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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-10-13, Page 2399q aspr� ,n co ads/ the ne�.yl ri Otte at, se ye towar` rior1 Mugge ale liq' )unci ire town will be; of the rnent IC cr ncil a) during thatch No e. son it cularly iy who )n plant said the ntnitteee S 5 5 F qD 9.0 0 R 8 .TM ch Public Library offers more services than, book borrowing. Dere, branch Marg Bushell shows the photocopying machine which is also used by the library has microfilm, magazines, Bell telephone directories, old newspapers k to 1898, maps, encyclopedias and other research books. What the library e, the librarians will try to obtain upon request. (staff photo) The Goderich Public Library located on Montreal Street offers a quiet pleasant atmosphere conducive to study and reading. Here, George Bell checks out a few books in the Reading Room of the library. (staff photo) the The Goderich Public Librarians are, left to right, Paula Butler, a G.D.C.I. student who helps out part-time in the Children's Library; Isabel Watson, full-time children's librarian; and Elaine Bamford, part-time librarian in the adult library since 1961. Seated in front is Marg Bushell, library blanch supervisor. She has been at the Goderich Public Library since April and before that worked for the Huron County Library for four years. She has her library technician's diploma from Fanshawe College. (staff photo) /1, tson (right), the children's librarian at the Goderich Public Library gives to Robinson (left) and Connie Seid. Every Saturday morning at 10: 30 story hour(for children at the library. The children's program also includes es and films. On November 19, Fred Gee of Stratford will be holding a concert at the library and in December a theatre group will be performing (photo) 4 , 9 S 0 IL Railwaye t t to Aportp ranch su public iib a ser Marg Bushell points to one of the latest displays set up in the he ilrt plum it is a photographic display of historic buildings in Huron also displays its work in the library from time to time. There are l Is for such a,.purpose and tracking in the film room for displays as well. 130 YEAR 11 IGNAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1977 STAR SECOND SECTION Library offers more than books At the Goderich Public hegin soon. She says there are Library there's 'a lot more all types of grants that could activity going on than first he applied for. The library meets the eye. People aren't building is under the town's always there simply to contl'ol and the library budget borrow hooks, Libraries isunderc.ountyc(Fntrv)I: today offer more than the Miss Bushell has worked at standard book borrowing the Goderich Public Library routine and the Goderich since April when shy replaced library is no exception. It Betty MacKenzie who had offers special programs in- retired after 31 years Of eluding children's concerts, service to the library. Before .crafts, story telling and films. conning to the Goderich From time to time at the Public Library. she had • library there are art ex.hibits worked at the Huron County and other interesting Library for four years. She displays. There is a has her library technician's photocopying machine and diploma from Fanshawe microfilm. There are College in London. Working magazines and old at the; Goderich P.uhlie newspapers dating back as I°ihrary involves card far as 1898. There's -an in- cataloguing, stocking formative bulletin hoard put shelves, display work, ser - up by the Goderich Arts vier to customers, making Council. There are Bell book lists. reference work, telephone directories, maps, photo copying and putting old encyclopedias and other papers on microfilm. research materials. A Elaine Bamford works boxload of French books will part-time with Mitis Bushell soon he arriving for the in the upstairs library: She Children's Library. And has beers in the library since library supervisor, Marg 1961. I)ownStairs in the Bushell Says if- the library Children's Libhrary, Isabel doesn't have something that' Watson is the librarian. Paula is requested, the librarians Butler, a G.D.C.i. student, will try to get it. helps part-time in the The library building itself, Children's Library. Every located 'on Montreal Street, Saturday morning she con- ofters a quiet pleasant• at- ducts a story hour for mosphere conducive to study children at 10:30. In the and reading. In .Tune the future a story hour for prc- fiction room and the schooler's may he started. Children's Library were The children's program also painted hrightly and public includes doing crafts. playing washrooms were put in. The games and sometimes leaking roof is presently watching films. The hying fixed as well. The children's group usually Garden Club and thoughtful consists of about 12 kids but community members have the namher has been growing donated plants to help add to and two weeks ago Miss the library's decor. Butler said 33 children The Goderrrch library got ...flowed up for story hour. On started with a loan from the November 19, Fred Ger from American multi -millionaire Stratford will he holding a philan l'Iropist Andrew children's concert at the Carnegie in 1904. The building lihrnry. The concert will has been designated a consist Of funny stories and historic heritage building. It songs. in i)ecember..r. group still has its original rich .from Kitchener caIled brown woodwork. The Theatre Max, will he per - library's upstairs is used only forming at the library. Thr for storage purposes. There 'Teem! library possibly lnrograms are o shapes upstairs. Miss Bushell Ocitrench Ontario granthrts: Tughy are six rooms of very unique mod('(' h says it would cost a lot to fix Pn'grarw, are applied for the upstairs rooms but she tlnnugh the Hurn) ('aunty feels that if they're going to 1 ihrary who ip turn apply for - be fixed at all. work should Il" " rl,r.,, t, ahs- Mid Western Regional Library in Kitchener. On October, 18. George C;rav will conduct a session at the library on hydroponic gardening which is gardening without soil. At present, a photographic display of historic buildings in Huron County can he viewed• in the library's reading room up- stairs. The Art Club displays .its work.in the library from time to time. There are hooks in the walls for such. purposes and there is tracking in the film room for such displays as Well. • Friends of the Library' will meet October 1 i.. This group, of people who are interested in the library, was formed at the first of the year and meet monthly. Their prdjects have. included redecorating the filar room and sponsoring a March break program for school children. It is a growing group seeking new mt•mhers. in September.. the Goderich Public Library's circulation was 8,172: That figure reprresents a fairly . busy month according to Miss Bushell who says the average monthly eircu1ation runs fairly close to 6,000, Fiction books seem to he the most poPitdar says Miss Bushell and paperhack hooks are highly popular. A lot of paperbacks are donated to the library and the librarians do hook repairs. The library receives new books every week from the Huron County 1 ihrary which buys frons the Mid Western Regional f ihrarv' in Kitchener. if the Goderich Public Library doesn't have a certain hook Story and photos by • Joanne Walters that ,,onivono the lihr,rriirtt can get the ho)k from the Huron County 1 ihrary or if necessary harrow from the National 1 ihrary in Ottawa. Miss .s says .lot r 1r �. rof 1 r hell .tie summer e cattagers use the library and this summer the .Huron County Library put paper - hacks in many of the parks for the campers' use. Students who use the library for school project research books are . often s • <onfu. c d.about what they want says Miss Bushell -and "Turn to page 2A • Sheri Leeson, 4, of Goderich looks at a picture book in the Children's Library at the Goderich Public Library located on Montreal Street. Parents bring children as young as 2 years old into the library for picture books and in the future a story hour for pre-schoolers may be started at the library. (staff photo) A t