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Libraries do serve as equalizers. Maybe not "the great equalizer", but still...
This goes both for paper books and eBooks. The eBook has actually led to more "equalization" over here, since a library online is way more accessible than going to a physical library to check out a physical book.
People read the books on different devices. The price of eReaders is brought up, but when I have been using public transport in US areas where only, let's call them "Not so well off people" use public transport (them and the probably crazy tourist lady...) have phones that would work for eBook reading (or listening to audio books). (Way better phones than I have, buy the way... kind of amazes me how they can afford them, but that's another topic...)
I don't know how people use their libraries in USA, but over here they sure work as equalizers. Not only do they give access to books, but IF you are able to visit a library you are likely to meat many different kind of people that you may not come across otherwise, because you really don't have anything else in common.
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