Placing access points to the global information infrastructure in libraries can be a way of teaching respect for the person and property of others. Public libraries tend to be quiet places where study is encouraged. The art of quiet behaviour, of courtesy to strangers can be learned at the public library. For some library patrons, libraries may be the place they first experience the kindness of another human being. The social graces a library offers are immense, particularly in our time when popular culture rewards disrespect and confrontation.
Libraries offer a place of refuge, a way of regaining some of the manners of past generations.
Schools have historically been places where children encountered new ideas as well as imbibed the standards and culture of their home communities. By placing access points in schools the community's interest in its children can be respected. This would allow parents and teachers to guide younger people through streams of information, permitting thoughtful discussion of how this larger world intersects with the day to day environment of students. The social importance of teachers and parents meeting students across generational divides cannot be underestimated. Remember that existing real-world highways have not solved the problem of rational transport of people and goods.