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16 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, March 31, 2011 The Georgetown library is on the move Caring for Your Halton Hills Public Library's Director of Library Services Jane Diamanti continues her series on the future of the local library, which includes new library buildings in Acton and Georgetown. Libraries pride themselves on orderliness, with each item in its rightful place. So how do you move an entire library and still make sure that everything ends up where it should? As with any complicated process, planning is essential. The first task is to examine the material and furnishings to be moved. What items are no longer necessary? What can be re-sold or repurposed? What needs to be stored and where? Once staff have established the amount of material be moved, they carefully review the shelving units required and decide how to lay them out in the new space. The goal is to maximize the shelving space available, without compromising access. Furniture such as chairs and tables will be strategically placed to complement spaces and to provide patrons with the convenience and comfort they expect. The new space must also be prepared for its role as a library. If this new space has been built explicitly for this purpose, as with the new Acton Branch Library, the necessary infrastructure should be in place. However, if the new space is being retrofitted, as is the case of the Georgetown Branch Library which is re-locat- a free environmental stewardship workshop for horse farm owners SATURDAY APRIL 16TH 10AM - 3PM Jane Diamanti During this free workshop you will learn how to: 1**($%/&+(')*+()%$%+( 1&$'#*%%,!(&%$%*#))))$%*&/&+(($ 1"#/*&'(&($)* *%))!)*/&+* %!##/%0%%!##/ Lunch be pro will vided! !)*((#/))'!)#!$!* Visit ---(!*,##/(!)*(&(&%**(")*$% * .* $)*$%(!*,##/ *You must operate a farm within the Credit River Watershed to attend. ing temporarily to 224 Maple Avenue, preparation can include painting and carpeting, updating the electrical systems, and making structural changes to improve accessibility. Once the space is ready, then the most labour-intensive process of packing begins. This may seem like the most challenging part of the move, and there is no question that it can be tiring for the movers, but it can proceed both smoothly and efficiently if done properly. The staff number the library shelves, and the movers pack the materials into matching numbered boxes. The shelves are then taken apart, moved and re-assembled at the new location. Once the shelving is up, the reverse process occurs where boxes of material are matched to shelves, and the materials are then unpacked sequentially. Of course, time is also needed to reorganize the contents in the new library; we want to make sure the facility is safe, accessible and attractive. Then comes the most exciting part: opening the doors and letting the public enjoy their new library (sometime in mid-April)! Concept Ford 361 Guelph St., 905-873-1626