Just stumbled across a case of censorship at my local library.

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24. So you have to pay for the card. The Public Access Card.

This sounds like a poll tax for Black voters. In New York State, you get your library card by bringing in proof that you have a local address. No money changes hands, borrowing a book or five is free, and my local library has recently discontinued the use of late fees if you return the book after the due date. You must be living in a different state. A less enlightened one?

My local library is a member of a system of about 28 small libraries, so I can borrow from any of these libraries, and the book I request will be delivered to my local library and returned there. For the same free library card.

If you have any more time and energy to devote to this, consider asking for whatever justification they have for hiding library books from the public, and charging the public for access to books. If public funds support your library, tax payers are getting rooked.