Many libraries in the US have a Friends of the Library volunteer group, or something similar. I volunteer at two of our local branches.
Just a FYI that you might have to be fingerprinted or do a background check. That was required for our county, as we are sometimes in close proximity to children.
Whatsapp tells me every day it’s unable to back up my data, and begs me to remedy the issue. Lol, nope!
Just to clarify: you don’t need a phone number for proton, and you can use a burner email as your backup. I agree with you though, I’d prefer not to give either, put back at the emails are standard, so there is someplace to send a recovery code.
Our County Library offers preloaded Kindles that you can check out for a month. Each one has a different genre on it.
Libraries are also where people who can’t afford air conditioning like to hang out, where classes for everything from yoga to crochet are offered and where I found out from a visiting ACA rep that I could save $600 a month on my health insurance.