[ SECRET POST #6016 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6016 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

It really, really depends on your local library's budget. There are several separate library systems in the county I live in, and the one with the most branch locations has about 1/8 the budget of the next largest. The larger system is funded by hotel and construction taxes, and the slightly smaller but way richer one by (sky high) property taxes.

Add in that libraries are charged more per copy of ebooks than individual customers, plus we have to pay to renew the license every 60 checkouts or so, and... yeah.

Source: I work in a public library

[(Anonymous)]

All the this. But wow, that also sounds like a lot of money being squeezed out of libraries for the privilege of carrying ebooks.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT—yep, sure is! It's that "if public libraries were invented today, right wing nutjobs would be screaming "socialism!" thing, but for publishing companies and ebooks.

Our system was boycotting Macmillan over their library ebook purchase embargo

https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/macmillan-ends-library-ebook-embargo

and copy purchase limits until they backed down.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT--there's the (nane) city library system with ~30 branches, the (same name) county library with ~30 branches, and several smaller (only 1-4 branches) city libraries within the county, all with different amounts and sources of funding, and all state (not just county) residents can get separate cards for each system.

For most all public libraries in my state, anyone who lives in the state can sign up for a card, although most require you to show up in person with a photo ID and proof of address to actually pick it up. Renewal requirements vary by library system though.