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Public Libraries were the original Freemium model. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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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.

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[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've never heard of a library card costing anything. But I guess I'm not really surprised if that happens somewhere.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 16 points 1 year ago

It's always America... :)

[-] CasualWindVane@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I have had like 6 or 7 library cards and they have never cost money

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