University libraries generally don't, but even the state library I used to patronize introduced a fee ten years ago.
- jfk13 8y ago
  I'm quite surprised to learn this. It's not (yet?) that way in the UK.
  - C1sc0cat 8y ago
    Its a statutory service in the UK I seem to recall
phjesusthatguy3 8y ago
My local library system also derives revenue from penal fines[0]; so as long as you're found guilty and fined for a non-civil offense[1], you're supporting your local library. So wait until the end of this month before you go fly your drone(754.45a), eh? [0]https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(hybsfl334aadodafyfwnru2h))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-397-32 https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(hybsfl334aadodafyfwnru2h))... [1]http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap750.pdf http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap750.pdf
systemtest 8y ago
I looked up the library from a big city (Utrecht), it has the following costs: - Free up to 17 years old (unlimited everything, 1 hour of computer time) - 21 euro per year for a limited digital subscription (6 e-books and unlimited audio books) - 25 euro per year for 18 to 25 year olds (unlimited items, 6 e-books, 4 hours of computer time) - 34 euro for a limited subscription (20 items, 6 e-books, reservation costs 1 euro, 1 hour of computer time) - 42 euro for a digital subscription (unlimited e-books and unlimited audio books) - 45 euro for low-income (unlimited items, unlimited e-books, 4 hours of computer time) - 56 euro per year for everyone else (unlimited items, unlimited e-books, 4 hours of computer time) The computer time is per day. After your free computer time it is 25 cents per 15 minutes.

by Jun8 8y ago

Tomte 8y ago

In Germany: Pretty much every municipal library charges a fee. University libraries generally don't, but even the state library I used to patronize introduced a fee ten years ago.

jfk13 8y ago
I'm quite surprised to learn this. It's not (yet?) that way in the UK.
- C1sc0cat 8y ago
  Its a statutory service in the UK I seem to recall

phjesusthatguy3 8y ago

My local library system also derives revenue from penal fines[0]; so as long as you're found guilty and fined for a non-civil offense[1], you're supporting your local library. So wait until the end of this month before you go fly your drone(754.45a), eh? [0]https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(hybsfl334aadodafyfwnru2h))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-397-32 https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(hybsfl334aadodafyfwnru2h))... [1]http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap750.pdf http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap750.pdf

systemtest 8y ago

I looked up the library from a big city (Utrecht), it has the following costs: - Free up to 17 years old (unlimited everything, 1 hour of computer time) - 21 euro per year for a limited digital subscription (6 e-books and unlimited audio books) - 25 euro per year for 18 to 25 year olds (unlimited items, 6 e-books, 4 hours of computer time) - 34 euro for a limited subscription (20 items, 6 e-books, reservation costs 1 euro, 1 hour of computer time) - 42 euro for a digital subscription (unlimited e-books and unlimited audio books) - 45 euro for low-income (unlimited items, unlimited e-books, 4 hours of computer time) - 56 euro per year for everyone else (unlimited items, unlimited e-books, 4 hours of computer time) The computer time is per day. After your free computer time it is 25 cents per 15 minutes.