Payphones Past

Cell Phone Booths Find a Home at Libraries

“There is a new take on phone booths at Eastern Connecticut State University, and it is designed to keep the library the way it is supposed to be – quiet.”

I looked at these booths last year, and expressed skepticism at their usefulness. Depending where these booths are used, it would seem that the dramatic step of entering one of these booths would only serve bring even more attention to the cell phone user. In a library, though, this contraption would seem to be a sensible addition.

Read more at WTNH.com

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