@AA5B I'm pretty sure that, at the very least, checking out ebooks still counts as "being a library patron", and they can count that in their membership/use numbers when saying, "We need more funding; look, we serve X many people!"
You're probably right about bookstores. Maybe I'm just spoiled to have a nice, independent bookstore 5-6 minutes' walk away, and a more chain-ish one in the mall that's maybe 10 minutes away. (I'm definitely not complaining!)
@ajsadauskas@fuck_cars I'm kind of sad that "cafe", "bookstore", and "library" aren't even on this list at all. 😢
I would honestly have to do a web search to find out where the nearest elementary school, day care, and gas station are, but I'd be stunned if I didn't have those within 15 minutes. As it is, I do have everything else, including a university and a sports arena, and *two* malls. (I'm in between the Barclays Center and Long Island University in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NYC.)
@davidrevoy@framapiaf.org The artwork and the alt text describing it are both poignant and touching.
I'm about to migrate from Firefox (which I've been using since it was Netscape 3.04) to Librewolf as well. It's nice to feel welcomed.
@AA5B I'm pretty sure that, at the very least, checking out ebooks still counts as "being a library patron", and they can count that in their membership/use numbers when saying, "We need more funding; look, we serve X many people!"
You're probably right about bookstores. Maybe I'm just spoiled to have a nice, independent bookstore 5-6 minutes' walk away, and a more chain-ish one in the mall that's maybe 10 minutes away. (I'm definitely not complaining!)
@uis Holy cow! Where are you that there are *eight* malls within a 15-minute walk? (If you don't mind my asking?)
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars I'm kind of sad that "cafe", "bookstore", and "library" aren't even on this list at all. 😢
I would honestly have to do a web search to find out where the nearest elementary school, day care, and gas station are, but I'd be stunned if I didn't have those within 15 minutes. As it is, I do have everything else, including a university and a sports arena, and *two* malls. (I'm in between the Barclays Center and Long Island University in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NYC.)