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The Oakville Journal, Tuesday, May 30.1995, Sect L Page 19 Rediscover your library The O akville P ublic L ibrary has faced difficult ch o ices in re c e n t y ears; lib rary usage is up, costs have risen, fu n d in g is lim ite d . In s e ttin g d ir e c tio n , w e h a v e placed our em phasis on the future and on our unique role in the com m unity. Services to children rem ain strong and varied. F ifty -th o u san d ch ild ren an n u ally a tte n d p ro g ra m s . G ra d e 2 c la s s v is its en sure th at ev ery c h ild in O a k v ille can disco v er the thrill o f receiv in g a library card. C hildren are an im p ortan t p art o f o u r future, and w e w ant en joym ent o f litera ture and reading to be an im portant part o f the c h ild 's life. To respond to the global changes tak ing p lace in th e 1990s, th e L ib rary has h e ig h te n e d its i n f o r m a tio n m a n d a te . L ibrary sta ff h av e th e e x p e rtise to h elp O akville residents, fam ilies and business es achieve th e ir e c o n o m ic , e d u c a tio n a l, and personal potential. Tbe L ib rary 's already highly educated staff continues to be trained in the use o f tech n o lo g y and e le c tro n ic re so u rc e s, so that the w orld o f know ledge is accessible. The public are also eag er to learn how to fin d th e ir w ay a m o n g th e re s o u rc e s now available in a m yriad o f form ats that have n o t y et re a c h e d a d e sire d le v e l o f standardization o r ease o f access. L ib ra ry s t a f f e x e r c is e d is c r e tio n in e v a lu a tin g n e w e le c tr o n ic p r o d u c ts as critic a lly as they d o p rin t. A nd to g iv e you a w o rd o f r e a s s u r a n c e , R a y m o n d K u rz w e il, n o te d in v e n to r and fu tu ris t, p re d ic ts th a t e v e n a fte r th e y e a r 2025 w hen 50 per cent o f all inform ation will be p u b lish e d in e le c tro n ic fo rm , b o oks w ill rem ain the m ost effective m edium for ch ild ren 's literature, fiction, art, and pop ular how -to m aterial. T h e C en tral L ib rary acts as a T ow nw ide resource with its specialized collec tions and in-depth reference service. T h e th r e e b r a n c h lo c a tio n s (G le n A bbey, W hite O aks and W oodside) han d le th e h ig h u sa g e in th e ir re s p e c tiv e a re a s o f T o w n , w h ile th e B o o k m o b ile b rin g s lib ra ry serv ic e to p e o p le d ista n t from branch locations. In 1995, the W oodside B ranch is being reno v ated . A lso in 1995, using Tow n o f O ak v ille pop u latio n grow th estim ates, a N o rth O a k v ille Task F o rce m ade up o f co u n cillo rs, board m em bers and Library staff, will review the need for additional library space, and will conduct research to plan a library system fo r the future that co n tin u e s to be c o n v e n ie n t, affo rd a b le , and highly valued by the com m unity. A t th is m id p o in t in th e 1 0 0 th A n n iv e rsary year, w e en co u ra g e you to visit y o u r library with new eyes. You may not have realized a w orld o f opportunity is ju st w ithin reach. L e a rn s o m e th in g n e w , a sk u s y o u r questions, give us your thoughts... R ediscover your Library and celebrate its accom plishm ents as we travel tow ard the future together. 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