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TIIE HERALD Wednesday December IB lMSPife Library busting at the seams To he Editor of the Complaints is many and various but the old likes It That happens to be the title of a new book about Newfoundland a early history I dont think I ordered it but if one person asks me for it I will rush right out and get It because I love the title Actually we probably dont hear as many complaints as night to be hearing What books My name has been on the list for the Bermuda last spring and I still havent got it this from he Chsirman Welt ladies and gentlemen this is the gist of our answer to this problem A For the past five years percent of the new bocks but what we are forced to do with the fiction collection goes Judicious weeding Brtfl The novel of yesteryear Well some of the old reliables are still writing but after all most writers except Creasy and Slmenon dont turn out more than one novel every other year Should a library provide hardcore pornography That depends on the demands and response of the community served Most library boards would probably refuse despite exhortations to abjure your complaints censorship but Im willing to Councillors bet that somewhere In North America hard core porn is for future developmental P S Complaints if you are to shy to give them to us per sonally send them to us care of this paper If we con answer them we will If not well pass the local library What is one Library Association standard Also undeniably styles in mans garbage la another say that Well not calls for 1020 percent of the alter to reflect the mans feast One thing history very long ago the Library collection to be fiction so we standards and tastes of the teaches us Is that nothing is Board displayed soma rare are well above standard in this current mores If sex violence less stable than standards of unanimity by politely tearing a respect However and this Is strip off the librarians hide the crux of the situation the when a borrower complained that there wasnt enough collection calls for 3 books per Arthur Moloney middle right and some fellow Nassagaweya residents Ombudsmans office available to everyone fiction In he library Apparently this Is a universal complaint with a multitude of variations Such as happened to the good novels they used to write How come all youve got Is Junk science fiction Why Catheri capita or a minimum of volumes for a population of IB and four letter words sell like hot cakes then as for as the publishers are concerned they are doing something right if sex violence and four letter words hit the beltseller list hen the library will be asked for them and they will provide yes well we are as much as they can afford bursting at the seams with a within reason Deplorable collection of and to add Perhaps new books we must throw out Tastes and standards in old ones Judicious weeding of reading ore as subjective and find the collection is a necessary varied as is the spectrum of part of the librarys business individuality Letters to the Editor Renaissance not bogged down Arthur Moloney Ontarios first Ombudsman Is con cerned that people throughout Ontario have access to his office and his staff But Moloney wont be waiting for the mountain of o come to him Moloney plans to go to the mountain Mr Moloney speaking before many of his neighbours at a meeting last Tuesday night of the Ratepayers Association in Public School explained that the staff of the Ombudsmans office have been developing a blue print on he operation of the new setup The key to It will be con cem with the interests of the ordinary citiiens he ex- Handling the workload which since the office was formed in the fall of this year reached well over a Is a large staff of researchers based In an office almost totally isolated from any involvement with Queens Park We must show everyone that we are not part of the civil service We must remain aloof of It If we ore going to remain at all free of It One of the aspects of the early months of the Om budsmans work In helping citizens deal more easily and fairly with all levels of provincial government have been the recent public hearings held In North Bay which proved so successful Mr noted that he has plans to hold similar meetings throughout Ontario during the early part of the new year The North Bay hearings saw different people present their stories of claimed in justices suffered at the hands of civil servants A suggestion made during the hearings which Mr is now considering is the setting up a branch office In northern Ontario to provide closer contact between the Ombudsman and the people of the north The Ombudsmans office although concerned with he ordinary citizen Mr noted is equally involved in ensuring that be lone voice of society receives a proper hearing from the provincial government You dont have to be down and out to approach our office for assistance Were there to serve any person who ordinarily speaks as a lone voice That he explained can include the small businessman small municipality that is unable to afford proper legal advice or even an MPP who Is in need of some assistance A special office of the Om budsman In Queens Park Is open any time the legislature is seated Mr Maloney said to help MPPs with Although the Ombudsmans office Is still in its first stages of life Mr noted that the mill is running quite