It's a genuine tragedy.
We were members. It was a fun and interesting place to go to with kiddos every now and then -- particularly on a rainy day. Kids could goof off or, if interested, actually learn. And it was a great resource and community for us local adult nerds.
Okay, one photo of my (then much younger) daughter, for old times' sake: https://davepeck.org/random/kiddo-lcm.jpg