Sometimes I attend craft classes and book groups at libraries in towns other than the town that I live in. I have never been asked for my address and it doesn’t seem to matter where the attendees live. To sign up, it’s online and you’re asked for your name, email address, phone number and that’s about it.

Today, I attended a craft class at a library about ten miles away. I was chatting with the ladies about where I grew up and where I live now. One of them asked me how I got to attend the class since I’m not from the same town that the library was in. I told her I don’t know, nobody asked me where I live. I just had to provide my email address and name when I signed up online. She said when she signs up for things, they want her library card and all kinds of details about where she lives. I told her I think libraries just want people to attend their events and they don’t care where you live.

I know when we would vacation in Cape Cod, when my daughter was little we’d go to library events all the time – story time for children and stuff like that. Nobody asked where we were from or asked for ID.

Since nobody seems to care where I live when I attend these events, I am wondering if the lady is being honest with her claim. Do you attend events at a library in other towns? Do they seem to care where you are from?

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