We both like movies, and I worked for years at Family Video (RIP – domain doesn’t even go anywhere today) with exposure to movies and such.

So we have a fairly robust movie collection (DVDs).

Yet we have, for the past 25 or so years, always picked up stuff from our local library, the Mount Prospect Public Library (MPPL). They always had a nice selection (somewhat decimated in the summer/holidays when the kids are out of school) and stuff we would not necessarily want to buy. Maybe rent and then decide to buy, but get a free taste first,

I rented a movie recently, Crazy Rich Asians and when I (self) checked out, couldn’t find the slot to unlock the DVD case.

Turns out they’ve gotten rid of that.

That tells me rentals are down and streaming is up. – DVDs (and CDs) no longer worth theft protection.

Interesting.