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Re:Helsinki Central Library chosen as the best new public li... by knolax on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @12:19PM (#20811356)
To be fair I don't think I've found the exact book I was looking for in any library before. As book dispenseries libraries are inherently inferior to just downloading off of Libgen. However they do function very well as a place for you to physically sit in while you're on Libgen.
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Re:Helsinki Central Library chosen as the best new public li... by fhbdukfrh on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @01:02PM (#20811951)
The Calgary public library has a pretty decent online holds system that will transfer physical goods to your local branch within a day or so. I've never been to out fancy new downtown branch that cost a fortune but hear the focus is definitely not on books or even media, but social activities. I find this disappointing because IMO we still need physical repositories of knowledge; they are the unifying hub around a broad audience but specific purpose
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Re:Helsinki Central Library chosen as the best new public li... by skizziepop on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @04:46PM (#20814261)
I'd recommend taking a jaunt over — multiple floors of stacks, and plenty of nooks for reading.
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