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wR ASST) Be Sr ahs Tor Le a hl AEWA Do you know that last year the Scugog Public. Library loaned out more than 46,000 books? That's an increase of al- most 8,000 books over 1976. Business at the library on Queen Street in Port Perry has been brisk. In fact, librarian Grace Milne says that over the past three or four years, the cir- culation of books has increa- sed every month. In 1977 the number of registered borrowers reach- ed 3,228 as opposed to 2,553 the previous year. To keep up with the inter- a est and the. demand-that Scugog- residents ~have for their library, new books are being added all the time. A total of 1,727 adult books and 891 children's books were added to the shelves. In 1976 the figures were 1,304 adult and 810 children's bopks. Part of the reason for this heightened interest in books _ is the increase in population in this area, and since the formation of Regional government, the Library now officially serves all of Scugog Township. A second, and possibly more important reason, is Ruth Ware, and the other Scugog librarians are kept busy with the flow of books and magazines at the library. for Rent available for June 1978 occupancy MODEL SUITE open for inspection | Saturday & Sunday Only | Commencing April 29th and 30th | i FOR INFORMATION CALL MRS. JOANNE NAUGHTON 985-3333 or TORONTO 292-2225 © CARLAN HOMES Suite 101, 3015 Kennedy Rd., Scarborough, Ontario. MIV1E7 AK SA 37 4 ., : HF «5 Li a UD that the library is constantly ~@xpanding its services, and in addition to books ¢an offer a wide variety of periodicals, a collection of nearly 300 books in large print, and 16 mm films on any number of subjects. In addition to the material on hand at the Library, a registered borrower has ac- cess to the books of some 20 libraries from Mississauga to Oshawa that make up the Central Ontario Regional Library System. This is possible through an inter-library indexing and lending system which works like this: a borrower wants a certain book that Scugog does not have. Through the index the book is located in one of the CORL members and an order is placed for the loan. CORL maintains its own courier truck which Ply comes Into Scugog five days a week so an order for a book through the inter-library lending system can usually be completed in less than a week. Last year Scugog borrowers used the lending system 380 times, And this can bé extended even further afield. If a book cannot be located among the CORL members a request for the loan canbe placed in any library in Canada. Books have come to Scugog on loan from as far away as Vancouver and Halifax. Through a similar lending system the library has ac- cess to several hundren 16 mm films. The library has a screen which can be borrow- ed for nothing and a pro- jector for which there is a small service charge. All this activity at the Lib- rary is fine, but Mrs. Milne Fiction, non-fiction, reference books, magazines, periodicals, and popular paper-backs for adults and News from Utica and area by Mrs. Vera Brown Church service on Sun- day, April 16th will be held + in Epsom United Church at 11:30 a.m. Sunday School at Utica will be at 10:15 a.m. There will be a'euchre in the Community Hall this Friday evening at 8 p.m. The paper drive held by the Cubs and Scouts last Saturday was a -huge success mainly due to the generosity of the parents who offered their services as drivers for pick-up and also the people of the community who phoned: for pick-up. This was one of the best drives ever and if you want to start now saving newspapers, there will be another pick-up some time in June. We quite often forget about 'the volunteer work "inthe community. This week, with all the snow disappearing fast, lets just say a prayer of thanks to the men who have kept the driveways and park- ing lots clear in the church yards of Epsom and Utica churches. Mr. Andrews did the work at Epsom, and at Utica it was shared by Barry Page, Larry Postill and Bill and Charlie Brown. Congratulations to the newly weds, Mr. and Mrs. - Dennis Gerrow (Dorothy Brown) who were married in, Utica United Church on Saturday. The reception was held in Utica Hall. Birthday greetings to Mrs. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sutcliffe, Michael Sutcliffe, all celebrating birthdays this week. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bray of Raglan, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller of Mississauga were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sutcliffe to help them celebrate their birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sutcliffe and Sherri were Friday visitors. Master Mike Sutcliffe treated his friends Master Lee Wilbur and Ivan Bara- gar along with Peter and Kathy Sutcliffe to a swim party at Uxpool on Sunday and they returned to his home for a party. Mrs. J. Mitchell attended - the baptism -on-Sunday -at-- Port Perry United Church of her great grandson Chad Michael Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mitchell. Following the church ser- vice everyone had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Page. Mrs. Mitchell along with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Gray had Sunday supper with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harper and later called on Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gray. Mr. Dean Beare, Paul, Donny. and, Shelley . spent. . TUTE AKC Mads brash iidansbuinks PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Apr, 12, 1978 -- 13 'Book Business Brisk at Library says that space in the exist- = which have received a lot of. - ing building is now at a premium and an expansion is badly needed. There is some land available at the . back of the library and Win- tario could be tapped for up to half the cost of new facil- ities. . - The present operating bud- get for the library comes from the Township and through a per capita provin- cial grant. Along with Mrs. Milne who is the chief librarian, Barbara Goodman works full time, and Judy MacColl, Marjorie MacCombe, Ruth Ware and Linda LeRoy work part-time. Two high school students, Anna Robertson and Pat Peek also do some part-time work. The books most in demand at the library are the current best sellers, especially those "fe =f Sp ae publicity. Mrs. Milne says that Pierre Berton's "The Dionne Years" is very pop- ular at the moment, as was ""Roots" several months ago. And for some reason or other, there has been a marked increase in the demand for books on how to build log cabins. Books are a treasure that can be enjoyed by all ages. While some say that tele- - vision is replacing reading as a leisure pastime, the activity around the Scugog Public Library in the past few years would tend to sug- gest otherwise. There is no charge for a membership card and the library is open Monday to Saturday (closed Wednesdays). It's a nice place to get to know. children. Scugog's public library offers something for just about any taste in reading. Monday evening with Mrs. J, Crosier. "Mrs. Mary McCosh of Ajax was a Sunday dinner guest with Mrs. Mervyn McCannell. Recent visitors also were Margaret Ander- son and Sadie Robinson of Oakwood. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Carre and family were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Carre at Bridgenorth. Mrs. John Croxall had a few friends in on Thursday evening when she hosted a Fashion 220 demonstration. Monday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Croxall and girls were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Crosall of Manchester. 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