>... good lord, really?
>
>In my neck of the woods, the original town library is usually one of
>the two or three oldest municipal buildings in the town, right
>after the town hall and a church of some sort. (Yeah, I know, churches
>aren't technically municipal buildings but in the early 19th century
>they might as well have been.) Having a functional library was just...
>what you did. It was considered part of being a civilized community.

Of course. What does it contribute to the Bottom Line? Nothing, it's just a time waster.

NOTE: Those who espouse shut views are morons. And *I* am not one of them.

It is one of those requirements, like a fire department and a source of groceries.