More here on the US senate library...
I think.
https://librarytechnology.org/library/41845
Statistics
Service Population 6,000 Residents
Collection size 220,000 volumes
Annual Circulation 5,400 transactions
If that’s the same library, I’d love to know how much it’s costing taxpayers.
Fire them and close it.
In most towns and cities only a small population is now served by the public library.
Private libraries that serve interests make sense.
Example. We have a local library that has about 1000 dvds displayed.
It states that it has 20000 dvds cataloged in basement stacks. Ask for a DVD and they will get it for you.
However there is no individual database listing for the collection. So you have no idea and can sit there and ask for film after film. Either on line or at the desk.
No available database to scroll through.! No alpha database!
Incompetence or lies.
You decide.