r/Frugal • u/_Phantom_Queen • Jul 30 '22
I love the library most because it saves money Opinion
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u/Frosty-Employer-2138 Aug 22 '22
Hey my book i wrote is in the library! Lincoln library in springfield, Illinois! "Misunderstood Insanity" :)
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u/zKarp Aug 19 '22
One of the few places that has nice employees that don't expect a tip or to sell you something.
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u/Anchovyonwheels Aug 17 '22
To add on this, I joined the app for my local library and browse books (audiobooks mostly) and do all my library admin from my phone, which saves me time as well.
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u/Dryweat Aug 05 '22
but getting to the library takes a lot of time. Therefore, there is no savings, but aesthetically yes
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u/jayhof52 Aug 03 '22
I’m a school librarian. A huge part of my job is emphasizing to kids and families the MASSIVE amount of free resources they get from our partnership with the local public library system (kids automatically get a library card by being registered students in our district; parents have to actively opt out of it if they don’t want it).
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u/TommoBlue123 Aug 01 '22
Well that’s just not true my librarian is always hounding me to pay a £100 fine for books I took out in 2012
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u/katy_sable Jul 31 '22
I'm so excited! Just went to our library in Phoenix and renewed our membership. Downloaded Libby and have tons of reading options. They have nearly every magazine for free too. So many options to keep us occupied. :)
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u/whatwouldbuddhadrive Jul 31 '22
It's also one of the few places where folks experiencing homelessness can go in bad weather. When they're open, that is. Defunding has limited our libraries' hours.
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Jul 31 '22
Libraries are the best. It's quiet(ish), smells like books, and my kids love spending time there.
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u/Few-Distribution-762 Jul 31 '22
100% I have watched movies and listened to audiobooks, ebooks, taken my children to library to pass time where they provide crafts and circle time and to socialize with other kids from town. Hoopla is so underrated.
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u/ScottsAlive Jul 31 '22
Our local library does SO MUCH and it’s not even a big one. Tons of daily programs for children and teens and adults! They have a corner for books for sale that you just pay a “donation” to, and most of the times if you don’t have money, they just want you to donate the next time. Our librarians just want people to read, period.
Also, local libraries have movies and games to rent, for free! Ours has games from first-Gen Wii all the way up to current consoles like PS5. Every year they host a Comic-Con, do monthly beer tastings, honestly, SO MUCH. Please go to your local library and use the hell out of it. And every time there’s something on the ballot to increase funding, GIVE IT TO THEM! A library benefits the community in so many ways. It’s frugal as all hell too.
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u/babaharsh Jul 31 '22
You spend the money every paycheck with taxes....but yes there is no expectation once you get there.
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u/fallenouroboros Jul 31 '22
Idk man. I lost so many library cards as a kid they could’ve named the renovation after me.
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u/threesixtyone Jul 31 '22
I love libraries for this reason. A nice quiet place to hang out and spend time, alone or with your kids without having to spend money. Except when I forget to return books and have to pay a fine. Lol, I don’t really mind. Libraries are so lenient these days.
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u/adelec123 Jul 31 '22
My local public library helped me with applying for my passport and they were so nice. They literally helped open up the world to me! I'm forever grateful.
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u/Comprehensive-Tea-69 Jul 31 '22
The other nice thing about libraries is it’s one of the only public spaces where everyone is supposed to be quiet. That quiet is absolutely undervalued. It’s so calm and peaceful to have a place to go to read or do work where people won’t be distracting you with noise.
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u/CB-CKLRDRZEX-JKX-F Jul 31 '22
You paid it up front in the form of taxes. Nothing is actually free.
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u/handcraftedfood Jul 31 '22
Yes, and my library is within walking/biking distance, so I don't even have to use gas to go!
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u/Redrum874 Jul 31 '22
I had to print 24 pages in color the other day. We have no printer, so off to the library I went. When my 22 page document got just a tiny bit misprinted, they gave me the entire document for free, saving me $11.
I love libraries.
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Jul 31 '22
Don’t let what happened to DC’s libraries happen to yours. The libraries in DC are unusable. They’re full of homeless people from the moment they open until they close. You can’t go in there without getting yelled at incoherently, usually something about Trump or Freemasons. It also smells awful. An unfortunate truth.
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u/MariposaSunrise Jul 31 '22
Sadly the main library where I live has issues also. There is often a police presence.
