Front page article “Computer problems create rift between libraries, Lancaster County library system” reports:
“Computers are unreliable at some Lancaster County libraries, a city librarian has charged.
“And, according to Joyce Sands, deputy director of Lancaster Public Library at 125 N. Duke St., the Library System of Lancaster County, which administers the network, is unresponsive when problems occur.
“’It would be difficult to overstate the effect this is having on both the patrons and the staff,’ Sands said.” …
WATCHDOG: Three wags of the tail for a rare forthright expose in the Lancaster newspapers. It was well researched and presented quotes from local libraries and the System.
More and more, the issue is becoming whether there is any purpose to the System than to divert and consume funds sorely need by member libraries.
The time may be coming when libraries will assert their right to withdraw with a few months’ notice. That might be considered a ‘mercy killing.’
