[Dr. Scarpetta]

Computers should be rated "R" in public libraries and off-limits to those under 17.

My friend works in a public library, and she says most people are not using computers for research. They're doing e-mail and surfing the web. What a waste of our money.

[forktail]

I help my library out with networking and such. I also give little classes here and there. (How to use Word, What is Linux?, Web Programming with Perl, Google.)

I think a fair amount of people are "playing" on the web too. I'm not at all against it. I want people to be more comfortable on computers. I don't think it is all a waste.