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▲ LtWorf 3 hours ago

Basically most people do not read, and most people here have no social life.

Libraries are for reading and socialising, so many users here have a really really hard time to imagine that someone might have some benefit from them.

▲beej71 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

And that's far from all. Research, tool lending, children's activities, maker spaces, meetup spaces, study areas... My wife ran a sewing meetup at our library a few weeks ago; tons of people showed up with machines and made all kinds of stuff.

A good library is a focal point for a community.

▲cattenwallen 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah but even if I didn't read, I would want any kids I own/any kids someone else owns to be able to access books, and even middle grade hardcover chapter books can be $30. I can't imagine paying even $10 for every single big flippy book they give the toddlers, that's gotta be at least a hundred a week just for the luxury of reading to the child for bed.