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Satellite branch is haped for By RICHARD DUNSTAN Examiner Staff Writer Barrie Public Library has pome long way in the past gil or so ut chief librarian Maley has no plans to let Lthefac1lity mt on its laurels phonein informatidn ser vrce and establishment of satellite branch are among hopedfor improvements to the system though the latter may not come this year Last year was above all the year of the new childrens bran ch which also includes the filth library The new building on Mulcaster Street half block from the adult branch opened for business in December 1975 and 1976 saw the entire library system reap the benefits The big gain was in the space says Mrs Maley The new building added 6000 square feet of loor space to the overcrowded 14000 feet in the twostorey adult building at Mulcaster and Collier streets As result childrens programs pottery films story hour animation Children using the Barrie Public Library got building of their own in the past year when they moved into the an by library workshops and variety of others quadrupled Mrs Maley says and the film depar tment gained viewing facilities and became visible part of the library rescued from its for mer basement location IMPROVEMENTS Meanwhile back at the adult branch the change brought other improvements The fiction department was moved downstairs leaving room upstairs for browsing areas And since fiction replaced childrens books the downstairs area has been open in the evenings tripling the number of visitors to the down stairs art gallery Other additions during the year were picture loan ser vice featuring 79 reproductions of Canadian paintings paid for with the help of Wintario funds listenin facilities for records rea erprinter for the librarys microfilm collection and plants donated by the Barrie Horticultural Society to decorate the library Another major change was Mrs Maleys promotion to the nex 0n Mulcaster Street beside City Hall While librarian Margaret Worth tPLEASE MARK wn WHERE Youtwe plt uflpO Ayla Demiray checks map used by Barrie Public Library to determine how chief librarians post at the end of June following the retirement of Constance Hardy after 20 years as Barries chief librarian Mrs Maley first worked as iibrarian in Barrie in 1964 and returned to the city in 1972 after attending library school to take can smile over its peaceful itmosphere here on Satur days the annex is bursting RED PIN well its facilities serve residents of various aras of the city Eventually the li ovcr as head of adult services post she held until her most recent promotion major item on this years agenda is the establishment of an information service which would be listed as such in the tele hone book and which woud provide information on with all kinds of activities from wmdcarving to giant knitting Examiner Photo officials eye date in spring for opening of large addition The official opening date for the new addition to the Barrie YMYWCA has not been con firmed but Al Hopper executive director feels it should be completed in the spring When finished Barrie will be able to boast one of the most up todate facilities in the provin ce The new will house many social rooms five locker rooms four sauna baths fit ness room fitness club an door jogging track fullsize gymnasium games courts for handball squash paddleball and racquetball and two swim ming pools which will ac commodate 108 people at any onetime The new will be far cry from the first one In 1956 the first program was offered using borrowed funds and rented facilities The office was located on Owen Street but facilities wcre spread out in several different locations In 1958 the first day camp program was made available and was conducted on budget of$500 In 1963 the first capital cam paign was held in Barrie and $366000 was raised to construct the Grove Street East building For the next 10 years the served the residents of Barrie and district through help from theUnited Appeal In 1965 the UA donated 52 per cent or $25000 toward operating costs In 1976 it had dropped to 20 per cent of the operating costs but represen ted some $30000 EXPANSION STUDY In 1972 the board of directors established an advanced plan ning committee to conduct study to determine the building and facility needs and in June of 1973 the board approved the idea of expansion The question of raising funds was studied in 1975 and cam pal was launched for $1 mil ion However between the time of the study and the actual time of start of construction the cost of the new building has risen ap proximately two per cent month Fortunately though enough money was raised to go wtender in the spring of 1976 Wintario confirmed onethird of the capital expansion cost which was $412000 The re inder of the money came om the public Barries wage earners chip in total of $90000 the city £19229 and the balance came from business firms national organizations During the past year the has served 3900 members with an average of 350 people using the