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Old 02-18-2023, 01:21 PM   #49
Asawi
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The poll is old and closed, but I'm replying anyway:
In my country (Sweden) you do not have to be a local resident to get a library card. You do however in most cases have to show up in person to have your application approved and the library account activated. Therefor I have a card for the region closest to me apart from my own because they have a much better selection of ebooks and "my" region only allows one ebook/week. I might get another one at another region I visit every summer. I'm not sure if this is in anyway "morally wrong", but I don't think so since I've asked if residence is a requirement and was told "No".
One of my US friends lets me log on to her library and on very rare occasions I do since I prefer reading the original language if possible and sometimes (but not very often) her library has the book I want. I would very much prefer to have my own "legal" account like back when Philly allowed non-residents to sign up for a small fee (if I remember correctly - it was many years ago!). But to be honest, I haven't done much about it since I've had plenty to read anyway. (Actually, I found a Swedish library with a decent selection of German ebooks and my German definitely needs improving so I kind of focus on that now. I should look into Spanish as well, but my brain might overheat...)

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