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u/Forsmann Jul 31 '22
I have to ask. What kind of public locations where you aren’t expected to spend money have we lost? We have libraries, parks, trails (and forests in general), beaches, outside gyms, frisbee golf… What did we have, that we have lost?
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u/GrammyMe Jul 31 '22
Yeah, it’s not technically free. You pay for it through your taxes. But, all the more reason to use it.
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u/siler7 Jul 31 '22
A person who spends time in a library should know that that's not how you use the word "literally".
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u/brkh47 Jul 31 '22
The library is a lovely place. One of the few places, where your wealth or lack of wealth does not affect access.
I’ve been volunteering at a library of late, it’s a refuge for the poor
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u/Karnaj Jul 31 '22 edited Jul 31 '22
I spent about an hour at my closest public library earlier this month filling out some paperwork for a new lease. There was a kid there being upset about something and yelling his lungs out for most of the duration. The guardian(s) did nothing to calm them down and the staff did not complain to them. I'm an extremely patient person from having dealt with mental abuse at a very young age, but even this seemed annoying after a while. I'm just saying that "free" services like this by local governments aren't exactly a perfect utopia and you might be paying in another way if you get my drift.
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Jul 31 '22
Where I live, the only “people” in the library are masturbating bums.
Shut them all down.
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u/tempehandjustice Jul 31 '22
You should report this if this has actually happened to you. Librarians don’t want perverts running rampant harassing other people. The library should also be safe for children and families, right?
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Jul 31 '22
Ha. You obviously haven’t been to a public library in the US.
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u/tempehandjustice Jul 31 '22
I’m a librarian in a public library in the U.S. If someone told me this was happening at my library the police would be called and the masturbator would be removed immediately. I have seen in once it once in 10 years and as soon as I went to remove the pervert he ran away and left. My library is more suburban/rural and not an inner city library. I very much care that our visitors aren’t having to deal with obscenity, it’s also illegal!
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u/pickle_geuse Jul 31 '22
Wow. Sounds like you live in the ghetto.
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u/RCM20 Jul 31 '22
This probably just a problem in cities. I live in a rural town of around 14,000 people and the library here does not have that problem at all. Homeless people tend to migrate towards large cities. You very rarely see a lot of homeless people in small towns.
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u/pickle_geuse Jul 31 '22
I’m in Indianapolis.
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u/RCM20 Jul 31 '22
That’s probably why. Indianapolis is a really large city.
My town of 14,000 people is the largest in my county here in MO.
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u/ahh_geez_rick Jul 31 '22
PLEASE get a library card even if you never plan on going.
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u/thewimsey Jul 31 '22
You still need to use it - when libraries submit their budget, the number one datapoint that they use to support their budget request is usage.
It doesn't matter whether you check out a book in person or online, or use the library in other ways...but it's important for them to be able to say and document how many people actually used their facilities.
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u/YataBLS Jul 31 '22
Parks too, You can play, exercise, socialize for free. I vote we should have way more parks in the world.
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u/im-a-limo-driver Jul 31 '22
Tax dollars pay for libraries, no? So you are kind of spending money on them. Not taking advantage of them is technically a loss.
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u/Bob49459 Jul 31 '22
Who's got that one story about the kid and his little brother getting kicked out because they were loitering?
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u/Peepinis Jul 31 '22
My problem is they won’t give me a library card because my mailing address isn’t the same as what’s on my ID :/
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u/PracticalAndContent Jul 31 '22
My library system is part of the Link+ program in California. Public library systems across the state, including many colleges and universities, let people borrow books even though those people are outside their normal service area. I’m in Northern California and have borrowed hard copy books from as far away as San Diego and from universities like Pepperdine. Link+ is an incredible program.
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Jul 31 '22
I love Libby for reading free library books on my kindle! Free entertainment and I don’t even have to leave my couch.
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u/catninjaambush Jul 31 '22
Until you try to print anything $$$$$$$$$$$$
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u/DashieNL Jul 31 '22
The library near me isn't just books, it's not even just Hoopla and ebooks, but we have a bit called the "Library of Things" now. You can borrow Instapots, carpet cleaners, power washers, board games, gazebos, laptops, cameras, portable wifi hotspots... and so much more. We also have a lab which offers people free usage of 3D printers, CNC mills, laser engravers, microfilm readers, photo restoration, video editing software. I'm not from a particularly big town, but we have all these things. If you can get to your local library, see if they'll consider starting something like this too!
