A few years ago, just about anyone could turn up at a college library, sit down at a bank of public-access computers, and cruise the Internet with no password, little trouble, and only the slimmest ...

A sound that’s almost synonymous with visiting a quiet public library — the clacking of fingers on public computers — is slowly slipping toward possible extinction. In analysis of public library data ...

Public libraries have traditionally offered access to materials that citizens do not personally own. These materials may include periodicals, reference works as well as sound and video recordings.