Totally agree. I try to take them to the library often, but (for families who can afford it) the convenience is nice because they can research something on their own without a trip to the library - at which point they probably would have lost interest. My goal is to tighten feedback loops for learning and discovery, without using a computer.

Questions they've answered which probably wouldn't have risen to the level of "let's go to the library today/tomorrow":

* what are the signs of the Chinese zodiac? which one am i?

* what is the different between a trademark and a copyright? why does it say "R" vs "TM"? (I gave an answer off the type of my head, but they clearly weren't happy with it.... haha)