Abandoned Walmart Becomes The United State's Largest Library

Though the many abandoned box stores around the country may have a huge environmental impact, at least one of them is being put to good use.

Each Walmart store takes up the space of nearly 2.5 football fields (that's a lot of cheap stuff!)

A Walmart in McAllen, Texas, has been converted into a 124,500-square-foot public library, the largest single-floor public library in the United States.

The library saw new user registration rise by 23% within the first month following the new library’s opening.

way to go, 'merica