With school back in session, in the evenings it will be a madhouse around here. A few computer terminals line one wall of the business and science collection, out of sight from most everything else. The library's half-dozen personal computers aren't networked, meaning most perform varying functions. A laminated sign asks users to limit themselves to 15 minutes if others are waiting. Neitzler said at times space restrictions have forced the library to decline offers of new technology.
Researchers now camp at cramped tables next to noisy microfiche machines.
A lack of desk space around the contraptions forces users to jot notes on pads resting in their laps. But I wish it was bigger, especially this department. And they could make it more comfortable. Barely hidden behind the genealogy materials are more storage and the library's archives. Pirtle frets both are ripe for theft, noting they're separated from the public only by a waist-high swinging gate.