facility every day and There is staff of seven in cluding three professionals thrcc clerks and one janitor The is open 95 hours week So it is dependent on volunteers much of the time Mr Hopper estimated the en tire cost of the prOJect at $1100000 but that is not taking into account the purchase of land for arking and con struction umishings and the cost of architect and engineering fees He predicts they will be short approximately$40000 We will not know the full deficit until this time next year but our board of directors is presently studying ways off set the deficit Mr Hopper said We are still receiving donations from concerned business firms and people who have share in the growth of Barrie brary board hopes to estab lish satellite branch possibly in the southern part community agencies and similar matters The project has been approved by the library board Mrs Maley says and will begin sometime this year AIIANIAIE SERVICE Also on the schedule is meeting sometime in the spring between the board and Allan dalc residents to discuss how well the library serves that area of the city Meanwhile the library staff is using maps and colored pins to see where library patrons live What all this could lead to Mrs Maley says is storefront or satellite branch probably in the south end of the city but there is no indication as to when such branch is likely to be wtablished Books still dominate todays libraries but records films and other services play an in creasing role in satisfying patrons needs Ilere Jane Hodgins an employee of the of Barrie to serve growing population Examiner pho to Another project library of ficials are working on is ex pansion of the microfilm collec tion which currently includes copies of The Examiner from 1914 to 1939 scattered copies from 1900 the Northern Ad vance from 1854 to 1914 Barrie Historian Fred Grants scrap books on city history and other material Expansion is planned as memorial to Agnes Mon tagueLeeds longtime library board member who died in 1968 Mrs Maley also hopes to double the picture loan collec tion to 150 items extending it beyond Canadian works and double the listening facilities to make room for eight listeners atatime Barrie Public Library looks over the record collection downstairs in the ollicr Street building Examiner phoun The Barrie Examiner Saturday March 26 1977 5A He could become chief of police By SUSAN ROUTLIFFE Examiner Staff Writer Eldon Greer could become chief of police in Barrie And its thought that makes him little nervous There is clause in Ontarios Police Act most people arent aware of says Mr Greer stating that if the chiefs office becomes vacant its up to the chairman of the police commis sion to fill the gap Thats great deal of respon sibility for man who is not on police force and doesnt sit in Simcoe County court says Mr Greer But he has had ex perience with police commis sions He served on the commission from 1955 to 1975 and as mayor as civilian appointed by On tarios LtGov Pauline McGib bon Hes the first lay person on Barries police commission Until his appointment members of the commission in cluded the mayor provincial court judge and county judge The change occurred provincewide he said uess they felt they wante to have someone other than judicial people on police commissions he said The head of municipality brings in politicallyoriented views while judge does not always have enough contact with the average person on the street he said He says his hardest days on the commission came when he was mayor and it was all new to him But we had some ex cellent people in the commie sion then and they had con siderable experience Police commissions exist to make sure there is proper polic ing in the city says Mr Greer and to ensure there is properly trained and staffed police department The commission does the hir ing and firing of constables he says on the recommendations of Chief Earl Snider ADULT The commission has es tablished coo rative dispat ching with Al iston and Brad ford police in the last two years says Mr Greer What was happening was that the two forces were operating with answering ser vices he said People would call in with the message and the service would have to wait until constable came back to the of fice to deliver it Now our people receive the calls and we immediately send it out to him he said The system has operated for two years he says and began with discussions between former chief Ed Tschirhart and the Alliston and Bradford chiefs Barries commission which usually meets monthly is up to strength with the recent ap pointment of county court judge who resides in Toronto REHABILITATION Printing Services include Gestetner Xerox Collating Stapling Mailings Club Bulletins Dance Tickets Draw Tickets etc CENTRE Helping the handicapped help themselves Manufactured Items include Survey Stakes Specialized items to your specifications I75 Buyfield St Barrie Ontario Silk Screening of Signs Ribbons Crests etc 2nd Manufacturing 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