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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, Nov. 19, 1993 â€" 2 _I-AND YVe 570 TRAFALGAR ROAD Bu the Q.E.W 844â€"3273 AEROSTARS TO CHOOSE FROM Programs noted for innovation (Continued from page 1) available to the public. Some of it was fragile and aged," said deDominicis. ‘"Nowhere was the (historical) collection gathered together and index To preserve the material and store it in one place, the team went to MetaConcepts Inc. in Toronto which meshed Dynix and Key File systems together to fit the library‘s requirements. deDominicis said it was the first time the company had ever used that particular combination. The award for this innovative system was presented at the Ontario Library Association Conference in Niagara Falls on Nov. 3rd. At the same conference, Oakville library‘s head of chilâ€" dren‘s services also accepted a reward for "working for the betterment of services to children"â€"and for demonstrating innovation in her department. Daria Sharanewych has been at the helm of the chilâ€" dren‘s department for seven years. In that time, she has built a thriving service that includes many activities for the little folk who make up 42% of the library‘s patrons. Besides numerous programs that brings "hundreds" of preschoolers a week to the library, she has reached into schools to talk to senior students in family studies programs about the importance of reading to their children â€" when . they have them. She has expanded on and promoted the Battle of the Books program initiated by her predecessor, Sharon Yates: Basically, it‘s a Reach for the Top type of contest in which OFFER â€" THE SMART® Powerbrush _ OoUuRMOST POWERFUL * The most advanced Powerbrush on the market with so many innovative | features it makes all others obsolete. L. .2L.._ junior and senior teams of schoolchildren pit themselves against each other as they strive to answer questions on books‘ names and their authors. ‘It shows how rich their reading experience is, even at an early age," said an enthusiastic Sharanewych. Now in its 12th year, the Battle of the Books received a Canadian Library Association Award for Innovative Programming in 1987. This year, 30 schools and 270 stuâ€" dents nationwide participated in it. Soon to be available to children is the CDâ€"ROM microâ€" computer station and its multimedia encyclopedia. By pressing a button, children will be able to hear a lion roar as well as see it on screen. Looking up "Beethoven" will not only give them written information about the great composâ€" er, but an excerpt from his Fifth Symphony as well. ‘"It offers a more exciting way of getting information than books, although books are important, too," she said . ‘"We want them to get used to searching for information through other channels because that‘s what they‘1l be doing when they reach high school." Besides her daily duties at the library, Sharanewych is also active on the provincial scene. As chairperson of the Southern Ontario Library Service‘s Children‘s Services Task Force, she is working with others to develop strategic planning for children‘s services in Ontario. As a member of the On Beyond Zebra conference planning committee, she is looking to 1995 when a third conference dealing with reading children will likely be held, she said. EVER' Complete 8 FiNb tHem at AutHonizED DEALERS ACROSS CANADA râ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"slâ€" BUY 1, GET 1