Sure because most community public libraries have those just laying around for any member of the public to read whenever they want. This is such a straw man. U

Sure because most community public libraries have those just laying around for any member of the public to read whenever they want. This is such a straw man. Unless you have an actual academic need for an actual Shakespeare first folio, you can read that text without needing an original printing. If you have such a need, the Palo Alto Public Library isn’t likely to have a it there for the asking. Academic libraries at universities have their purpose, but your local public library isn’t going to typically be used by Shakespeare scholars. Reading restricted collection books is a pretty low percentage of why people visit libraries. Reading ultra rare, priceless books is almost non-existent as a percentage of library visits.