08-04-2023, 09:28 AM | #166 |
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The Geothe Institut has a large collection of German language eBooks for borrowing, with some English sprinkled in:
Anyone with permanent residence outside Germany can use our eLibrary. Here’s an English title: https://www.onleihe.de/goethe-instit...0-0-0-0-0.html |
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University of South Africa - African Digital Library
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12-19-2023, 06:03 AM | #168 |
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Hi there,
I see from previous posts in this thread that some people have managed to sign up for a Metropolitan Library non-resident card, including those outside the US. I’m outside the US and when I emailed them with an application back in the summer, they said they were currently reviewing whether to continue offering non-resident access to international users. They said they would let me know when a decision has been made, but I’ve not heard back since. I checked in on the chat but no updates from that either. I was just wondering if anyone else had heard anything about this, or been able to renew their Metro access from overseas? Thanks! |
01-06-2024, 01:02 PM | #169 |
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I'm trying to sign up for a non-resident Metropolitan card from Virginia, and the answer was that I can have one this year, but they're going to restrict them to Oklahoma residents only next year.
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01-06-2024, 02:42 PM | #171 |
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I wonder if that means this calendar year? I'm interested, but not until later in the year.
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01-06-2024, 06:11 PM | #172 |
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Back in April, when I got my card from Metropolitan, this was in their response:
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01-10-2024, 10:57 AM | #174 |
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Thanks everyone for your updates about Metropolitan Library access.
I’m sad it seems I won’t be able to join as an international non-resident from what others have heard (as their Libby collection looks amazing) but at least I won’t be holding my breath waiting for a response from them. |
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Meanwhile--I was thinking about adding another out-of-state library card, largely because my current libraries have severely restricted the number of holds allowed in OverDrive. I was thinking of Stark Library, but I can't find current info on number of digital loans/holds allowed. Does anyone know? Thanks. |
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06-01-2024, 09:30 PM | #178 |
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I was in Los Angeles last week, so I went to a LA Public Library branch to get an out of state card. When I presented my already-filled-in application, the librarian said that she didn't know what to do, because the branches stopped taking money because of COVID, and never started up again. Since that time, you had to go online for anything you needed to pay to the LAPL.
I showed her the web page from the library site which still shows that they will issue non-resident cards. She then called a supervisor (I don't know whether it was at that branch or higher up the chain), and they decided they could give me a library card and immediately add a "general" $50 fine to the account, which I would have to pay before I could check anything out. She gave me my card and PIN, and I went to one of the computers in the branch, logged into the LAPL site and paid the fine with a credit card. I then went to the LAPL Overdrive site and placed a few holds and checked out a few books. I then thanked the librarian for being so helpful, and let her know that all was well. LAPL gives you 30 holds and 30 checkouts, so if you are ever in the Los Angeles area, I strongly suggest that you go to a branch and get a non-resident card. If the branch you are at doesn't know how to handle it, you can tell them how the Eagle Rock branch (where I went) did the "add a $50 fine" solution. |
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LAPL requires you to appear at a branch in person to either get or renew a non-resident card. Because of that, their previous system was to just take money from the user.
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