ericalauren
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I fucking love my county's public library system! It's top-notch and I'm so grateful.
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ericalauren
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One of my pen pals just contacted me via email to tell me that a man is stalking her. Because of this stalker, she is moving to an undisclosed location and I will have to stop writing her letters for a while. I feel so bad for her! That must be terrifying.
UnquietDreams
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Not sure what country you are in, but I love libraries. Ben Franklin was one of the two Founding Fathers I can love without complication (Lafayette was the other, and he was French), and public libraries in the US was one of his best ideas, first for a price (the rich covered the main costs that way) then open to everyone with a small fee for collateral on the return of the book.
barefootgirl69
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My county stopped charging late fees. I think it's ridiculous. Why tell me they're due on a certain date if I can keep them as long as I want with no incentive to return them?
barefootgirl69
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I came here to say Irish boxty is what I grew up calling a potato pancake. Now, I want some!
UnquietDreams
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In our state, they stopped the late fees, but they have a set date where they assume the book is lost and charge you replacement.
UnquietDreams
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Oh, potato pancakes...
I love latkes (one thing I miss about living in NYC is the food), but boxtys are great too. (My main problem with making them is when we have mashed potatoes, there are rarely leftovers.)
Now I want some...
CuriousRick
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past decisions
EvaLane
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I think it's mostly so they can still give the next patron an idea of when the title is expected back. My local branch not only removed late fees, but also raised the checkout limit to something wild like 18 pieces of media at a time
I actually asked about it, and they said it kind of works out - most people weren't paying late fees anyway, and when they looked into it, late fees tended to discourage the very people who might benefit most from library services. They still charge for totally lost or damaged items, and apparently those fees are more likely to get paid.
I guess time will tell if it holds up long term, but so far it's been about a year and the shelves are still packed.
barefootgirl69
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I think it's mostly so they can still give the next patron an idea of when the title is expected back. My local branch not only removed late fees, but also raised the checkout limit to something wild like 18 pieces of media at a time
We're allowed to check out 30 at a time. I live in the biggest county in the US and, even though it's big, once we're out of the city 80 miles west of here, the towns are far flung. Most of our books are "ordered" and shared with other towns. It all works out.
EvaLane
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We're allowed to check out 30 at a time. I live in the biggest county in the US and, even though it's big, once we're out of the city 80 miles west of here, the towns are far flung. Most of our books are "ordered" and shared with other towns. It all works out.
I was trying to imagine carrying 30 books home before I remembered I was even considering a wagon
MissMaidenMinx
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Fuck hormones!
JustAnotherFlower
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What the hell?
It was t-shirt and shorts weather last night and now I'm shivering and switching the heat on.
It was t-shirt and shorts weather last night and now I'm shivering and switching the heat on.
ericalauren
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I’m craving latkes! So random.
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Well they were just mentioned on this page! Maybe you skimmed past it and that one word stuck? They do sound delicious
I had 3 ebooks out for about 1 day earlier this week. Had finished book 1 in the series and was considering rereading, and book 2 waiting list popped half a day later so I held onto the 1st in case I needed to refer back to any parts of it. Then a few days later, another wait listed book popped when I was a day away from finishing book 2. Having even more than 1 book at a time is unusual for me, unless I’m concurrently reading historical fiction and corresponding historical fact at the same time, which I often do.normaledit - most people drive.
I was even considering a wagon
As for carrying 30 books: many libraries loan ebooks via Libby or similar apps. Phones, tablets and Kindles or other ereaders are much lighter!
SmokingFap
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Just because.
ShaneoD
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@Kitty_so_frisky has a pair of breasts that would drive a guy to distraction, I would have commented beside the appropriate thread but I might have commented too many times already 
ToPleaseHim
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Heard “Father Figure” by George Michael today and thought of you. (You know who you are). Hope you’re doing well 
JustAnotherFlower
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So... do we still pinch on St. Patrick's if no green is worn? Cause that may have an effect on my outfit choice...
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AlwaysDancing
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I’m going to cry if I wear my normal stoic colors and don’t get pinched
Mo_Bandy
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Yes and punch anyone wearing orange the twats. Kidding but not really.
JustAnotherFlower
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Damnit.. then again, some pinches are okay...Most definitely pinchif there is no green
I’m going to cry if I wear my normal stoic colors and don’t get pinched
That's a long ass drive for me to come pinch you...
JustAnotherFlower
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Can I put them in a chokehold instead? My punches suck. But I can latch on and choke a dude out.
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