I have repeatedly tried to access libraries and either been told they are only for locals or that there is a high fee for outsiders. My parents paid over a hundred dollars a year when I was in school, and that was decades ago. And I've heard similar stories from plenty of other people. I'm glad you have access to better ones, but not everyone does. What used to be genuinely public libraries are only public in some places, and a lot of other places are now essentially private for subscribers. It's just that most people don't notice it because so many do live in towns.