Library grant extends Internet's reach

The Albany Public Library has received a nearly $245,000 federal stimulus grant to increase residents' access to computers. Library Director Carol Nersinger said the two-year grant will be used primarily to expand staffing in the main library's second-floor computer lab. The library's reference room has 16 computers, which are available all hours the library is open and for which there are almost always waiting lines, Nersinger said. The lab contains an additional 17 computers, which are generally available only when the library is conductiong a class.