Gen: Libraries=Bookstores?

["Catharine D. Wolf" <hwolf@FRONTIERNET.NET>]

Has anyone read "Why can't libraries be more like bookstores?" in the =
March issue of _American Libraries_?  It is aimed at public libraries, =
of course; but I think it gives us something to think about, too. =20

Not that we have a lot of high-priced staff (the author's chief bone of =
contention).  But think of the number of retail establishments staffed =
solely by high school students (paid, of course) from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.  =
Couldn't our libraries stay open longer hours if we would entrust them =
to student staff? =20

We do our *teaching* during school hours, like any other teachers.  But =
wouldn't it be nice to have the libraries open longer for student use?

And wouldn't it be nice to offer armchairs for readers?=20

Holly Wolf
Palmyra-Macedon H.S. library

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