- Why do I need to live on campus to have the $50 fee waived?
- Why can't all students, regardless of residency and county affiliation, have the fee waived?
- Is this fee fair to all students and non-county residents? Why?
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Library Discrimination
I recently made an attempt on obtaining a library card from Nashville public library. I was told no, due to the fact that I am an out of state resident who technically does not have a permanent address and I live in a county different than Davidson. I assumed that being a non-resident, non county resident and student that the $50 fee would be waived. I was very incorrect! There are many stipulations on being a state non-resident, non county resident and student that I needed to understand. The policy is written clearly where you can find and read it. But, it's not written in depth like it was explained to me at the library. I would like these simple questions answered.
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Now that you mention it, I also had a bit of difficulty obtaining a library card from the Nashville Public Library. I haven't received any mail from home recently so I hoped that my ID card would suffice for proof of attending the university. As you said, the people at the library demanded proof of residency (which I agree shouldn't be relevant at all). According to Wikipedia (shun me if you must), the thing that separates a public library from other types is that it "[serves] the public's information needs generally (rather than serve a particular school, institution, or research population)." Using this information, one should infer that, regardless of where you live, the library should unconditionally serve you. (Hence the "public" in public library). And as far as the fee goes, I also find this ridiculous because public libraries are funded by taxes and run by civil servants. Why should we have to pay for such a service?
Te...I'll jump into the fray here and see if I can get any answers from the folks with the library. I've had students do this for five years now, and this is the first time the library has given any pushback on this...
lwh.
I really do not think there should be such a hefty fee for libraries. I look at libraries the same way I view churches. Anyone should be able to gain access to the knowledge and stories of a library if they wish (assuming they are respecting the library's property).
However, maybe I am wrong for thinking this?
I completely agree with you. I think that $50 dollars is just too much. Although, I do think there should be a small fee just for the card and access to all the resources. i feel like, especially in these times, to have to pay such a big fee is just unacceptable.
I completely agree that is is a ridiculous fee. I can see the different county thing as maybe they think you could live too far away and might not get the books back to them. But living on campus should have nothing to do with whether you can get the fee waived. Its probably just a ploy to make more money by making the fee more difficult to get waived.
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