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niyad

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42. All quite correct. My favourite branch has all the things you mentioned,

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:54 PM

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plus magazines, community meeting rooms, cool things for kids, a "Friends of the Library" book sale, plus staff I have known for years.

one of my favourite t-shirts reads, "Librarians: The original search engines"

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Americans quit subscription streaming services in droves as cost of living continues to climb, report finds [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

My sister has all the streaming services at the same time. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #1

Yeah, the hook to get you to subscribe to cable back in the 1970s. mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #6

This message was self-deleted by its author JCMach1 6 hrs ago #46

I churn and burn; wait for discounted periods and subscribe for a month or so to catch up on my stories then cancel.🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #2

That's the only shopping I do on Black Friday. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #4

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #5

Works for me! mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #22

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 19 hrs ago #24

Agree WA-03 Democrat 19 hrs ago #29

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 19 hrs ago #31

I solve this problem by not now or ever having streaming services. Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #3

Yes! I have food and shelter and medical I'm more concerned about wolfie001 20 hrs ago #14

I just cancelled Netfix yesterday (again). Gaytano70 21 hrs ago #7

We have no affordable cable options in our area dixiegrrrrl 19 hrs ago #20

I recently finished watching Yellowstone. Haggard Celine 19 hrs ago #33

"Resist and Unsubscribe"? mama 21 hrs ago #8

Yes. I think his campaign is definitely contributing.. mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #27

Before long people are going to have to... littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #9

Books? 3825-87867 20 hrs ago #10

I was about to say that. enigmania 20 hrs ago #11

Books were the original hand-held device, made of a strange niyad 20 hrs ago #13

Cute and informative. efhmc 20 hrs ago #16

Thank you. One does try. niyad 20 hrs ago #17

Yeah, right! 3825-87867 19 hrs ago #21

And you can't be ticketed for holding a book while driving. (Might be unsafe, depending...) erronis 19 hrs ago #30

I used to read while I was walking. Several times, cops stopped me, niyad 12 hrs ago #41

I still read books all the time ... mostly on my Kindle FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #32

Once I was introduced to my library's Libby, I was thrilled. The entire library niyad 18 hrs ago #35

"Before long people are going to have to...Start reading books and telling tall tales by candlelight." BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #25

Oh the horror! Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #34

I love to listen to my favorites on YT while walking wolfie001 20 hrs ago #12

Occasionally I watch a movie, but more often sports - TBF 20 hrs ago #15

Kanopy and Hoopla NJCher 19 hrs ago #18

Was just gonna post that our Public Libraries offer many alternatives! Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #26

All quite correct. My favourite branch has all the things you mentioned, niyad 12 hrs ago #42

Welcome to the seven seas, lads! sakabatou 19 hrs ago #19

Cancel your Paramount + account. I did............ Bengus81 19 hrs ago #23

How much of that stuff can you absorb? bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #28

It isn't about solving the problems Bettie 15 hrs ago #37

Inflation is the excuse manicdem 16 hrs ago #36

or maybe they're just figuring out streaming is now like cable Skittles 14 hrs ago #38

It pretty much is that but now "portable" (don't need a set top box) BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #40

I would do anything in the world to go back to Blockbuster being king Polybius 10 hrs ago #44

I will stick with DVDs. N/T valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #39

Physical media is back, baby! Polybius 10 hrs ago #43

Don't forget laser discs BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago #45

I have those too, including the elusive Pioneer CLD-A100 Laserdisc player Polybius 1 hr ago #47