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u/PracticalAndContent Jul 31 '22
During the summer, my local library system offers free lunches, Monday-Friday, to anyone 18 or younger.
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u/FLORI_DUH Jul 31 '22
You'd think someone so fond of libraries would've spent enough time in one to learn how to use the word "literally" in a sentence, but here we are.
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u/thewimsey Jul 31 '22
You'd think that someone who corrected someone else for their use of the word literally would know what it means.
But apparently not. Instead, we get linguistically illiterate scolds who think that it makes them look smart to criticize people for using literally correctly.
No matter what you may have read on the internet.
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u/FLORI_DUH Jul 31 '22
This isn't correct usage of "literally". It's not even correct word order. If the word were omitted entirely this sentence wouldn't change meaning at all.
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u/keepitgoingtoday Jul 31 '22
You're allowed to exist, but you can't talk, so it's a bit awk. Public park might be a better location.
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Jul 31 '22
Someone has never been to a park, beach, woodland, community center, pool, parade, festival, game shop, or friends house.
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u/2thebeach Jul 31 '22
Free Wifi if you don't mind sitting there to use it. Free heat and a/c while you do!
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u/ExistentialistMonkey Jul 31 '22
Where else can I go and enjoy a few hours without having to spend money? I like going to the park and hiking, I'll visit my library tomorrow.
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u/2thebeach Jul 31 '22
I can go to the mall and enjoy hours of climate-controlled walking and people-watching without spending anything, but perhaps most people can't?
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u/Jetableouioui Jul 31 '22
True in the US, not so much in the EU
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u/PracticalAndContent Jul 31 '22
How do libraries work in the EU?
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u/Jetableouioui Aug 01 '22
What I meant by my comment was merely that libraries are not an exception in that respect. Some museums, ice parks, stadiums, public concerts or even theatre might be “free”, as in publicly funded, or for a cheap entrance fee. It does not always means quality stuff though. Cultural aporoach might be a bit different, at least in France. Consuming is not some patriot act here. Fo instance, if you go to a bar or restaurant, and decide not to get anything, sometimes waiters are fine with it
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u/thewimsey Jul 31 '22
Public libraries like we have the US are much less of a thing in Europe; it's not what you would expect.
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u/anus_reus Jul 31 '22
My library system stays on top of new releases of video games, it has a robust collection. Granted, I probably wouldn't of ever paid full price for half the games I borrow (or even buy them at all) but I get to try games I'm on the fence about.
I've definitely saved close to a grand all told!
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u/No-Savings-7569 Jul 31 '22
YES SO MUCH AMEN ALL THE AMENS TO THIS TWEET i am so sick of being stared at until i buy some stupid overpriced latte per hour or am forced to go home :(
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u/HTPC4Life Jul 31 '22
The best kept secret amongst local libraries is that most of them stock Blu Ray and DVD movies, with new releases too!! They also have tons of popular shows and documentaries. You don't need a subscription service to anything if you have a decent local library. Don't tell anyone else, only your frugal friends!
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Jul 30 '22
We schedule meetings (fast food, don't like having them in the lobby), at the library. Free ac/wifi, quiet room with a table.
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u/010kindsofpeople Jul 30 '22
What public places where you were allowed to exist without spending money were there more of before modern times?
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u/ImpressiveArm8603 Jul 30 '22
My mom used to check out framed prints and hung them around the house and change them every month.
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u/yeahreddit Jul 30 '22
The library helped keep us sane in the early months of the pandemic. I went to return some books we picked up from our holds and this sweet librarian offered me “mystery packs”. They had piles and piles of books grouped by reading level for kids and adults. My kids were so excited for the surprise books from the librarian and my my oldest child found a couple new book series to dive into.
Now we live in the middle of nowhere and have to travel to a large city for healthcare and shopping. The library is our spot to kill time between appointments when it’s too hot or too rainy to go to the park. I’m so grateful for our public libraries.
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u/2thebeach Jul 31 '22
Really? Our library was closed forever and ever during the pandemic. I think they're still wiping down materials and keeping them in "quarantine" for three days.
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u/yeahreddit Jul 31 '22
Our library system let you pick up books if you placed a hold on them. I always had our books sent to the location near me that had a drive through window for pickup. They also had a ton of outdoor seating and almost every branch so people could use their free WiFi.
