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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
And of course charging for books is radically inconsistent with the mission of a library anyway.
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No it isn't. Originally, libraries charged for lending books. The change came about when Andrew Carnegie established free libraries and local communities agreed to finance libraries through tax dollars. Now that many communities are cutting back on library financing, there is no reason for libraries to not charge for some services.
I suspect that to fulfill its mission, a library need go no further than to make the books available to be read for free on premise.