We would love to be able to offer this service for free, along with our many other free services. Unfortunately, the rising cost of paper and ink and our tight budget do not allow us this option. The current fee does not even fully cover our costs. Most area libraries are now charging for this in some manner. To save yourself money, please speak to a librarian for some tips on printing out only what you want.
Scrap paper is also freely available to take notes.
Your email stuff should go faster and be more high tech. We are working on addressing the problem of slow computers. We plan on instituting much-needed upgrades in the future as the budget allows. Also, keep in mind the library doesn't provide email services, and often it is the email service which you subscribe to which is experiencing slowdowns due to high-use periods or technical problems. These are problems we have no control over.