Paul Pichaureau
ClaudestrophobicUnbelievable Black Friday sale at my local library, any of the books I’ve been wanting to read for free and I can take it back for a new book when I’m done
4dw@r3 
🦬@starchy I really like REIs approach, they close for black friday and ask people to volunteer at your local environmental nonprofit. Or pick up trash at your local park.
Peter Butler@starchy I can get 75 books (or CDs or LPs) at a time for free. Absolutely unbeatable
economística@starchy I can get up to 30 books straight to my phone from my library! Talk about splurging
Jon Sullivan@starchy Libraries are like something from a parallel universe. Imagine a whole world built on library principles.
Raul Portales@joncounts @starchy relics from a time when universal access to culture was important.
Amin Girasol@joncounts @starchy meet the wrong boys! #LibrarySocialism #SrslyWrong @srslywrong https://srslywrong.com/podcast/298-teaser-how-to-make-library-socialism-now-qa/
gmoke@joncounts @starchy Every day is Christmas at the library and librarians are a mixture of Santa Claus and Sherlock Holmes.
Miles Offit... 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦@starchy C'mon bro yachts and summer homes don't pay for themselves!
Mr Midnigh7@starchy don't forget those video games you've wanted to play, same situation!
Jenny Fx@starchy unfortunately ours is closed till Monday because 'budget'.
My camera shoots fascistsMy library is even better! I can get two books for free! 100% return policy (if I bring it back within two weeks).
PeachMcD@starchy the only place to be on #BuyNothingDay!
Eelco Mulder 
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LiverpoolWiz@starchy Where are you? In the UK, that 's the way public libraries work. Paid for out of taxes, take books out, read, return, take more books out...
bjb 
Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)Seems the only kind of Black Friday sale worth of my time.
jaxwxboss 
@starchy Everyone should visit and support their local libraries.
If you do have a library card, you can also use Libby to check out audio and ebooks online as well.
Tushar Chauhan@starchy If they are not sneaking in a subscription fee and some ads are they even serious about their mission ? Have they got a techbro CEO at least ?
Bo@starchy Not my library, but a partner one, has literal VINYLS you can borrow. All I have to do is place a hold on my library's system and in a few weeks I got the new 1989 album. :3
Plus mine has games. I use it to try out games I'm curious about before buying or just didn't feel like plopping 60usd on it.
Josh@Bo @starchy Love this. I don't think libraries here (UK) have vinyl any more but I did buy a classical box set from a book shop which clearly came from a library because it has the label of stamped withdrawal dates inside.
Libraries are the absolute best for all sorts of reasons! I still think about how years ago I should have been fined something like £5 for having a tonne of overdue books and the librarian was like oh we can't possibly charge you that, I'll just cancel the fine 🙂 Librarians!
A-Aron@starchy it’s a scam; you won’t be able to keep them.
@a_a_a that's a feature - have you seen my shelves?
@starchy, my adolescent serves as a library page, while my partner holds a position on the library board. Despite this, we keep receiving invoices for overdue books. If that's indeed a feature, where would I find the option to unsubscribe or cancel my subscription?
@a_a_a Many libraries have ended late fines - my town doesn't have them. Maybe your partner could raise it with the library board if they haven't already
@starchy, she’s out shopping, splurging on Black Friday deals. I'm unsure if it's the right moment to mention an invoice for just 55 cents, but since you raised the topic, I'll direct your Mastodon account concern to her attention.
[ It was enjoyable chatting with you. Have a pleasant evening! ]
Dcon3131
DROP\ TABLE Hacker of Earthsea@starchy library lies, everyone knows library's are covers for bit coin mining
British Tech Guru@starchy Last time I was in a library I ended up finding a body in the men's room!
Fladdle@starchy Yeah? Well, MY library is letting me take more than one book home. Crazy! 😜
Frank Heijkamp@starchy Wouldn't it be amazing if they could do this all year round?
catflyhighHere it is even more unbelievable, we have "onleihe" here in germany. If you have a library card, you don't even have to leave the house, you can borrow books etc. and read them on your computer or e-reader. And they are returned automatically, so you can't forget to return them and therefore don't incur any penalties.
(Probably similar services also exist in other countries)
Janis La Couvée