WELCOME! This blog is dedicated to our public libraries...many of which I visit on a regular basis around my extended community, near and far. Most of the times I am pleased with our libraries and the staff...when things are working well, and the atmosphere is pleasant, our public libraries are great places to study, learn, browse, read newspapers & magazines, go online, and much more. When things are working right, the library staff & management deserve our applause, and have earned their paycheck. However, at times, as with all institutions, sometimes things become dysfunctional for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is due to poor management; other times it is due to simply poor personnel . Sometimes if you have "one bad apple" it can ruin the whole batch (at least temporarily). Other times there are certain "patrons" who degrade the atmosphere at certain libraries. I often use computers at public libraries whereby the patrons are all lined up next to eachother like dominoes, clicki
