Mr. Funk E. Dude 🍑💨

Just convinced my friend to donate his huge collection of DVD's to one of the public libraries in town.

Many people don't realize that there are those who can't afford the internet, which means they don't have access to all of the streaming services out there.

The library for many is their only access to an internet connection as well as entertainment. Music, movie DVD's, and of course both audio and physical copies of books.

So if you have any laying around, consider donating them.

Jul 26, 2024 at 5:13pmWeb
Show threadAndy D Jul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude That’s a fantastic idea I’ll have to consider! We’ve barely touched any physical media we have since we moved into our house about eight years ago with the exception of video games.
Show threadMr. Funk E. Dude 🍑💨Jul 26, 2024

@andy That was the same with my friend. He had a huge collection that he hasn't even touched in years.

I bet a lot of people do, and I bet there's a lot of libraries that would be happy to take them.

Show threadNerd That Talks GoodJul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude and with streaming services memory-holing while shows, we need physical copies!
Show threadHeathen 🐈Jul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude
The library might (might!) put them in a "Friends of the library" sale if they don't have storage, but that's good too since poor folks will have a chance to snag cheap dvds and the library gets money.
Show threadWayne WernerJul 26, 2024
@heathen_cat @Mrfunkedude one option, if you don't want to risk them ending out in a sale, is to make a lil' neighborhood Blockbuster
Show threadclarkiestarJul 26, 2024
@ketmorco @heathen_cat @Mrfunkedude that’s so cute!
Show threadArt BrewJul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude libraries are an example of socialism working. We are all in a community and we can all work the best to our ability for that community.
Show threadisotope239 🥸💻🇺🇦😣Jul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude Done and done! I spent several months digitizing our massive DVD collection so we could watch them off our media server. Then I toted the collection down to the library along with the player, they were genuinely delighted and commented at the time that they could really use them.
Show threadTracy ThomasJul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude Such s good idea. We were just talking about paring down our CD collection.
Show threadDTrasler WritingJul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude We find that collections are often funded by use, which means they diminish when new tech comes in, like streaming. That's OK for some, but seniors and the less well off don't often fit into the early adopters bracket and find their choices becoming limited or gone altogether.
Show threadComputeforloot Jul 26, 2024
@Mrfunkedude great idea...i'm going to dig all of my CD's and DVD's and do just that
Show threadPhogna BolognaJul 27, 2024
@Mrfunkedude I do find (having gone thru this) that a LOT of libraries will not take secondhand materials and use them, but they will sell them at the used book sales to buy new materials.