No manga for the poor kids? Other than that I agree that library has changed to be more of a meeting space rather than completely be about lending of books.
The problem with manga from a library is that its a complete trap.
They'll have a portion of a series, which gets you addicted to it, and then you want to spend money on the rest which you cannot afford and should absolutely spend on something with more lasting usage (reading a volume might get you an hour or so every few months). For the clever ones who learned where to read it online they are fine, but then they don't need the physical editions to begin with.
Not to mention, most manga worth reading is pretty inappropriate for kids. The things that aren't are either way too niche for a small town library or part of a super massive series like Naruto which compounds the prior issue.
No manga for the poor kids? Other than that I agree that library has changed to be more of a meeting space rather than completely be about lending of books.
The problem with manga from a library is that its a complete trap.
They'll have a portion of a series, which gets you addicted to it, and then you want to spend money on the rest which you cannot afford and should absolutely spend on something with more lasting usage (reading a volume might get you an hour or so every few months). For the clever ones who learned where to read it online they are fine, but then they don't need the physical editions to begin with.
Not to mention, most manga worth reading is pretty inappropriate for kids. The things that aren't are either way too niche for a small town library or part of a super massive series like Naruto which compounds the prior issue.