I know you been thinkin bout it, go ahead and enjoy the free services your city provides to you

Having fun isnt hard

the internet and piracy made libraries obsolete tbh

I appreciate that the internet made it cost less resources to distribute literature but at the same time, hand-sense connectivity is real and holding a book without worrying about what else it may tempt me to do, like a phone would, makes it so much more enjoyable

my local libraries got seed banks, 3d printers, tool rentals of all kinds, a discounted book store $1 paperbacks and $2 hardbacks, meeting and study rooms, a genealogy center, ESL groups, sunday movie viewings, book clubs, movie clubs, and more. plus libraries are still one of the last places you are allowed to exist inside of without paying money

I checked online a few days ago and my card expired last month was gonna hit the lib up and renew my card this weekend

books are lame and for nerds

Check out Kanopy if you want to watch movies, documentaries, etc all free with a library card

just started my subscription. they got all the heat

I’m audible gang

Others have been more specific about why, but you are incorrect.

So how does using the 3D printer work, do you have to pay to rent it? Or do you just have to supply your own filament?

Nope

Libraries will never be obsolete especially in a class-oriented society. It's literally one of the only things civilization has gotten right lol. Outside of that, public infrastructure, and due process everything else is a damn mess.

Not everyone has quality Internet and access to digital resources to find books they want/need, so pirating books is impractical. Plus a socially-oriented mode of literary consumption is amazing.

Taking libraries for granted will be a critical factor in the downfall of western civilization lol.

We f***ing snapped with that s***. It's on y'all if you don't use them to your advantage.

Speaking like a dude who don’t go to libraries. My local libraries are packed every day

Pdfdrive>>>>>

Tbh

Kanopy gang

Hoopla gang

(But fr, especially the docs on there can go crazy)

looks like they're not doing it anymore

I never had a need to use them so I don't know the details of how it worked

Usually you have to reserve a time to print (I think most limit like 6 hours) and then they charge like $.03-.$15/g. You can provide the design or have them design it for you. Printer error they comp but design error you comp

You mean the Assyrians snapped

We = Humans

Something something third places

my city library provides language classes, daycare, kids workshops, communal areas and outdoor spaces

nah bro you don’t understand, it’s only a coincidence that all of the greatest men and women in history have had a deep veneration of the classics gained through reading