<![CDATA[Having to pay for a library card seems so incredibly backwards.]]>Having to pay for a library card seems so incredibly backwards.

Germany. WTF.

“But there are discounts.”

NO.

FREE.

FREE FOR EVERYONE.

“But there’s so little funding.”

NO.

How do you think governments get most people to support nice things for broke people? “Free for everyone” is how. Means testing for libraries? Fuck off.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/657315a9-36ff-4638-9301-0d2dc836192b/having-to-pay-for-a-library-card-seems-so-incredibly-backwards.RSS for NodeMon, 05 Oct 2026 22:34:56 GMTWed, 30 Sep 2026 07:58:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Having to pay for a library card seems so incredibly backwards. on Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:14:30 GMT]]>@akareilly Maybe the country that limited access to books by burning the ones they did not like, should be more weary of limiting access to books for poor folks

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/SnyperWolf/statuses/117359461687942800https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/SnyperWolf/statuses/117359461687942800Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:14:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having to pay for a library card seems so incredibly backwards. on Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:29:59 GMT]]>@akareilly "If poor people want books, they can work harder or get a better job." /sarcasm

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/SecondUniverse/statuses/117359050736172002https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://autistics.life/users/SecondUniverse/statuses/117359050736172002Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:29:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Having to pay for a library card seems so incredibly backwards. on Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:04:36 GMT]]>@akareilly Same in the Netherlands. Free for students, but not for adults.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.nu/ap/users/117349505107708699/statuses/117358950897404839https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.nu/ap/users/117349505107708699/statuses/117358950897404839Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:04:36 GMT