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You have to "prove" that you live within a geographic boundary to use library services beyond the basic "come inside, browse and read" - because all property wi
by Kon-Peki 5y ago
You have to "prove" that you live within a geographic boundary to use library services beyond the basic "come inside, browse and read" - because all property within that boundary is paying taxes.
Most libraries are relatively lax on the proof because they see it as a public service. But they don't have to be, and you would expect that a public library operated by a for-profit company will be far more strict than others.
- justin66 5y agoMy state has some of the best libraries in the world and the only requirement to get a library card is to reside in the state. That's a big geographic boundary. Once a person has the card, a lot of interlibrary loan and online borrowing possibilities exist. I imagine a for-profit library would be largely frozen out of our interlibrary loan system and all the reciprocity involved in membership, but... maybe not? I don't know, but I suspect that this model of deprofessionalisation is going to be limited to libraries in small towns and municipalities.
- Kon-Peki 5y agoA state-wide system is a really nice thing. You are lucky!