Post ARL9uzZeqr9dtzSCtk by happykhan@mstdn.science
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 (DIR) Post #ARL9uzZeqr9dtzSCtk by happykhan@mstdn.science
       2023-01-05T16:03:48Z
       
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       I see more and more paywalls on websites. Fed up with this, I have restarted getting in touch with my local library. They've definitely improved over the last few years. Theres the standard physical services we know and love but also access to a multitude of ebooks, audiobooks, online periodicals. E.g. my library account gives me free access to pressreader, a catalogue of 6000 publications from around the world. And I'm happily reading "science illustrated" with no ads, no fuss.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARL9v03R48yROLNzJQ by happykhan@mstdn.science
       2023-01-05T16:06:01Z
       
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       "Libraries aren't just a place to obtain books for free. They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money."
       
 (DIR) Post #ARLAF3pGkknyseKEwS by mgalactus@fediscience.org
       2023-01-05T17:00:32Z
       
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       @happykhan libraries and mastodon instances ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #ARNSL7iVO28YB07dIW by positivevibes@masthead.social
       2023-01-05T21:13:31Z
       
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       @happykhan So much this.So sick of the trend where public spaces are completely denuded of spots to sit and relax.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARNSL8IfDb3nz92Veq by zleap@qoto.org
       2023-01-06T20:25:22Z
       
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       @positivevibes @happykhan My Local library is also a warm space,  due to the cost of living crisis,  so there are more tables to sit at, or chairs, but we do have just seating,  same as upper floor which is good for private / quiet study.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARz5d9gCRQi1VlOdv6 by raphaelmorgan@mastodon.lol
       2023-01-06T21:58:33Z
       
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       @happykhan the coolest thing my sister ever did was when she was like 10 or 11 and our town was trying to get rid of the library to save money or some shit and we went to the city council meeting and she gave testimonial, like a whole ass speech, with the line "what's a city without a library?" and so the town decided against cutting the library and the library started using that (modified slightly) as a slogan