Dickinson says that while elementary school students tend to patronize the children's area terminals, many switch to the reference machines on the library's main floor once they've entered junior high.
On a recent visit to the library, a glance at the main-floor computers revealed one high school student and four adults.
In the downstairs children's section, unaccompanied youths were using all three terminals.
Joan Eisenberg, head of the library's children's area, says that while some young people come with adults, others show up alone.
She says only those under the age of seven require the accompaniment of a guardian to use the computers.
"Kids come for school and for fun, with and without parents," Eisenberg says.
She says she is surprised that she has received little input from parents on the subject of Web access, especially considering that the children's area terminals "are in use constantly after school."
"I haven't had any problems or complaints," Eisenberg says.
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