lazylion_caAug 4, 2023

Public Libraries were the original Freemium model.

https://lemmy.ca/post/2592119

Public Libraries were the original Freemium model. - Lemmy.ca

Free to read all you want in-house, but if you want to take some home, you gotta pony up for that card. Fortunately the card was usually cheap.

Show threadTelexAug 4, 2023
I’ve never heard of a library card costing anything. But I guess I’m not really surprised that happens somewhere.
Show thread1984
It’s always America… :)
Aug 4, 2023 at 8:54amWeb
Show threadWxFischAug 4, 2023
I’ve also never paid for a library card and I live in the US, so it’s clearly not always America. In fact most commenters here are noting they are paying small fees in euros so it seems this trend is common in Europe more so.
Show threadCasualWindVaneAug 4, 2023
I have had like 6 or 7 library cards and they have never cost money
Show threadMrLuemasGAug 5, 2023
I have yet to see any kind of public library in America that charges for a library card, and I live in a red state.