纽约推出“地铁图书馆”
The New York Public Library announced Thursday on its website that it is launching "Subway Library," a new initiative between the New York, Brooklyn and Queens Libraries, the MTA and Transit Wireless that provides straphangers with free access to hundreds of e-books "for all ages."
纽约公共图书馆8日在其官网上宣布推出“地铁图书馆”。纽约公共图书馆、布鲁克林区和皇后区图书馆、纽约大都会交通运输署以及公交无线公司共同发起一项新倡议，向地铁通勤乘客免费提供大量“适合所有年龄段人群阅读的”电子书。
To access the e-books, subway riders underground will connect to the free TransitWirelessWiFi on their smartphones, or other internet-able devices, and then click on the SubwayLibrary.com prompt. They'll then have access to the "e-books, excerpts, and short stories -- all ready to read on the train."
The library is also promoting its e-reader app, SimplyE. "We also hope people enjoy this taste of what we offer so much that they visit a library branch, or download SimplyE -- our free e-reader app -- which gives people access to NYPL's entire collection of free e-books," NYPL said in a statement.
To celebrate Subway Library, there will be one train decked out on the inside with a design that mimics the interior of the NYPL's Rose Reading Room in the Main Branch.