I really enjoy my local library in Texas but the digital/Overdrive selection they offer is limited. Do you know of any libraries that have open memberships to non-locals?
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#2The Internet Archive Open Library may be what you're looking for:
https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/reading
Or perhaps the Digital Public Library of America:
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#4https://www.aworldadventurebybook.com/blog/libraries-with-no...
This is a great page, although all of them are also non-free (for non-residents).
Separately, I wonder if there are any university libraries that offer memberships for non-affiliated people. For instance I wonder if I could get library access at CUNY or NYU (or Columbia, etc.) since I live in NYC. In general it feels like there's more of a hassle than there should be for city residents to benefit from city universities even if you aren't a student/faculty.
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#5try looking at major local libraries, like the new york public library, I think many of them are open to non locals, you just pay a small fee.
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#6https://www.aworldadventurebybook.com/blog/libraries-with-no...
This is a great page, although all of them are also non-free (for non-residents). Separately, I wonder if there are any university libraries that offer memberships for non-affiliated people. For instance I wonder if I could get library access at CUNY or NYU (or Columbia, etc.) since I live in NYC. In general it feels like there's more of a hassle than there should be for city residents to benefit from city universiti…
Each school/university will have its own policies, some allow the general public access but no borrowing, others have borrow policies usually under a "Friend of the Library" membership. For example:
- https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/about/friends
- https://library.cooper.edu/friends/
- https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/fob/
Between NYPL, QPL, BPL, and these I think living in NYC gives you access to a pretty great selection of materials. Navigating the policies can be a bit like juggling streaming services but is completely worth it in my opinion.
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#7https://www.aworldadventurebybook.com/blog/libraries-with-no...
This is a great page, although all of them are also non-free (for non-residents). Separately, I wonder if there are any university libraries that offer memberships for non-affiliated people. For instance I wonder if I could get library access at CUNY or NYU (or Columbia, etc.) since I live in NYC. In general it feels like there's more of a hassle than there should be for city residents to benefit from city universiti…
GP's link includes:
* Brooklyn Public Library
* Monroe County Library System
* Queens Public Library
* Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
* Chapel Hill Public Library
* Houston Public Library
* Fairfax County Public Library
* Free Library of Philadelphia
* Los Angeles Public Library
* Atlanta-Fulton Library
* Austin Public Library
* Enoch Pratt Free Library
* New Orleans Public Library
* Orange County Library System
* Westchester Library System
* Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
[1] https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries#Wid...
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a great page, although all of them are also non-free (for non-residents). Separately, I wonder if there are any university libraries that offer memberships for non-affiliated people. For instance I wonder if I could get library access at CUNY or NYU (or Columbia, etc.) since I live in NYC. In general it feels like there's more of a hassle than there should be for city residents to benefit from city universiti…
Each school/university will have its own policies, some allow the general public access but no borrowing, others have borrow policies usually under a "Friend of the Library" membership. For example: - https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/about/friends - https://library.cooper.edu/friends/ - https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/fob/ Between NYPL, QPL, BPL, and these I think living in NYC gives you access to a pretty great s…
Thank you!
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#9Related. Do any of these libraries give a “read” API? Not just for metadata but also the main text itself. I have some apps planned around it but data has been gating factor for me.
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#10libgen.rs