Gracie, it doesn't matter if any state or federal money is funding the county library system, that doesn't entitle you to anything. In fact, your federal taxes are all being spent in Alabama...
It may also be that the publishers are charging royalties when libraries 'lend' ebooks. I don't know.
And, then again, maybe the county libraries in the area weren't able to work out a sharing agreement.
I'm actually suprised that the country library doesn't charge non-county residents for physical books.
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