The Nations highways spread vastly over the United States, along the bi-ways and rural highways are small signs pointing the way to the local library. In recent years there has been an addition to the books and periodicals found there. Inside every library is a computer that can be used by anyone who signs up to use it. Other computers require either a temporary access code or a library card to access them.

   
Different states have different computers to use. For example in Texas, there are privacy guards installed on the computer monitor. Privacy guards are a sun-visor like pane of glass fitted to the monitor to prevent wondering eyes. Although the computer user is able to view the monitor, other computer users nearby can not. In other states, such as Arizona, computers are out of date and require a little time and patients.  In Nevada, computers use firewalls that do not allow the use of any type of communications software.  However, most states allow the use of IRC.

Internet Relay Chat is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message, as well as chat and data transfers via Direct Client-to-Client.

 
The Internet opens ancient doors to forgotten lands in far away places. At the Department of Commerce, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and the Beuaro of Indian Affairs work diligently with The Department of the Interior to resolve information technology issues. However, that doesn’t stop you from calling New York City from New Mexico. But this isn’t any normal way of calling New York City. Internet Relay Chat uses thousands of computers that connect to one another instantaneously every hour of the day. Chances are if you decided to call New York City with your Internet Relay Chat program from a library in New Mexico, Internet Relay Chat users in New York City would know more about you than you do. Collectively, the more current information that is available to scientists allows them to draw their own conclusions more decisively.

You can quickly find out that you’re never alone where ever you may be. Ask the IRC a question. You may find that you never left the library. The easy answer could be Internet Relay Chat. But that doesn’t answer the question. Every library has an express station. The most striking feature of a library's computer resources is the computer security structure.

Some libraries use a shell program that works with the standard shell program, Windows explorer. Windows explorer is what you see when you turn on your Windows computer. Windows explorer is a graphical interface used to moves files, copy files and run software programs. For instance the library system in Las Vegas, Nevada takes advantage of Windows Explorer solely by the use of the Windows policy editor. Found more often, the library system in Huston, Texas uses a program designed to interact with Windows explorer by granting access to patrons that have a library card or temporary access code. Although policy editor can do all of these things, software designed by private companies make changes directly to the Windows registry. However, this does not mean security measures have been put in place by the library's computer network. For example in a local suburb of Huston Texas, there are no network security restrictions, yet in downtown Huston, Texas; access to the internet is restricted by the computer network and further restricted by the use of a proxy server. Proxy servers only access internet resources they are designed to access. Observing this scenario, it would seem that local governments do not have a hand in the direct designation of public computer access at all and there does not seem to be an official consortium of Library Computer Equipment policy. There are express stations everywhere. It is also true that libraries need money to stay open to the public. A library is an excellent resource for the good and many people devote their time to worthy causes not including the computer resources.

After all it was George Washington who said:

"The unity of Government, which constitutes you one people, is also now dear to you. It is justly so; for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very Liberty, which you so highly prize"

The easy answer here is to leave the express station the way you found it, at your local library!