According to JSTOR "130 Public Libraries in 32 countries participate in JSTOR." According to the American Library Association there are about 16,000 public libraries in the US. So the actual number of public libraries that provide access to JSTOR is very, very low. SOME people who live close to PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES may be able to access JSTOR, but most of the US public (much less the rest of the world) is SOL.