Libraries offering out-of-state cards

[LearnedHand]

I do all my reading digitally and I rarely purchase books anymore. Instead I’m an avid user of my local public library for audiobooks and ebooks. Although I’m fairly patient with long hold times, I do get annoyed when the library doesn’t have and won’t purchase particular digital books. So I looked into membership at other libraries, and what do you know? A number of public libraries offer non-resident cards. Some are quite expensive but most are reasonable. I’ve already gotten books at one that weren’t available at my library.

Here are a couple of resources:
https://bookriot.com/out-of-state-library-cards/
https://www.9thstreetbooks.com/how-to-get-a-library-card-online/#3-libraries-offering-library-cards-online-for-non-residents

[The Unmitigated Gall]

1. Thank you.

This will be a great help for those students living under shithole rule.

[ret5hd]

2. Next up: Age verification for library cards.

[LearnedHand]

3. Sigh right? Eom

[cbabe]

4. Free library access

https://www.timeout.com › newyork › news › nyc-libraries-are-offering-free-digital-library-cards-to-people-across-the-u-s-041322

NYC libraries are offering free digital library cards to ... - Time Out

Apr 13, 2022NYC libraries are offering free digital library cards to people across the U.S. The offer is being done in response to book bans that have cropped up around the country. Written by Shaye Weaver...

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https://bookriot.com › seattle-public-library-grants-free-access-to-banned-books

Seattle Public Library Grants Free Access to Banned Books - BOOK RIOT

May 3, 2023The Seattle Public library is the latest to join the fight against nation-wide book banning. The library is the second to offer free library cards through Books Unbanned, an initiative started by the Brooklyn Public Library last year that granted young people across the country access to their digital collection.

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[MLAA]

5. Thanks! Just signed up for one.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. I still read physical books,

but I often request books through Interlibrary Loan. What a wonderful thing, right?

[hermetic]

7. Excellent!

Thank you so much for all the recommendations in this thread.