It’s no secret that the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library is a nice place to hang out. In addition to being a resource for borrowing books, audio and video recordings, there’s a good collection of current issues of a wide variety of magazines, and of course, computers. National trends show folks are spending more time in libraries these days they seek alternatives to more costly forms of diversion. Contributing to the Nelson library’s increase isthe fact that high speed Internet is now available, both on the library computers, and for folks bringing in their laptops.
Comparing January – March:
2008 kids: 277
2008 adults: 638
2009 kids: 313
2009 adults: 825
Total comparison:
2008 – 915
2009 1,138
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