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Originally Posted by DaleDe
It really comes down to who is paying for the books. In the US most libraries are funded by local county level taxes.
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I shouldn't be so picky, but this actually isn't true for all of the US. Where I live now (Maryland), it is. It is never true in Michigan, where there are three legal ways to organize a public library, all with different funding schemes, plus penal fines, plus library co-operatives, etc.
It is often interesting to ask how one's local public library is funded, and how much the average tax payer pays per year. I bet most folks will be shocked how little they pay.