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Originally Posted by twowheels
Wait... did I read that correctly? They charge you to check out books where you live? Even in <most of> America where people scream SOCIALISM!!!! every time you even hint at a public utility we don't pay for library checkouts at time of use.
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Yes. After switching to English reading in 1998, I've not visited a library in the Netherlands, but I imagine it is still the same.
edit: I've looked it up for you. See the attachment. It got worse: now you don't only pay for borrowing the books, you'll need to have a subscription as well, costing at least €22.
Basically, there are three subscriptions: Basic, Comfort and Royal. With a higher subscription, you'll be able to loan more, for a longer time, and/or pay less (or sometimes nothing).