Getting a membership card is straightforward: two proofs of residence, and a driver's license and a utility bill will suffice...if your local address and the address on the utility bill match, natch.
The edifice and collection will underwhelm those who have visited the grand legacy libraries of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Tate, et al. However, the selection is adequate for recreational readers, with the fiction section well-stocked and new releases prominently displayed within a dedicated, two-sided shelf close to the check-out desk.
The card catalog (an anachronism, if there ever was one) is accessible via a host of terminals reserved for that purpose. Search by author, subject, title, or just randomly stab keys and hit "ENTER"...you'll find something to peruse.
Once you obtain a library card, you can use the public computers to surf the Internet or compose documents or spreadsheets with fully-licensed versions of Microsoft Office. You get up to 2 sessions a day (system wide...sessions at the Jay, Pace, Guff Breeze (that's how we pronounce that body of water here), and Navarre branches count) and each session is 1 hour, with two 15-minute extensions if nobody is waiting. Nobody has ever been waiting the several dozen times that I've availed myself of the opportunity. That's probably because the system allocates your assigned terminal serially, which is tres retarded and pinches everyone up into a tight knot. Fix that nonsense, techophobic apparatchiks!
About 1/4 of the floor area is dedicated to children and teens material. Matter o' fact, children and teens have their own computers, supposedly to segregate them from random hobos looking at pr0n on the adult computers. Not that I ogle the material that my neighbors are viewing, but nobody has ever accused me of being incurious. Most folks are just job hunting or goofing off by watching cat videos.
Printing isn't cheap. Thirty cents (or something like that) for the first page, then (I think) fifteen cents a page after that. They have no scanning capabilities. But they do have a couple of gallons of hand sanitizer, which you should make liberal use of. People treat library books and public computers poorly. Plus, people are assholes. They use ink pens to scratch out words in books like "asshole" and "Jesus" (even when it's a Spanish given name...must be some of that evangelical Milton bullshit).
There are no late fees, unless you keep the books so long that they've logically deduced that you have scant intention of returning them. Don't abuse that, though. Somebody else might want to read the Danielle Steele page turner.
An impressive selection of daily newspapers is offered. Comfy chairs are scattered about. Bathrooms, water fountain, etc. It may not be much, but it's ours. Go get a library card and read a book. read more
