Why joining the local library is the best thing you can do in 2026

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• Flisty@mstdn.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  @okwithmydecay NB you can also often join libraries in neighbouring counties too. Useful if you like ebooks and audiobooks as it expands the catalogue you can access if you have more than one library card. They often also give you free access to online newspapers and magazines, and sometimes streaming platforms too.
  But please also go in! Ours does free coffee, has desks and free WiFi, and you can use their scanner and pay to use their printer if you don't have your own.

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• FishFace@piefed.social ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Part of our library has an access barrier that you need a library card to get in. I scanned my card but it had been deactivated because I hadn’t been in like 10 years :(

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am curious now, how do they count library usage? I have been in our local one a few times and looked at some books but haven’t registered there or taken any out because I haven’t needed to. Makes sense for fiction but informational books I can just take notes or pictures and put the book back when I am done.

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  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They count those. My wife is a librarian and they track all sorts of metrics. Circulation of books is a big one but they count visitors too.

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    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So is that just number of times someone walks in then? The article said under a third use one but visitor count wouldn’t tell you the difference of 100 people visiting once or 1 person visiting 100 times.

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