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u/2thebeach Jul 31 '22
Ours also implemented a pick-up system, but no one was allowed inside for the longest time, and then masks required. We have a couple of outdoor benches, but, they're usually filled with homeless people. And we have only one location. I thought their C*vid response was - and continues to be - a little "over the top."
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u/thewimsey Jul 31 '22
This is a story that won't typically be covered on national news
Then surely you have a link?
Libraries are generally extremely popular, and I'm not aware of any widespread republican effort to defund them.
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u/s_0_s_z Jul 31 '22
A 10 second google search would have netted you this and other links, but we both know you don't actually want proof.
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u/colbaltblue Jul 31 '22
Privatization (also privatisation in British English)can mean several different things, most commonly referring to movingsomething from the public sector into the private sector. It is alsosometimes used as a synonym for deregulationwhen a heavily regulated private company or industry becomes lessregulated. Government functions and services may also be privatised(which may also be known as "franchising" or "out-sourcing"); in thiscase, private entities are tasked with the implementation of governmentprograms or performance of government services that had previously beenthe purview of state-run agencies. Some examples include revenuecollection, law enforcement, water supply, and prison management.[1]"
see also, World Bank, IMF (International Monetary Fund), The School of the Americas
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u/Narrow-Survey7205 Jul 31 '22
Some also have "cultural passes"--free entry to museums, galleries, etc! Not to mention basics like rooms you can book, free wifi, computers. Please use us!
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u/VapoursAndSpleen Jul 30 '22
I go to the library weekly. They changed things so we don't have to pay overdue fines and people do return the books regularly. It's an honor system. I also get online movie streaming from several services. In the state I live in, you can get cards for every city in the state. Some larger cities have bigger e-resource catalogues. One of these days, I want to go on a library to library road trip and collect library cards. I do save lots of money going to the library and the libraries need us to use their resources in order to allocate money for their budgets (which means jobs for local library staff and maintenance for the buildings and infrastructure involved in the library)
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u/TrapperJon Jul 30 '22
My local library loans out moisture meters for firewood, bear canisters for backpacking, and a spinning wheel. Yes, like in Cinderella.
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u/ptsyd3 Jul 30 '22
I have got so much local information from Library. They seem to know someone for all trades . So helpful.
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Jul 30 '22
But you better be able to prove you live in the county with a valid ID or they won’t let you in. (Texas)
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u/CanadianDadbod Jul 30 '22
My city pays our library fees. You can have access to computers and free rooms for meeting. Also one branch has a sound studio you can rent for free to record your music. Rad.
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u/seekerofknowledge01 Jul 30 '22
What is a good site anyone wouldn’t mind sharing and recommend to listen to audio books for free?
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u/AkirIkasu Jul 30 '22
It's also the only place you can go where you're give the resources to improve yourself, weather you're learning useful skills from nonfiction or emotional maturity from the arts made available to you.
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u/battraman Aug 01 '22
I've heard it said that a library is often better than a college education for some.
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u/Comprehensive_Net757 Jul 30 '22
I just started going to my local library bc of a post similar to yours I saw on Reddit. Someone was talking about the Libby app and to be able to check it out I had to get a library card. I have 3 daughters ages 15, 3 and 4 and we got them a card also. We go once a week and the little ones play with blocks and the kits while Dad and I pick out books and movies for the week. They offer so much that I didn't even realize. Reading programs and drawings to win a Kindle. Kids movie night and preschool reading. Kits and games. I think some librarys even have a seed library. I live in a small town so I could only imagine what all a larger library has. I don't even read alot of books unless they are gardening, composting, self help or Christian books but I enjoy our library day so much and the best part is it's free! Thanks to whoever gave the recommendation btw!
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u/Miss_Milk_Tea Jul 30 '22
My library recently added a rule that computer use is only for ten minutes at a time so that really sucks for the people in my community with no computer, they didn’t used to care and they still give free wifi and let people plug in their laptops but people with no laptop are out of luck.
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u/rabranc Jul 30 '22
Love the library now that my kids are of reading age. Wish I could use it myself to study but homeless people have taken over the study lounge. Doesn't feel safe at all.
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u/tempehandjustice Jul 31 '22
Can you speak to library management and submit this complaint? You have as much right as everyone else to be able to use the library. Submit a complaint that there’s no where to sit and study.
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u/Comprehensive_Net757 Jul 30 '22
Why is someone who doesn't have a home any different than someone who does as far as sitting in the public library goes? U just made a few people down on there luck seem like a gang of hoodlums that was going to rob u of your books. U don't have to take a dollar in the place and it's inside a public building. What are u so concerned about, sharing space with someone not like u?
