Replace all of your subscriptions with a library card

The Library is more than just a quiet place to read and study... You can use it to replace pretty much all of your subscription services for free. Why's this important?

We've gotten "over subscribed" fatigue in our society. Everything is a rental - you own nothing, and pay heavily for it. Before there were digital services that took automatic payments from your bank account, there was a library.

The library (contrary to my previous belief) is not stuck in the stone ages, and has evolved with time. Pretty much any mainstream digital streaming service that you can think, the library has a solution for.

In this video we talk about Kanopy, a free movie streaming service that has likely the best catalogue of highly rated films online. And it's free... with your library card.

Libby & Overdrive are two audiobook services that replaces the need for audible.

Pressreader is a free version of Apple News.

These options are all there, and accessible to you.

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[NomadOverNormal]

With the momentum YOU GUYS have been giving me, we're going to hit 10k subscribers really soon! I never thought something like this could happen. I could use your feedback: What made you guys click on this video? Your feedback here will help tremendously in creating the BEST possible videos for ya'll.

[JosaxJaz]

the library is the government doing something right: providing information and knowledge for free for anyone who wants it. Plus, you're taxed to pay for it, so might as well use it.

[russbear]

My library system recently built and opened a whole library branch dedicated to nothing but food. The library has test kitchens in it, where they offer free cooking classes by area chefs. The library also offers all of the services mentioned in this video.

[BaronDipitous]

As a librarian with an MLIS degree, working in & loving the library field, I am very grateful to see more and more people like you recognizing the incredibly underrated merits & benefits that a library offers. Thank you for this delightful video.

I hope sharing & talking about this video will help others I know see the light as well. Good work.

[JulianDorey]

Not the YouTube Channel we deserve –– but the one we need right now.

[rochellestern]

I'm a former librarian in your library system BCLS, and I'm so happy you are enlightening the public who pay taxes for good service and materials. I'm still reading my audiobooks! Now the library prints out how much you saved by borrowing!

[ArtsyFoxo]

As someone who works at a library. This is INCREDIBLY important.
With that said, certain libraries will partner with specific services (Some libraries might use Libby, some libraries might use CloudLibrary, or Palace, Hoopla, etc). So you'll need to check in with them, ask the folks at the front desk, or see if they have any pamphlets.

All in all, PLEASE GO AND CHECK OUT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY!!

[_Matt_Matt__]

You solved a big problem for me!! My retired dad is always looking for ways to watch movies, especially old movies for free. And now he can! Kanopy doesn't have all the movies but it definitely helps! Thank u so much man!!

[OzTalksHW]

I recently started using my local library, and it’s great! I checked out a Chromebook for a friend, I use their printer, I do lots of my work there (instead of spending $5 on coffee like you mentioned), and it’s only a mile down the road. Plus the people there are so kind. I didn’t realize there was news, music, and audio books too!

[oo-rult]

My autistic sister consumes media from the library almost exclusively. I thought it was just a weird autistic quirk, but turns out she's a genius.

[rebelandatrader]

Shoutout for the "Third Place", its whats missing in modern society. A place for non-immediate family members to gather and discuss topics. Its how Revolutions are fomented.

[GaiaCarney]

Great video @NomadOverNormal 📚 A local library saved my life when I lived alone & was deeply depressed . . . I visited nearly every day and found human contact, advice from the reference librarians, great books & free music! The uplift I felt walking to the library & excitement walking home with my selections brought me a hint of joy in the midst of a ‘very dark night of the soul’

[Billys]

I have 4 library cards that I use to rent Audiobooks and e-Reading files though Libby. Because of your channel I had NO idea all of these options were available though my local libraries!! I checked my local library and found out not only do they have all the features you explained but they even have free state park passes!! OMG! They have classes to help get you started in college and prep for SATs. You, sir, may have changed peoples lives with this information. Thank you for posting!

[bartlesbee]

As a former digital librarian, I'm so happy you posted this video. Not every library is going to have all these services, but even if they don't, your patronage keeps your local library going!

[CaspiDrako]

As someone who's mom is a librarian, i second this recommendation. We save so much money just cuz we use our library cards 😅

[donallis]

You are spot on with your excitement of what the library has to offer. And yes it is free to use as a “consumer”, but does cost money to operate these offerings. That is where your tax dollars come in and politicians love to say “libraries are great”. They also will cut the support (dollars) if they have something that interests them more. As a user and tax payer and voter you can influence them by communicating to them how important the library services are to you. Your library professionals will be more than glad to assist you with that. BTW I spent 25 years as a library trustee for my library system and I have many wonderful memories. Good luck to you.

[lizzard]

As someone who’s almost done pursuing an MLIS (Master’s in Information & Library Science) thank you for listing out all the things public libraries offer!

I can’t say the library I’m interning at has every service yours does (like the seed bank), although I have heard of libraries really catering to their community in what they usually need (like borrowing cooking tools).

Public libraries also make sure to offer tools and resources that assist those with disabilities know as Assistive Technology (ATs). Again, my library is definitely not as sophisticated as other public libraries (and those with higher budgets and/or communities of people with specific disabilities) but we offer a lot of tools for those who have trouble reading small worlds. We offer a selection of large text books, a machine that enlarges regular text books, and BARD materials (Braille and Audio Reading Download) through the Library of Congress.

So again, thank you for highlighting libraries are places people can come to when they want specific resources, I feel like a lot of people aren’t aware what they can get out of their local libraries!

[beanpasteposts]

With my new york public library card, I can go to all the main museums and zoos here for free. It's pretty cool!

[TheGringoViejo]

I am a healthy senior with a lifelong love of libraries. If my lovely wife was a librarian I could firmly say she would be even more perfect. Librarians have helped me in business in my twenties and throughout my professional career. Sure we can all Google things but librarians know how to due research in ways most of us can not fathom. If I sound like I have a librarian crush it is because I do. Knowledge lives on.

[sarahtehninja]

My mom has been a librarian my whole life! During the summer when I was off school, I’d just come with her to work all the time and just hang out in the library all day. They’ve been so underrated for so long, it’s nice to see them getting more love these days :)