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To sum up this conversation:
1) Public Libraries are not always the "great equalizer" simply because they are not always available to everyone;
2) Frequently the annual cost of the public library plus the cost of gas to get you back and forth is approaching the cost of the electronic reader and in the near future the library will cost more than the reader will;
3) Most often public libraries do not have an adequate collection for their patrons no matter what the cost is;
(I can certainly see this one as I have two public libraries available to me, one is so ham fisted they can't tell what they have and what they don't and the other simply never has anything worth readng).
4) The electronic book market is not real mature at this point and presents a lot of problems and bariers, in the future one can expect better methods of obtaining books.
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