No, seriously, I do volunteer work for the NYPL, and since I'm modest about such things, I'll just add that the group I'm with raises about $100,000 annually, donated to the NYPL.
It's nice to see that they're doing good things, like giving free wi-fi to people. I mean, we all know BOOKS are on their way out. Who the hell buys books? Few even want to take them out of the library free. Used books have germs and stains on them.
Eventually, the NYPL will be nothing more than a set of Internet terminals, most of them seating smelly guys surfing Internet porn. You know, thanks to the ACLU (the Aroma Civil Liberties Union) people who stink are ENTITLED to sit anywhere they like. YOU can move if you don't like it.
Here's the fabulous deal. And yes, I'm glad they are spending the money on something OTHER than buying BOOKS to put on shelves. Boo, to books!
Truly, one must pity people who have access to a two thousand dollar CELLPHONE but somehow, can't afford Internet. One must also pity people who can accord a computer, and other luxuries (including spawning children), but, what, don't have the "triple play" feature of cable for their TV, service for their phone, and INTERNET access???
The NYPL used to have several bookstores in their branches. People donated books, and the money went to the library. The library had books they didn't want, and these were sold. Now? Now, I think there are only TWO used bookstores left. The Mid-Manhattan...is NOT one of them. They are Webster and St. Agnes. Call it forward thinking. Boo to BOOKS!
The rules for free wi-fi are damn generous. I like the one about "you must have less than $15 in outstanding fines." In four decades, I've never even paid a fine. I've returned the stuff on time. But some people, well, you have to commiserate. They get a bunch of books to use as a door stop, and they forget to return them.
The important thing for kids is to "raise their digital exposure," which would mean, as early as possible, seeing Kim Kardashian's ass and Caitlyn Jenner's freakish face. What else does the Internet have. PORN. Lots of it. What else raises the digital exposure for each and every snookums? They should learn, as early as possible, how hilarious it is to see people with acid burns or broken limbs. One must become much less sensitive to suffering, you know. Go to ROTTEN dot com, or just check out the NY Post or the London Daily Mail or all the other websites that instantly show you atrocity photos for entertainment.
Happily, news of this latest give-away will spread and every scammer will show proof of being 18 and having at least one kid in the school system, and they'll ALL follow the rule that "devices are due back to the library by July 5, 2018." After all, you're limiting all this free good stuff to people who only have $15 in outstanding fees.
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