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hermetic

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12. Right, BUT...
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 12:13 PM
Mar 2018

Here's what happens. I have requested a few books over the years through interlibrary loans and when I go in to pick them up they tell me they would like me to pay around $3 for postage. So I say I don't have any cash on me and I'll take care of it later. Then I return the book after hours, dropping it in the return slot. I find this to be stressful and annoying so I avoid it most of the time. For around $3 I can buy most of the books I want, used, and that is why I now have around 100 in my living room.

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Yeah, hermetic Mar 2018 #9
Interlibrary loan PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #11
Right, BUT... hermetic Mar 2018 #12
I have never before heard of a public library charging postage for PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #13
I am confused by this PennyK Mar 2018 #14
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