One of the things that you see very often in airport waiting rooms is people reading. Well, the Free Library of Philadelphia recently took advantage of that situation by opening a branch of their library at the Philadelphia International Airport. In a library themed lounge, passengers can access free Wi-Fi to the library’s digital catalog. “Patrons” can download books or author podcasts from the more than 30,000 titles in the library’s collection.
Librarians are on hand several times a week to answer questions and also accept applications for library cards, which are free to any Pennsylvania resident, $50 a year to all others. What a good idea!