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@nixCraft Um ... there's a bit of an assumption in there.
Some parts of the world considered it important to provide libraries within walking distance of a large chunk of the population, and bus routes for the rest.
"Why, when I was a lad, if you wanted to see a photo of raccoon in a hat, you'd have to borrow a lady's tiny top hat fascinator and go outside with a Polaroid camera and some slices of almost over-ripe cantaloupe..."