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thejabberwock

the jokesters hold their frowns more than the stoics

Oct 09, 2008 10:39

As if Memphis NEEDED another reason to absolutely FAIL--

The Memphis Public Library charges fifty dollars for a library card.
Fifty. Dollars.
That's a whole weeks pay for me ( Read more... )

Comments 13

_standbythesea October 9 2008, 16:50:37 UTC

Congrats to your sister! I hope her labor goes as smoothly as possible.

As for the Memphis Library thing, they won't even let other Shelby County citizens have a library card without that charge. It's a way for the city to make money, which they need but should be making in other ways.

Good luck, though. I think you can work with the Rhodes library to do interlibrary loans, right? Would that help?

thejabberwock October 14 2008, 19:14:43 UTC

Oh, it SO did notXD Mild jinxing may have occurred, but thanks for the well-wishing^_^

Also-- that SUCKS for Shelby county o.0 Though I do feel better, knowing that the Memphisians don't have to pay it, because really? It defeats the purpose of a 'library.'
And I agree with the concept of having dues for the use of the products--I was expecting to have to pay SOMEthing--but it was the amount that I have issues with.

(Sadly, Rhodes doesn't do interlibrary with the Memphis libraries, because it's too much of a hassle for a building down the street. But thanks for explaining the -why-...)

smokexscribbles October 9 2008, 17:00:32 UTC

50$? JUST STEAL THE BOOKS, WOMAN

thejabberwock October 14 2008, 19:18:48 UTC

OH GOD DONT TEMPT ME. I'D DO IT.*

I was momentarily VERY tempted to just buy a notebook and copy each and every page by hand.

(*I don't think I'd actually do it. BUT DON'T TEMPT ME).

c0k3red October 9 2008, 17:56:57 UTC

I always thought library cards were free!

Guess I was wrong, as well as in severe debt D:

thejabberwock October 14 2008, 19:19:27 UTC

Agreed! I thought that was, like, the fundamental definition of 'library' >.>

-chews- i miss yooooooooooooooou

kzerina October 9 2008, 20:44:48 UTC

Free in good ol' Springtown too. o.O

thejabberwock October 14 2008, 19:20:09 UTC

-loves Springtown-
...
-wants to meet your boy-
...
-has a cookie-

orbitinglife October 10 2008, 00:23:54 UTC

I'm pretty sure my library card was free...I HOPE I didn't pay $50....

orbitinglife October 12 2008, 14:47:13 UTC

I think if you can show by a piece of mail delivered to Rhodes that you live semi-permanently in Memphis, then you don't have to pay the fee.

thejabberwock October 14 2008, 19:21:32 UTC

Yeah; I went back the next day with my Rhodes ID and Rhodes mail, and after a bit of warmongering, they accepted it. I pressed it with them mostly because I did NOT remember you forking over 50$...