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Originally Posted by Synamon
Have none of you ever put a hold on a library book? I have. Do you think every book you ever wanted was waiting for you in the brick and mortar library? Of course not. All this complaining that the book you want isn't available or that you have to put a hold on it baffles me. That's how libraries have always worked.
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Sure. All the time. But, I've been using libraries for 50+ years, and I usually have between 20 and 50 books on reserve, waiting for them to come in. Old fogies like me are used to waiting for stuff...
But, I think that willingness to wait may be less common in some/many of the younger readers brought into an interest in reading by the advent of technology. I'm not sure they'll be willing to forego other sources of materials just as they're comfortable with other sources of software, music, and movies...