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Old 08-03-2022, 09:52 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
Possible reasons why people use elibrary cards to which they’re not entitled, whether by residence or fee-paying.
  • They’ve still got cards tied to a former residence, so why not? They’ll let them lapse when they expire, but in the meantime….
  • Because they didn’t think it through; it seemed essentially cost-free to the issuer.
  • Because they’re broke.
  • Because the libraries they’re entitled to use by residence are poor and they weren’t aware of fee-paying alternatives.
  • Because they can.

Anyone else?
Here's one I thought of:
- Their library bans the books they want to read.
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