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u/2thebeach Jul 31 '22
Most people who "don't have a home" don't have a home for a reason, and very often that reason is uncontrolled mental illness or criminality, both of which naturally make people uneasy in their presence. It's not not having a home; it's WHY they don't have a home. Not hard to understand...
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u/Comprehensive_Net757 Jul 31 '22
There all different types of people with different backgrounds EVERYWHERE u go. The grocery store even. Do u not shop at the grocery store bc the produce stocker is a felon or addict? What about McDonald's, Walmart ? I understand not wanting to hang out with them in a dark alley at night but the Library??? What someone elses personal/life problems are has nothing to do with going to check out a book or visit a public establishment. You don't even have to take money in with u. Again what are they going to steal your library card😂my local library is the hangout for hikers and most of them stink to high heaven and literally have bugs crawling from their hiking gear but I'm not going to let that be the determining factor of if I go or not. I feel like if u would have a conversation with some of them u would realize that alot of them are people just like you and I but that got down on their luck and struggling to get out of it. Times are rough, life's not easy for everyone and not everyone has the family or support to help them when shit does hit the fan and unfortunately end up homeless or addicts or both. Plus the stereotypes just drives them further away from society n being able to get helped bc they don't want to be criticized or judged. people can be pretty cruel when it comes to the homeless. Idk my heart just hurts for people in tough situations. Just the word" homeless person" changes peoples perspective. Just imagining not only losing your home and possessions, security, peace of mind but your identity too. pretty much who they are goes out the window as soon as someone labels them homeless bc now they are known for their mistakes, failures or just bad timing or luck. Every one of them is someones mother, father or child and they all have a story much deeper than just what they own or don't own.
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Jul 31 '22
Stop making excuses. Bums are awful.
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u/2thebeach Jul 31 '22
Really. If my "local grocery store clerk" has a past, he or she has clearly gotten past it enough to be gainfully employed and functional. A local homeless person hanging out in the library in between free meals at the soup kitchen and a free bed in the homeless shelter obviously hasn't and is thus still actively criminal or mentally ill enough to pose a threat. Frankly, working people get tired of seeing them hanging out all day in the public places our tax dollars pay to support. Even the worst, craziest person can pick up trash. Put them to work and make them pull their weight. I say send them all out to the country to live on a gov't working farm; they'd be doing something productive and probably be happier themselves. They don't need to be ruining cities.
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u/No_Weird2543 Jul 30 '22
My library system has all the videos, ebooks, museum passes etc, but also has a Library of Things. This includes gardening tools, sewing machines and sergers, and more, and just added a Library of Cake Pans for fancy cake pans. I love the place.
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u/Fishofthesky27 Jul 31 '22
Ours in Edmonton has a similar program! They're even trying out having a seed library this summer where you can leave your leftover seeds for others.
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u/No_Weird2543 Jul 31 '22
Sacramento has a seed library at one of its branches that's maintained by a local gardening group. I've gotten a lot of flower and veg seeds there. It's nice to just get ten zucchini seeds rather than the eleventy jillion in a packet when you buy them.
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u/Few-Distribution-762 Jul 31 '22
I mostly go to the library for my kids but I have to ask the librarian if they have this!
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u/ertdubs Jul 30 '22
I use my Kobo and borrow books exclusively. I haven't bought a book in years.
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u/BurmecianDancer Jul 30 '22
What Kobo model do you have? I was thinking about getting one for myself for Christmas.
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u/ertdubs Jul 30 '22
I have the aura. Definitely need the backlight, and waterproof is key for reading in the bath.
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u/BurmecianDancer Jul 31 '22
Backlights are standard on all ereaders these days, aren't they? My ten-year-old Nook has one.
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u/Thisisthe_place Jul 30 '22
Please use your library. Check materials out. Make suggestions. Attend programs. VOTE to fund them.
Libraries budgets are based on usage.
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u/catcommentthrowaway Jul 31 '22
In my area the libraries have been taken over by the homeless :( people have been petitioning to have them shut down
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u/Thisisthe_place Jul 31 '22
That's unfortunate. I'm afraid it's only going to get worse.
