I've seen plenty of mentions over the years on Mobileread of people getting legitimate cards from nearby counties, or from places like Philadelphia that allowed out-of-town people to get cards for a fee. I don't recall anybody talking about using a non-local library card that belonged to a friend or relative. I hope that's not a common occurrence.
I wonder what the issues were that would cause a library like Philadelphia to stop issuing cards to non-locals. It seems like if it were about funding they could raise the fee for the paid cards.
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