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I had a free library of Philadelphia card that expired at the end of October, coincidentally my card was issued just before the library announced they would no longer accept out of the country members.
I know that orange county library also has library cars for out of the country members, not sure if they still do.
I would consider myself a heavy user, if not I would not have considered acquiring a membership of that library, I mainly used it for audiobooks, usually 4 per month, but I also read some books, all in all I used it to read/listen to around 80 books in my one year membership.
I remember having read issybird analysis a while back and thinking that with me the library was losing money.
Although I benefited with the use of the card I think similarly to issybird, it does not seem reasonable that the tax payers from some city should subsidize any out of area borrowers. However given the opportunity I’ would take it, if the library allows out of the country members I would consider becoming one.
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