On 01/14/2016 10:24 PM, Don Y wrote:
Branch libraries tend to be ~10,000 sq ft. Some closer to 5, others around
20. But, the trend seems to be "lots of open space" (instead of lots
of closely packed stacks).

The only branch library I've dealt with was at Ajo. It's a branch of the
Tucson library even though the mothership is 110 miles away. There was a
librarian, Lily Salazar, who had very long arms. There wasn't much I
asked for that she couldn't produce through ILL, even if it had to
trickle in from Texas on pony Express. She died, all too young, and it
hasn't been the same since.