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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Technically, they aren't free in the US either. They're supported by tax dollars.
How much do you have to pay for a library card?
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That depends on where you are. I live in a small town of less than 4000.
Our library is a private foundation, not a government entity, and we finance it with donations and fundraisers just like the volunteer firedepartment.
I feed it a steady stream of history and political books. Other people feed it novels (my fiction purchases are digital obviously) and it does pretty well.
Answering the question - libraries should not charge.