The Plainsboro Public Library Coin Vortex

What's the first word that pops in your head when I say "Library?" . . . No, not books. . .Okay, not librarian either. . .No, not school research project. Okay, this game is stupid, and your last guess wasn't one word. I was looking for "Quiet."

You are supposed to be quiet at the library. This is a known fact. However, the people at my local library (Plainsboro Public - MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!) has thrown this rule right out the window, but for a good cause.

You see Plainsboro Public Library has decided the best way to get charitable donations also happens to be the loudest, by means of a coin vortex. If you are not familiar with a coin vortex it looks like this:

And this contraption sits in the main area of the library. You put a coin in on one of the slots in the sides and it rolls all the way to the bottom, all while making as much noise as a guy dropping an entire box of M&M's at the theater during the final scene of Titanic, for about 15 seconds (note: 15 seconds of noise in the library is equivalent to about 15 minutes of noise any place else on earth . . . sans a funeral)

While, people would no doubt drop coins into an old water cooler jug for charity, that method only creates a split second of noise to annoy people reading their books, this is far more successful in annoying patrons. Now, I know more kids probably want to put money in to watch it all work, but isn't this breaking the golden "SHhhhh" rule of the library.

While we are at it, I believe to increase donations they should also install one of those boardwalk arcade games where you put a quarter in and it tries to push other quarters off a ledge. Of course when you do knock other coins off, it makes loud winning noises and a giant red police siren goes off. That is perfect for the library!