Are Libraries on the Verge of a Pop-Culture Breakout?

A local Fox News story suggests cutting public spending by eliminating public libraries, and everyone from Vanity Fair to The Guardian to The Onion‘s A.V. Club fights back. Even the Old Spice guy has done a spot for libraries. NPR’s Monkey See blog suggests five reasons why America may finally be realizing why libraries are cool. (For instance, libraries give you things for free.)