Libraries are more than just places to check out books

LOGAN - Even with answers to questions and research that can be found at the click on a keyboard, the modern library still has a lot to offer.

Recent data from the Institute of Museum and Library services annual Public Library Survey suggested physical library visits remain dramatically lower than before the pandemic. IMLS counted over the last decade, the average number of library visits per user per year has fallen by nearly half (49.1%).

Libraries may deserve another look, however. They have changed over time to do more than lend bound pages of written material.

Lending books is at the heart of what modern libraries do, but it’s only the beginning of services offered to the public. The rows of desks and stacks of books are still there but some have given way to meeting rooms, compute