RESTON, VA – JANUARY 14:
Dianne Coan, L, helps George and Jane Newman, R, of Great Falls as Robert Barnett, rear, works on his eTablet during a seminar on how patrons can download digital books to their mobile devices for free at the Reston branch of the Fairfax County Library on January 14, 2012, in Reston, VA. The region’s libraries are struggling to meet the surging demand for digital books, fueled by the millions of Kindle Fires, iPads, Nook Colors and other devices that were given over the holidays. Borrowing e-books is a lot harder than borrowing the old-fashioned kind. People are experiencing frustrations as they discover long wait lists and very limited selection.
(photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)