HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-01-13, Page 3PAC has been great addition
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person to pull cards etc." Consider-
ingt that every .six months between
700 and 800 books are taken to the
county library for exchange, one
can appreciate ,the work" load
involved in indexingW,w+ithout the
PAC.
Claudia said that younger people
or those exposed to computer tech-
nology have no trouble using the
PAC. Others still tend to ask for
her assistance. Claudia attributes
this to the differences in users,
citing as an example that seniors
are not so much into researching as
they are pleasure reading. The PAC
is "fantastic" she said in searching
for speciality type materials or titles
by favourite authors: If the book
isn't available locally, but is in the
.system, it normally can be 'obtained
for a patron within a week.
Book drop "
For many years, patrons and the
supervisors have recognized the
need for a book drop. The physical
structure of the building made it
difficult to install one, necessitating
a free-standing drop.
When Cargill built a new library,
Lucknow was able to obtain their
free-standing book drop, using part
of the Lions Ladies donation.
Claudia said it is well used and has
provided a great convenience for
people, especially out-of-town
patrons.
Favourite reading material
Favourite leisure reading s for
Lucknow Library Supervisor Claudia Baskerville
a small portion of the 9,000 to 10,000 books that
the local library. (Pat Livingston photo)
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women are books by Danielle
Steele and Lavyrle Spencer. Claudia
said most of the male patrons lean
towards adventure, spy, or western
books. Young girls favour Sweet
Valley High, Sweet Valley Twins
or the Nancy Drew books, while
young boys opt for the Hardy Boys
adventures. Claudia commented that
children like the paper back books
best.
Librarians
It is interesting to note that since
the inception of a library • in
Lucknow, there have been only 10
librarians which included Walter
Treleaven, Robert Graham, Miss
Louise Treleaven, Mrs. A.E.
Marshall, Marion Peterson, Violet
Rathwell, Ellen Ritchie, Lorna
GUay, Fran McQuail and the pres-
ent Claudia Baskerville. •
Claudia took over as branch
supervisor in October of 1991,
although she had been working in
the Bruce County system for many
years prior.
' She and her family moved here
from Ottawa in 1984 and she refers
to her work as -a librarian as her
second career. Her first was as a
journalist having been employed by
the Ottawa Journal, TV ,Guide in
Toronto • and Vancouver, and
McGraw Hill Ryerson Publishing:
Work as a journalist was not con-
ducive to raising a young family, so
Claudia changed fields and
emphatically declares, "I love
library work!"
Claudia is currently engrossed in
a 10 -course Excel Certificate Pro-
gram by correspondence, through
the Southern Ontario Library Ser-
vice.,Working on the sixth course,
she is studying how, to best serve
the needs of young adults through
the library:
Budgetary restraints last year did
affect, the local branch. The pages
were lost andthe book budget; cut
to a point where extremely few new
books could be purchased. How-
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 13, x1993 - Page 3 ,
This is a copy of an old post card picturing Carnegie Hall, built
in 1910, and made possible thanks to the generosity of Andrew
Carnegie, a wealthy philanthropist.
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"A good book is the best' of
friends, -the same today and
for ever." Martin Tupper
every, patrons do have regular access
to Block Books, which are the new
bestseller hardcovers. "Book dona-
tions have enabled me to offer
patrons a variety of reading," said
Claudia. "I am always looking for
good quality paperbacks, clean and
in good condition," she said.
The yearly book sale and ongoing
in -library , sales generate funds
which are used, for such things as a
bulletin . board, a new cart (partly
funded;by Lions Ladies) and maga-
zine rack. If extra funds become
available, Claudia said they ran be
sent to the . county to put in a
reserve fund and used by the local
library later. "Service clubs have
been wonderful in terms of support-
ing the' library,"
In summing up the performance
of the 'library, Claudia said, "We
are a -public library serving the -
general population. I personally'
think that the public library system,
and in particular Bruce County is a
good one because of the option of
calling upon a revolving system."
"Considering the population and
funds at our exposure, we have
very good resources; that's not to
say I wouldn't like to see •improve:
ments ° We 'do --the best with what
we have." .•
And surely that's all Andrew
Carnegie would ask for ' if he were
here today:
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