Nabil-Fareed AlikhanJan 5, 2023

I see more and more paywalls on websites. Fed up with this, I have restarted getting in touch with my local library. They've definitely improved over the last few years. Theres the standard physical services we know and love but also access to a multitude of ebooks, audiobooks, online periodicals.

E.g. my library account gives me free access to pressreader, a catalogue of 6000 publications from around the world. And I'm happily reading "science illustrated" with no ads, no fuss.

Show threadNabil-Fareed AlikhanJan 5, 2023
"Libraries aren't just a place to obtain books for free. They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money."
Show threadJonas Jan 5, 2023
@happykhan
You've already payed for it
Show threadMorgan
@jonas @happykhan what, in taxes? I'd much rather that go towards public spaces than bombing the Middle East.
especially because there are people who don't pay taxes and the library is just as much for the unemployed, homeless, and poor as it is for those who have a ton of taxes to pay
Jan 6, 2023 at 9:51pmWeb