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 threadMorganJan 6, 2023
@happykhan the coolest thing my sister ever did was when she was like 10 or 11 and our town was trying to get rid of the library to save money or some shit and we went to the city council meeting and she gave testimonial, like a whole ass speech, with the line "what's a city without a library?" and so the town decided against cutting the library and the library started using that (modified slightly) as a slogan
Show threadjack the nonabrasive
@raphaelmorgan @happykhan Please tell me when I can vote for her for President.
Jan 24, 2023 at 11:38pmWeb