You're in the exam room at the doctor's office. You read the sign on the back of the door. Remember to ask about your flu vaccine!

The medical assistant comes in and explains there's been an emergency with another patient and it will be several minutes before the doctor can see you.

With a sigh, you look around the room. You read every word of the poster showing a healthy lung and a diseased lung. You walk over to the box of exam gloves mounted on the wall and read the text on the box, because, yes, you are the person who reads the shampoo bottle when nothing else is available.

I wish I'd brought my book, you think as you sit back down.

But wait! Do you have your smartphone? Do you have an account at your public library? Is your public library on this list?

 You have access to a huge library of ebooks!