Sad to say, but there a few no good **$$&& that steal gen. library materials. I personally don't mind if there are security measures in place at libraries. Yes, it makes it harder to do research but I feel more comfortable donating materials to those libraries that have some sort of controls in place. Bob Colby Researching Colby family in America At 08:20 AM 8/19/99 -0700, you wrote: > >______________________________ >To The Thieves of the Genealogy Room materials in Staunton Public Library, > >