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brownbagporno t1_jddieot wrote

Reply to comment by iamthatis4536 in Why Kids Aren’t Falling in Love With Reading by drak0bsidian

Didn't the Brooklyn Public Library make their whole digital catalog available to all people in USA? Or at least all kids in USA?

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iamthatis4536 t1_jddvzvs wrote

I would really like more info on this if anyone has it.

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TheAirNomad11 t1_jde01zc wrote

I tried googling it and it looks like they stopped doing that last year. I could be wrong though

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iamthatis4536 t1_jdeaw6i wrote

I’ve been kind of keeping an eye out and all the big libraries that have done something similar have had restrictions on the deal that weren’t initially reported. I don’t remember all of them, but an example would be the New York Library had a headline about it that anyone could check out books, but when you read the fine print it was only certain banned books on their list. Lots of stuff like that.

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Projectsun t1_jdffc43 wrote

If not them, find the largest library district closest to you. Most allow you to still get a card , outside of your town. The larger they are , better funding, better digital catalog. Or ask the local librarian when you have time , I asked for a tour last year, the amount of resources available was shocking.

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iamthatis4536 t1_jdfowb7 wrote

Let’s assume I really live in the middle of nowhere haha. The “big” libraries near me are super uptight about it.

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janellthegreat t1_jdhpocf wrote

For Texans who might be reading this, Houston digital library is available to all in-state residents.

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