I think Jeri probably knows what a library is, but would never knowingly go to one. She thought she was going to a shopping center, and finding herself in an actual library has put her in a panic.
“Free two year college, good idea”. No, it isn’t… Why should someone who doesn’t go to college and has a job (and is a taxpayer), pay for someone who wants to go to college? If Whitless does that, she should also cover the cost of someone going to a trade school. (Skilled trades are very much in demand – most kids growing up today don’t want to “use their hands” to make a living.)
I think Jeri probably knows what a library is, but would never knowingly go to one. She thought she was going to a shopping center, and finding herself in an actual library has put her in a panic.