Honestly, the only thing that a local well-funded library does not give you is instant gratification like Netflix streaming. If you are willing to setup a queue and allow most content 2-4 weeks for delivery, you should not have to pay for any music, [hard|soft|comic] books, magazines, or movies on DVD.
Granted, this is also for non-current releases.
Also, you may be underestimating the legal protections that libraries have, and also the voting power (and uncanny monetary resources) of the common library patron.
I am not an expert in the subject, but it would be interesting to see recent legislation for/against library systems (budget cuts notwithstanding).
Comments
Honestly, the only thing that a local well-funded library does not give you is instant gratification like Netflix streaming. If you are willing to setup a queue and allow most content 2-4 weeks for delivery, you should not have to pay for any music, [hard|soft|comic] books, magazines, or movies on DVD.
Granted, this is also for non-current releases.
Also, you may be underestimating the legal protections that libraries have, and also the voting power (and uncanny monetary resources) of the common library patron.
I am not an expert in the subject, but it would be interesting to see recent legislation for/against library systems (budget cuts notwithstanding).