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playing dnd, we're in a library and theres been a heist, but one party member intimidated away the bandit who was trying to rob the librarian. the librarian then proceeded to loan my party a couple books with a smile on her face and gave us good instructions for the timely return of the books and thanked us. this feels-in character for real life librarians
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Hey You Should Check Out Freegal!
I'm surprised I've never seen a post on this service before (Or if I did I don't remember it, but if you know of one please send it my way and I'll add it to the queue here!).
Just this week I was clued into Freegal at one of my local libraries and I love it! It's music streaming service somewhat similar to Spotify or Tidal that libraries can get subscriptions for. Not only is it all free for library card holders to use, not only can you stream music with no ads at all, you can download a limited number of songs every week. For free. No weird rules that restrict you by making it only accessible through the app or anything. The MP3 file goes right into your device and it's yours to move or copy or burn to a CD or WHATEVER non-commercial use you wanna do with it!
To use it, you'll just need a card from a participating library (You can search for your library on the Freegal website) and an email address to make an account. You can access it through your browser on a desktop/laptop, or there's an app you can download through your phone's app store.
If you're like me and want to stop relying on music streaming services, Freegal is a great place to start! The exact limit differs between libraries as far as I'm aware, but it lets you download three to five songs a week, resetting on Monday. Even after you've hit your weekly limit, you can still add songs to a wishlist to have a convenient place for everything you want to download in the future!
I'd say one of the only downsides is that the selection isn't as big as the other services like Spotify. You're probably not going to find many of your favorite indie artists on there, but there's still a really decent selection and you're more than likely going to find something you're familiar with and enjoy! Also the app is...a bit rough around the edges and slow to load things at times (at least on Android, I haven't seen it on an iPhone) but it's not too bad. Imo everything else makes up for it.
I hope this post is informative and that you all have cards to participating libraries! If you don't, consider looking around for other libraries close by! It's a great service that I highly encourage you take advantage of, and increased awareness and demand for it might encourage more libraries to participate!
The local library lets you check out CAKE PANS omg!!!
AAAWWWW! I ADORE him!
He really is a non-profit publicist’s dream!
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My local library knows what the kids are into these days.
I know libraries are supposed to be, like, bastions of accessibility or something but for some reason MY local library removed all the couches and cushioned chairs leaving only plastic study chairs and metal stools, and redid the floor setup to minimize privacy, and now they wonder why no one hangs out there anymore? Girl you intentionally set this place up to discourage "loitering" by undesirables like "the homeless". This is why I don't hang out anymore I just get in grab my stuff and leave. It's almost like a predominantly introverted clientele doesnt want to be watched by everyone in the library while they read
Look what my best friend found for me 🥹💛
