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.

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"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."
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@happykhan

also, as a teen, we spent many hours wondering malls without going in the shops, but we were white kids, not sure Black and Brown kids (or even older folks) could do that without serious harassment. Libraries, Parks and Post Offices are three of the great social gifts to ourselves.

Jan 25, 2023 at 9:09amWeb