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On Wed October SPECIAL REPORT The library at is housed in a 135yearold former bake shop and is heated by a wood stove It may soon be closing its doors because area residents prefer to eke- where The King library at right also doomed Yorks libraries poor experts By DAVE STEEN He said this week the King Library Board cant go wrong in asking for a new library in their township Im not wonted about the 100000 said The library system in York leaves some thing to be desired In some places libraries are In garages Dowsons assertion about the deplorable library situation here was substantiated in a brief presented to King Council last week Titled the Study of Library Needs it was prepared by Denis Bowman architect and planner of King LOWEST STANDARDS Bowman writes that Mr St John a New York consultant found libraries in Ontario have one of the lowest standards on the continent The St John survey was done in At that time the US Office of Education suggested an expenditure of per capita in a community was the minimum to provide adequate library service A year later King was spending IS cents per capita Newmarket Aurora North Mr Colin Robertson of Richmond Hill direc tor of the Central Ontario Regional Library agreed thai York County isnt adequately served Its not fair to local taxpayers he said People holding cards in neighboring muni cipal libraries are Richmond fills service Is he best in York County without charge People in Whitchurch have to purchase a non residents card in Whitchurch Is ting or have to pay for again The same holds true for people who live for instance in East Gwillimbury Since the township has only one very small library residents usually come to Newmarket to borrow books The market library charges each family Newmarket Library does not honor cards from neighboring library services Anyone from out side the town must pay the nonresident fee Robertson advocates larger regions or library service to equalize and Improve service but he doesnt want it administered by County People like to go to public libraries and not into schools he says Many dont like the Idea of having a principal In charge He said the possibility of establishing a provincial department of libraries was unlikely be cause of the great expense Provincial grants to libraries are now ministered through a branch of the education de- partment One reason library development is retarded here is tack of money He says Newmarket and Aurora libraries are not adequately supported and yet have of being good central libraries Robertson suggested an amalgamation of such as Whitchurch not been served I think its the fault of trustees and library chiefs says Robertson They should be forcing council there to do something DETERRENT One deterrent to building libraries is that application to the province for capital construction expenses have to be made after the building is erected and municipalities are asked to assume the total expense in the interim paid only 14 per cent He also said library service should be man datory and regional aspects administered by a regional government The Smith report recommends that libraries be included for help under community enrichment which would marry libraries museums parks and programs for bulk grant purposes Is opposed the mild hockey standard The Smith report says sizable grant that f by a degree of come lion to its monetary yield and that in any ever mocks the fiscal principles of certainly and says the library grant regulations rival for schools but unlike schools libraries no effective and understandable formula libraries are not a compulsory local For example look at King Queensville East one library a cramped single room building here that was con structed years ago and was used as a bake shop and bank before it became a library annual township grant of and one from the village of A provincial grant was dropped last year necessitating the mem bership fees to be The Little li brary has been opening Saturdays since 1891 but may soon close Its people arent going there anymore Less than percent of the paid membership are The old build ing Is heated by a wood burning stove which barely does the job on Still Kits large of 3 pay for a service through which has I municipalities i living off their larger neighbors instance York Countys highest priced at Richmond Hill will honor library nearby centres such as Oak Ridges libraries The HallDennis report on Ontario mmends that libraries be placed under jurisdiction of school boards when agreed I by library boards FEARED TAKEOVER the spring of 10C3 Richmond Hill is a Ontario Regional library made ic Central boards in ies About Richmond Hill is paid for by the regional system but the largest portion is met by the taxpayers of Richmond Hill The regional library system was establish ed in but according to planner still has power Its probable that libraries will be one of the firs public institutions to he affected the amalgamation and the establishment of regional an not be placed as bail as the public libraries In King City that preceded the tiny building next to the CNR tracks on the King pictured lower bookshelves awash and most of the books had to he discarded mitts and had trouble making out library cards because the Ink In their pens invariably froze solid The King li brary eventually moved to a building formerly used as a barbershop and then to Its present Another move Is Imminent The little building next to the tracks is slated for dem olition probably next of Keele grade railway FRESH PRODUCE CANADA NO I CRISP AND TENDER CARROTS AND JUICY SOUTH AFRICAN ORANGES 59 MEATY CANADIAN PORK SPARE RIBS ESSEX MILD CURED SMOKED PORK SHOULDERS ESSEX PACKERS BOLOGNA 33 DOMINIONS OWN BRAND RICHMELLO PLAIN OR NIPPY CHEESE slices 69 GARDEN PATCH CHOICE WHOLE KERNEL CORN 8100 STANDARD SLICED PEACHES LGE 1 1 OZ BAG SPECIAL POTATO CHIPS 59 AMBASSADOR PORK LUNCHEON MEAT MONARCH FLOUR 77 MOMS IN PARCHMENT COLOURED MARGARINE DOMINIONS OWN BRAND DOMINO FANCY FROZEN RASPBERRIES 3 100 FACIAL TISSUE SPECIAL SAVE 3 BOXES O OF HUES EFFECTIVE AT WE RESERVE THE RIC ORAL ANTISEPTIC SPECIAL SAVE BTL 99 SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE All moat and meat products sold at Dominion whether Fresh Frozen or Processed are GOVERNMENTINSPECTED OMIMION