Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Many changes greet visitors to Heterick Library, especially the first floor which now has colorful seating in many configurations---open seating for individuals or groups, cubicles for small groups, and, yes, there still is a circulation desk.

Libraries have renovated to meet the modern times. No longer are there stack and stacks of books facing you when you enter the building since so much information can be accessed digitally.

Today's libraries are open, colorful, a place to study individually or in small groups. Although this reporter arrived at mealtime, the first floor of Heterick was filled with people reading books, learning on line, and meeting in small groups to work on a project together.

Heterick is with the times, if not ahead of the times.