
Is this the greatest TV commercial ever made for a public library?
Please watch this video of Curbside Larry from the Barbara Bush Public Library in Harris County, Texas as he takes us through a dizzying tour of all the library has to offer you, the fine member of the reading public, in these dark dark times: “Shelves and shelves of books!!” Great! “Blue Rays and DVDs!!!” Ok. “Are you tired of streaming movies and wanna go old school?!” No. “It’s crazy how easy it is!!” Great!
Howdy Y’all! Meet Curbside Larry…. We Got’em! #libraries #curbsidepickup pic.twitter.com/Rkvzrt3ScU
— Harris County Public Library (@harriscountypl) July 22, 2020
All for the low, low price of $0. That’s right, you heard me, $0. (And yes, this is the greatest TV commercial ever made for a public library.)

Jonny Diamond
Jonny Diamond is the Editor in Chief of Literary Hub. He lives in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains with his wife and two sons, and is currently writing a cultural history of the axe for W.W. Norton. @JonnyDiamond, JonnyDiamond.me