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Originally Posted by darryl
This is a theme which recurs from time to time. There have been a few US libraries offering paid cards to non-residents of the US. These cards are often attractive propositions to overseas residents, and presumably worthwhile to the libraries concerned.
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I think the obvious inference is that it is
not worthwhile for the libraries concerned. At one point, I ran a few numbers and it seemed to me that libraries were significantly out of pocket when it came to heavy users of non-resident cards - and it seems likely that those who pay for a card are going to be heavy users. Why should Fairfax County taxpayers subsidize
any out of area borrowers, unless it’s part of a quid pro quo?
TL; DR: If overseas borrowers were a net revenue source, why the heck would they cut them off?