Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 21 Sep 1994, p. 15

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|computerized Accounting| BACK TO SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER? ACCPAC Call 338â€"6600 Oakville‘s Business School This moving tradition continues on Sunday September 25, 1994 1:00 p.m. Downtown Oakville Free Admission Library director Eleanor James, left, and local history librarian Barbara Ann McAlpine pose with the bronze historical plaque honoring the 100th anniversary of the Oakville Public Library from the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Friends of the Library, and its Board of Trustees. It will be dedicated on June 10th in front of the Central Library durâ€" ing its Family Fun Day activities. The library‘s logo of a sailing ship and book motif was designed by Ann Ames Design of Toronto. (Photo by Peter McCusker) . . . there has been a United Way Bathtub Race in Oakville has had its own flag For as long as Canada Change Your existing Gas Furnace to a Modern Gas Furnace Starting l (For 55,000 BTU mstafid oldoc)rI\! ransovg)1 49 5 Ir You‘rE ConFUusED ABoUT THE RerATIvE Merits Or ThE Many ALTERNATIVE INCOME INVESTMENTS You ArE NoT ALONE. Now, ScotiaMcLeod has prepared a brief, easyâ€"toâ€"read booklet which is designed to strip away the mystery and confusion. It deals with secure investment income and the relative tax treatment of these various types of investments This booklet deals with For your complimentary copy, call Mark Appleby or Allen Smith 905â€"842â€"9000 21 SscotiaMcLeod *Interest Income @Dividends Bills Building Relationships for Life Oakville Public Library celebrates its centennial By WILMA BLOKHUIS Focus Editor limb aboard the good ship ‘OPL Discovery,‘ and sail along Sixteen Mile Creek to the Oakville Public Library‘s 100th anniversary celebrations. Discover that the library is more than books, 233,436 of them. There are computer terminals everyâ€" where, 709 magazines and newspapers for reading, 6,261 videos, 2,709 compact discs, 14,434 audio cassettes, 6,227 multilingual publications in 13 languages, 2,518 Toy Library items, Dialâ€"Aâ€"Story, 2,074 children‘s programs enjoyed by 35,000 children (infants to age 12), Large Print Collections placed at five seniors resiâ€" dences and two adult day care facilities, 2,000 Talking Books for the blind and print handiâ€" capped, 35 Story Telling Kits, and the annual Battle of the Books school competition. "The library is one of the most heavily used services in the community," said Charlotte Duguid, chair of the Oakville Public Library‘s Board of Trustees. "It‘s not just four walls filled with books," she told Monday‘s press conference, held in a nautical theme comâ€" plete with sailor‘s hats, to announce the library‘s anniverâ€" sary _ celebrations _ and Centennial Sponsorship Campaign. »GLC.s *Term Depo *Mutual Funds _ *Bondsand @Canada Savings â€" Debentures Bonds "For 66% of the population, 3 22 e C § â€"=P *Term Deposits a P WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1994 PAGE 15 100 You are invited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony with Acting Mayor Councillor Tedd Smith to open the Hopedale Community Police Subâ€"Station at 10 a.m. on Friday, Septermber 23rd! §plish Splash Apres Bath Barbecue Awards Presentation Special Door Prize: Sheridan College Tuition (One Year, Full Time) omp Sunday September 25, 1994 3â€"6 p.m. Appleby College 540 Lakeshore Road West Admission: $5 All proceeds go to the United Way of Oakville . after the Bathtub Race, join us for the . . . ( ©Entertainment ©Food Drink @Prizes eMost Creative Bathtub Contest it‘s a community centre, a literacy centre where people learn to read (thanks to the Oakville Literacy Council), an educational centre for learnâ€" ing, a seniors centre, information centre (Information Oakville and librarians â€" 187,396 questions were answered by library staff last year), a preâ€"school, an entertainment centre, and more." And, 1,570,467 items were circulated last year. "Our 100th anniversary is a significant milestone in the hisâ€" tory of the Oakville communiâ€" ty.," said Duguid. "Libraries are ageless. It‘s like a big time capâ€" sule that is constantly being opened for its wealth of inforâ€" mation, and constantly being replenished in response to our ever changing community. The library has become many things to many people of all ages. And, we‘re coping with rapidly changing technology in this age of technology. "But, the future is not withâ€" out challenge." About 90% of the library‘s budget comes from local â€" taxation, Duguid explained, stressing "we‘re proâ€" gressing well with fewer dollars and budget cuts. "Over the past couple of years we‘ve had to reduce our public service hours, we have not been replacing staff (49 full time and 98 partâ€"time for all four branches), our materials budget has declined yet costs are up. There‘s worn carpet in the high traffic areas such as Central‘s children‘s department, and carts overloaded with books waiting to be shelved." (See ‘Gala kicks off . . .‘ page 16) _ MIDLAND WALWYN B L U Eo C H 1P T H 1N K 1N G"* TMBLUE CHIP THINKING is a tradeâ€" mark of Midand We Capital Inc. * Rates as of Sepi subject to change and availabilty.

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