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I foresee more and more libraries joining consortia. I'm in Maryland and our ebook lending is basically statewide--anyone with any county card in Md. can check out books from Maryland's digital consortium.
Also people in suburbs of DC (in Md. and Virginia) qualify for a DC library card. Many jurisdictions have this reciprocity with nearby counties. I foresee more people actually using privileges they qualify for but never use. You do have to pick them up in person but this is usually not so much a problem when the jurisdiction is close by. I don't think I'd drive to Philly for a card, but I drove down into DC one day, picked up a card, did some banking and shopping, no biggie.
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