LIBRARY PATRONS CAN USE COMPUTERS TO ACCESS DATABASE INFORMATION

An on-line computer network at the New Lenox Public Library is giving patrons a new way to look up information.

Four personal computers are tied into the local area network and can pull information from 10 databases on a wide range of subjects, said library director Jo Ann Potenziani.

The lure of quick information appears to be conquering any latent computer phobias.

“People are using it quite a bit,” Potenziani said.

Available services include the AutoNet Reference Center, which provides consumer information for car buyers; Info-Trac, an index of periodicals useful for researchers; and Health Reference Center, a collection of medical information, she said.

In addition, the library has expanded its hours.