The Citizen, 2003-12-24, Page 28PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2003.
Will he make it though?
Joel Snell, Ryan Plunkett and Josh Van Soest played three
little children listening for Santa coming down the chimney
, during the Too Fat for the Chimney scene at Blyth Public
School. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
Huron Library gets
$ 15,000 grant
The Huron County Library
collection of audiovisual and large
print materials will be significantly
expanded in 2004 thanks to an
Ontario Trillium Foundation grant
for $15,000.
Materials purchased with the grant
will include large print and braille
books and all types of audiovisual
materials: audiobooks on cassette
and CD, closed captioned video,
DVD, and music CDs.
The expanded audiovisual
collection will increase the materials
available to anyone who is print
challenged. Patrons who find print
difficult' {o- use due to visual or
perceptual problems will find a
greater selection of audiobooks and
large print titles on library shelves.
Patrons with hearing disabilities will
find more closed captioned and
descriptive videos and DVDs.
While this collection will be of
special interest to hearing or visually
challenged library patrons, most of
these items can be enjoyed by
everyone, since there won’t be any
restrictions on who uses these
materials.
For example, many commuters
enjoy listening to audiobooks while
driving to work.
Materials are already on order and
library patrons should see a
significant improvement in the
collections at their local branch
early in the new year.
The library catalogue lists all
materials in the Huron County
Library system and interlibrary loan
can be used to request titles from
other branches. Anyone wishing to
borrow something from another
branch, can have it delivered to their
local branch, or any branch of their
choice. They may also return it to
any branch they find convenient.
Selection is never restricted to what
happens to be on the shelves of the
local branch on a given day.
A few items are not available for
interbranch loan such as some high-
circulating videos and DVD
collections, due to high demand and
small collection size.
If an item is available at a branch,
but is currently out on loan, ask the
library staff to place a hold on the
item. Once it is returned, library
staff will set it aside, and phone
when it is waiting for pickup.
The Huron County Library is
pleased to be involved in this
partnership with the Ontario
Trillium Foundation in order to
improve the service we provide to
the residents of Huron County.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
is an agency of the Ministry of
Culture of the Ontario Government.
Trillium Foundation funds are
generated through Ontario’s charity
casino initiative.
OPP busy Dee. 17
Huron OPP officers investigated
six collisions in the most recent
snowstorm of Dec. 17. The first one
took place at 8:45 a.m. on Amberley
Road in Morris-Turnberry when
Jack Richman, 62, of the Ripley area
was eastbound on Amberley Road
just west of Bluevale. He swerved to
avoid an animal, lost control, entered
the ditch and rolled into a field.
The Wingham Fire Department
attended the scene and extricated
Richman from the 2001 Dodge Ram
pickup truck. He was then taken to
Wingham Hospital by ambulance
where he was airlifted to Victoria
South Street Campus.
The next crash occurred at 9 a.m.
when a 44-year-old female on
Kirkton Road in South Huron lost
control on the snow-covered road
rolling the vehicle. She was taken to
hospital with minor injuries and
released.
The third crash took place on
London Road in the Bluewater area.
The driver was not injured in the
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single vehicle crash. Officers then
responded to another single vehicle
rollover crash on Kingsbridge Line
in ACW. The female drive in this
case received slight injuries and was
taken to hospital treated and
released.
Two more crashes occurred, one at
4:45 p.m. and the other at 6:30 p.m.,
on Huron Road in Central Huron. No
one was injured and property
damage was light.
Huron OPP are reminding
motorists that winter is here.
Remember to slow down and drive
according to road conditions, keep a
safe distance between you and the
vehicle you are following (four-
second rule), always keep your eyes
on the road and don’t let yourself be
distracted.
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