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      1 year ago

      I dont think ive ever borrowed a book from the library, not after school anyway. And for younger generations who basically do everything online the library is probably even less likely to be their first thought. So i dont think someone mentioning it is bad

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          1 year ago

          I guess thats not something i ever experienced so again its not where id think to look for anything like that

    • SituationCake
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      1 year ago

      I think half the communication obligation lies with the person asking, eg Does anyone know where I can get book, have tried the library they don’t have it’ would tell people what the problem is and they would get more useful responses. On Facebook in particular I see so may vague posts it’s a total guessing game to figure out what the person wants, and then they get mad the responders haven’t read their mind. (But it’s highly entertaining to read the exchanges!)

    • Rusty Raven M
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      1 year ago

      It depends a bit on the community it’s in. “Have you tried the library?” could be a suggestion designed to actually be helpful, or it could be a way of saying “this group is not an F%#*$ library, go and ask somewhere that’s actually supposed to hook you up with books”.