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Originally Posted by issybird
They have. However, until 2013, FLP gave free cards to vets, members of the military and seniors, and those who obtained cards on the basis of one of those categories were grandfathered. My guess is they didn’t want to take cards away from the military and figured that they’d lose the senior and vet cards through attrition.
They were losing money even at $50, by my calculations, and even more so obviously on the free cards. I hope those who’ve been lucky enough to be grandfathered are entitled to the privilege. I think there’s a lot of abuse of library cards, frankly.
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My grandfathered card is still active.
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Originally Posted by haertig
How do you abuse a library card? Are you talking about obtaining one fraudulently (falsifying your address, or something like that?)
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I'm also curious about what kind of abuse issybird's referring to.
Every library I belong to requires a photo ID plus proof of whatever status one needs to prove eligibility (e.g., home/school/work address, or some other documentation proving employer/school affiliation or military/veteran status).