My local library has Nintendo Switch games to rent for two weeks at a time. Just got to play Link’s Awakening and Kirby and the Forgotten Land all the way through for free. I think I’m going to go ahead and buy Triangle Strategy based off of my play experience.
Having FUN isn’t HARD, when you have a library CARD
Fuck yea they do. Want a 3d printer but can’t afford it? Check the library. Want one and you can afford it? Check with the library to see if they’d accept one as a donation
Library where I’m at has some 3d printing shit, its cool
I’ll actually check that when they’re open tomorrow!
I started using my public library more often this year and was surprised with how easy is to use their system to reserve or even asks for books they may not have. Been reading a lot because of that without spending a penny. The best part for me at least is having a deadline to return the book, this creates a bit of a sense of urgency which makes me read more consistently as if you get newer ones you have to get in a borrow queue and there’s no way to extend it.
It’s also worth mentioning that depending on the library you may get some perks like LinkedIn learning for free as well.
I just signed up to my library. Got a few Blu-rays of stuff not available on any streaming service. Nice!
You can quit streaming services and go to the library to borrow new movies instead.
“The library fricken RULES” ~Boggo
Libby til death do us part.
YSK that OverDrive (developer of Libby) is a private for-profit company that makes obscene amounts of money. Pretty much a prime example of private-public “partnership” taking taxpayer money.
- Before COVID, they made enough to pay each of their ~300 employees half a million dollars. This figure increased during COVID. Guess who got bonuses? Not regular employees.
- OverDrive charges 30% overhead on top of publisher prices (which are usually already up to 4x higher for libraries)
- They criticize some publishers, but publisher raising prices conveniently plays into their hand. Publishers’ abusive “borrowing” models, such as limited “digital copies” or “pay-per-borrow” still work for OverDrive (see above)
- They were one of the first to market and are vertically integrated: they own the marketplace to purchase titles from publishers, hosting of titles, and the application. This is easy for clients (libraries), but difficult to switch away from.
- They partner with LexisNexis, who has been collaborating with ICE for deportations.
- Many of their employees are former teachers, and with miserly teacher salaries in Ohio, it’s another convenience to hire knowledgeable people for cheap.
Well carp.
I wrote my local library a letter. I’m a library person. Tons of exp. No volunteers!
