> [a] librarian [... said] “As a librarian, my gut reaction to that was, ‘You know what else is a free library? A regular library.’” With all respect to librar

> [a] librarian [... said] “As a librarian, my gut reaction to that was, ‘You know what else is a free library? A regular library.’” With all respect to librarians, this is a bit silly. There are public libraries that also call themselves "Free". It's a bit of an outdated distinction, sure, but they've had their names for decades. (And there still exist libraries that are not lending libraries or not open to the general public; mostly attached to universities at this point, but not "free".)