efficiently People will begin see and feel the full results of our efforts very soon The mall strike has slowed down he demands for assistance he added Iro afraid to think of what is waiting for us once the mails start flowing again People will have to have a little patience Trying to be the In his new position Mr Maloney has been carrying out a great deal of research the office of the Ombudsman which while new to the Ontario government system Is an established part or many other governments both in Canada and overseas Mr Maloney told the audience that he has already met wllh his counterparts In the seven other Canadian provinces that have established Ombudsman systems He has also travelled to the United Kingdom Germany and Israel where he has met wlh over different officials from those countries Ombudsman offices Its invaluable o sit face to face with the man who has your same Job and find out he problems he has faced how he has handled them and what he would do If ho could start all over again Mr Maloney was presented with a wood carving by BUI Johnson chairman of tie Ratepayers Association The carving depicted a griffin and was done using a piece of pine To he Editor of the In a recent letter appearing in the regional press William A Johnson commented The Renaissance Committee hat parental and taxpayer con corns as expressed in our fold purposes 1 o accept and reassert our as taxpayers started off in great form has and parents for he Hnllon seemed bog down on sex public education system education and he literary to provide through he merits of certain booh- utilized philosophy governing the within our schools educational system developing in several areas For from being bogged down over the deficiencies of approach to literature and sex education in the schools Renaissance has presented briefs the board the ministry and the cabinet which have contained social or moral acceptability Well about if A campaign for a new library D Try to ease the fiction demand by beefing up the paperback collection and displaying them more ad vantageously Consider the use of a rental collection for the high demand currently popular material Daily rental fee encourages rapid reading and return and facilitates supply No reserves would be taken on the rental collection but normal reserve procedures would be followed with the Free copies Offer readers advice Offer what Headers advice In other words if you dont like he looks of any of our books come and tell us If you cant remember he names of your favorite authors come and ask us If you Just plain cant think of anything you haven Thanks My friend Deb and I would like to thank you for the book We got a lot of use out of It And from the book we believe were going to get We also think if we have to write a story about a newspaper yours would be It And thanks again for your help Years truly Chris Lea Debbie Osborne sail Johnson ought to expression of he wisdom proposals from challenge us to find you remember that Renaissance adulthood the moral hcvlewpointof Ihcparentoiid something new Thats what was triggered by the of guidance of parenthood to our taxpayer for improving our one parent over he decadent In our schools perhaps fine public education system literature being recommended is because like so many this week I met for an to he students and he kinky and adults Mr hour with a member of he education philosophy that Johnson has copped out in this Ontario cabinet in Queen e are here for We arent all experts and very as widely as the general publics but we do have a pretty wide spectrum of Family Life class the high school his daughters were attending That great start to which Mr Johnson refers I suppose includes he Renaissance regional rally March 1974 attended by 6001000 residents who heard an address by Larry Henderson attacking the moral pollution in the schools But instead of getting bogged down in dealing with the offensive literature and the approach sex education in the schools down graded Renaissance Insist on a recm Is on academic excellence In the basic educational disciplines 4 to present both ultimate views of origins the theislic and the atheistic to the students In our schools Furthermore we undertake to seek to effect this renaissance in education through the processes of participatory democracy On hat basis Renaissance now has dues poylng members In and about times that many more Wicked Will helps Ombudsman Ontario first protector of the Arthur Moloney received some advice from Volunteer en vironmental Ombudsman Bill Johnson during last Tuesday nights meeting in Brookvllle Public School near Campbell ville Explaining that members of parliament have mall privileges which allow their constituents to send them mall without stamps Mr Johnson suggested that the Om budsmans office attempt to gain hat same privilege Im on officer of the legislature replied Mr Maloney so I would think the same arrangements should apply to me He promised to look Into the matter Later following the meeting Mr Johnson brought up the matter of the scheduling of Ontario Municipal Board hearings which are always held during the daytime A businessman has a choice commented Mr Johnson Ho can either not attend and thus not express his opinion or else lose eight or 10 working hours of pay It denies many their democratic right to express their opinion Mr Maloney again noted