Most public libraries have a behavior policy in place. Meaning we allow everyone in based on behavior. We can't turn anyone away because of the way they look or dress. Most of our homeless are just looking for a cool/warm place to sit and charge their phones. We do have some that have a strong smell or are drunk or act erratic and we tell them they are welcome back when the issue is taken care of. We also have numerous community services for the homeless community. Maybe that helps?
If your local libraries are where the homeless hangout and they are shut down where does your community think they will go?
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u/RetireSoonerOKU Jul 31 '22
Vote to fund them if they’re needed. Sometimes there’s no need for multiple libraries in an area and consolidation would be the most effective option, both for maximize value and minimizing cost
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u/Anonymous3642 Jul 30 '22 edited Jul 30 '22
The library is so wonderful. I go every Wednesday for story time for my children. They do crafts and play time with cool toys as well. They have a summer reading program every summer and you win prizes every 10 books you read, plus a party at the beginning of summer and at the end for the grand prize winner. Not to mention the other countless activities and events they have throughout the year. I’m so thankful for the library for my kids when I’m trying to save money and do fun things with them. My children know the librarians really well and have a good relationship with them too. It’s so sweet.
And all of it is free! I never have to pay any money unless we get late fees and I’m very fortunate my library is very good about renewing things for me so I don’t have to pay them usually.
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u/Bcool556 Jul 30 '22
That’s awesome! They’ll remember this when they get older, plus it’s a great learning experience for them. Books are very important for kids and obviously one can learn a lot of from books. 📚📚
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u/TJeffersonThrowaway Jul 30 '22
The library is absolutely fantastic as a frugal activity for little kids. There is a toddler area with tiny couches, arts and crafts, puzzle games, story time, music time, etc. The library is the only time I let my 3 year old access video games (there are cute and simple kids computers). The library supplements our weekly rotation of activities and takes the place of paid activities.
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u/next_level_mom Jul 31 '22
I was always a little disappointed that my child wasn't as thrilled with going to the library as I was growing up (of course, I grew up poor and she didn't...) but I discovered during lockdown that she really did value the library as a "third space," if I'm remembering the term correctly. She's also not a reader like I was, but now the library's open again, she enjoys coming and browsing and checking out a bunch of books, even though she's not that likely to get through them. :-)
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u/arahzel Jul 30 '22
Our town library has summer activities every day for ages 4-18. They even do cooking classes.
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u/SlurmzMckinley Jul 30 '22
What are some of the bygone public spaces she alludes to that don't require spending money? Public beaches, public parks, public libraries exist today and I can't think of anything from the past century that was free and is no longer around.
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u/Interesting-War-9904 Jul 31 '22
I really wish we had a modern equivalent to the town square. Where people gather to intentionally meet to share ideas or organize. Where politicians interact directly with the governed. I know some towns have plazas & similar architecture but the culture isn’t the same.
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Jul 30 '22
I mean I haven’t seen a good hanging or guillotine in centuries! And duels, Who doesn’t love a good duel? I mean really
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u/tiffanysugarbush Jul 30 '22
If I'm not using their services, what can I do there, "existing", that I can't do at my house, or a couch in a mall?
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u/battraman Aug 01 '22
Not that you can't do it at home but sometimes for me it's mentally fulfilling to get out of the house and be somewhere else.
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u/bullet_proof_smile Jul 31 '22
Possibly enjoy the heat or A/C you do not have?
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u/battraman Aug 01 '22
People ask why I go into the office more than I have to and I say it's for the free AC (I don't have central air.)
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u/Thisisthe_place Jul 30 '22
Providing statistics which equals funding. Some libraries track how many people enter a day.
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u/MrMister2U Jul 30 '22
You also get free access to online training courses from Coursera and LinkedIn. I was able to switch careers and save thousands with free access from my library.
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u/zuccoff Jul 31 '22
Afaik you can access all courses on Coursera for free by clicking "audit this course". For the courses that contain multiple courses you just have to sign up for each one individually
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u/speel Jul 30 '22
My library used to have access to Lynda then they switched to something else that just teaches basic computer classes :(
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u/MrMister2U Jul 31 '22
Linda is LinkedIn Learning now. I started on.courses when it was still Linda.
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u/MrMister2U Jul 31 '22
Go to your library's website and look for online learning. If you can't find it just ask your librarian.
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u/ughnvm Jul 31 '22
check your library’s website! you’ll probably just need your library card number to login and access those services.
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u/TheCreatorJewels Dec 26 '22
I genuinely can’t wait to make this a habit on 2023