The librarian told Ed Gloeggler, "You need a lawyer to get those."

Several years ago I was looking for patent information also.  The local
librarian got everything I needed within a couple of weeks.  I suggest
your librarian is out of touch and you might find a different one, as no
attorney is needed just to fetch information.  You would of course need
a patent attorney to obtain a patent on an item, but otherwise no.

Roy Ulrich, Virginia, Minnesota