[0_gravitas]

They have been wherever I've lived, you only would ever pay a late fee if you dont return a book in time, or if you're printing something. The caveat sometimes is that you need to be a resident of the town to access the normal services for free.

[TomMarius]

Aren't these sponsored from public money? They are where I live.

[icebraining]

From GGP post:

> "free" in scare quotes to refer to not paying money per usage or to gain access to usage, but you may be paying in other ways