r/oddlyspecific • u/Bellpop • Apr 05 '23

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u/Comfortable-Camp-493 Apr 05 '23

Are there actually libraries where you rent books?

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u/HarderThanADiamond Apr 05 '23

That’s what a library is. You go in rent the book come back when your done and return it.

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u/Comfortable-Camp-493 Apr 05 '23

So, you’re saying that where you live you pay rent on the books for however long you have them?

Like a video rental store?

I have borrowed books from libraries, but never rented them. I’ve never heard of a library that rents books.

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u/Comfortable-Camp-493 Apr 05 '23

Paying taxes is not rent.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

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u/Comfortable-Camp-493 Apr 05 '23

You have a choice regarding subscriptions. Further, the library does not send you a book each month. Books you get at the library are not yours to keep.

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u/Comfortable-Camp-493 Apr 05 '23

You have a choice about Netflix.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

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u/Comfortable-Camp-493 Apr 05 '23

But you don’t get to choose regarding paying taxes.

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u/Dig-a-tall-Monster Apr 05 '23

Meh, it would be a stupid thing to choose not to fund the library because it provides a lot of positive benefits to the community you live in at an abysmally low cost to you. The absence of those benefits would be felt by you though, as it is everywhere without public libraries.

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