I have to renew mine in person every 3 years or so.
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venoft@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Get a few public library cards. Then abroad you can use it to borrow ebooks and audiobooks for free.
scottywh@lemmy.world 4 days ago
OhShitSon@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Libraries are not a US only thing.
enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Libraries with access to the enormous amount of English language content are usually only found in English speaking countries, though.
Good luck finding more than a few books on niche topics in, say, Dutch (ask me how I know).
I deeply regret not hanging onto my US library card.
OhShitSon@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Understandable, just another reason to learn the country’s language then.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days ago
He just said there weren’t any in Dutch on his niche topic. Your suggestion to learn more Dutch doesn’t make sense.
enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
I speak the language fluently; that’s not the problem.
It’s the fact that there are a much smaller number of books available on most topics because the country is so small.
DonkeyDanceParty@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Those libraries won’t be around much longer, unless heavily curated and basically useless.
MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Mine are 95 percent county funded in a blue zone. State is already trying to lay down the law only to discover they don’t give much in the way of funds. No bucks no leverage. Only law they passed got overturned.