re: It would take you longer at the library.
I've put in my share of time burning my eyes out in front of microfilm machines. What's really fun is plowing through a University speciality library looking for one rare reference to find something out.
I love the internet.
On the other hand, our library has comfy reading rooms where you can sit by a sunny window in an easy chair with a good book you didn't know existed until you ran your eyes down the shelf.
That doesn't suck either.