I can't figure out whether this should be filed under "Beginning of the End" or "Stroke of Genius," but a library in suburban PIttsburgh will soon start lending Kindles to some patrons. According to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Shaler North Hills Library bought nine Kindles at $259 each to test the concept. By using e-books, library officials hope to buy fewer copies of bestsellers and use the money for other materials. Seems to make sense. Still, I get stomach pains when I envision the shelves of the Pratt left empty except for Kindles, nooks and iPads.