hat he and his staff will consider the matter Lvy questions high hydro use at The question of the high mount of hydro being used at the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena cropped up at the finance and personnel meeting Monday night Reviewing the towns I SEIKO counts for the month of Facilities superintendent offices downstairs and the November committee Pat was on hand for large community hall meeting and pointed out to stairs the committee members that Mr Sheehan however will the hours of use of the Gordon carry out a study of the hydro Alcott and the Georgetown costs at the Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena could not Memorial Arena really be compared Councillor Harry Levy pointed out that the bill for electricity at the new arena was well above the approximate bill for hydro at the old arena For the entire town of Georgetown we pay something like for street lights so I cant understand why the bill for this one facility could be so high Councillor Levy said Current Ripples Swimming for the handicapped By Vic Do you have a physical disability If so hove you thought of swimming lessons The water is a great where some handicapped people can function better than non handicapped people The water supports the body no of the body on the floor You are In an almost weightless situation Just like flying through space The next session of lessons starts January 1976 Enrol In our handicapped childrens swimming program We will have qualified instructors and a number of volunteers Do you need some help wih your Christmas shop ping How about swim suits swim goggles nose plugs skin diving equipment right down to mask fins and snorkel For on choosing the latter Just contact the pool supervisor Park to discuss he need for specialities Mrs Cooper Is a alternatives in public education as a solution to the K up frictions now disturbing the the historical fiction Mrs Ball schools As the defeated NOP flghes In the deep waters of candidate In north Mr literature classics and poetry Johnson should know such Mrs and Miss March alternatives were have pretty eclectic tosteo and mended by Mr Lewis himself me good old prior to he election asbioned mysteries p- Journal Record June 4 British ore my Were glad to see hat Mr favorite escapism closely Johnson Is applying his warm followed by historical Action humanitarian ism end hearty with a few genuine re- to the needs of readable such as Jane Austin the Brontes Tolkien A A In fact mine Bashevls Singer we have encouraged John and well dont Renaissance members to get me started support Mr Johnsons Actually Im starting to crusading for educational twist arms around here to get reform We think that if Mr start members to turn out Johnson were the father of a columns on their favorite yearold young lady hed reading Maybe his will give share the anguish of many you some new ideas for parents In Halton over the authors and books to look Into degrading influences their In any case watch this space children arc encountering In the classrooms As a dedicated en vironmentalist we think Mr Johnson needs to cultivate the same capacity to delect mora pollutior threatening the health of the psyche of our youth as he is able to identify the en pollution that threatens their physical health As responsible porenls we dont apologize for such concerns Ken Campbell Chairman Renaissance On tario MILTON SAT DEC Cams Ticks No Jordan Alcott COLUMBIA MEN J RINGS GOOD K f OH GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE PHONE t t fii it t The Gordon Alcott Arena Is used seven days a week from early morning to late at night The bill also includes lighting the recreation department Pomeroy to operate summer hockey school CREDIT ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE PHONE Peter well known in local hockey circles has been given full approval by town council to operate a private summer hockey school at the Gordon Memorial Arena next summer Council s approval of Mr a submitted tender over two others was given Monday night but not before Councillor Era Hyde once again questioned whether the towns new arena should not be used for something less costly ban hockey and figure skating during the hot summer A report received by councillors recently showed that the maintenance of Ice In the Gordon rink last summer was cosily Councillor Hyde pointed out We must consider if its practical and economical to carry on this practice There ore many other functions that could take place there rather than Just hockey and skating The general administration get maximum use of the arena to really be able to tell commented Councillor Roy Booth The more we can get Into It and he more we advertise It the closer we can come making It a paying proposition The agreement between Mr and the town will allow the hockey school use of the arena for a minimum of six hours per day for four weeks running from August to August The Ice time will cost per hour An added benefit of Mr proposition commented Councillor Hie Morrow Is that if the hockey school wishes o use any other town facilities such as the swimming pools regular rental rates would be ap plicable Bronchitis Emphysema Tuberculosis and Asthma accounted for Canadian committee members however deaths in 1B73 notes the claimed that a full years Christmas Seal 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