Whitby Free Press, 6 Sep 1978, p. 2

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PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1978, WHITBY FRE E PRESS Library Cont'd f1om p .'I' history, including- the original trowel used to lay the corner stone for the old library in 1913, a copy of the dded. to the old library property in 1911 and two photographs of the old library when it opened in 1914.' There is also a large opens on portrait of Whitby's founder, Peter Perry, after whom the room is named. The furnishings in the Peter Perry Room were provided through funds from the Grobb Estate and Wintario. The expanded library has a new film department, built up through the past two vears with the aid of Sept. 13 Wintario grants. m.ne iorary presently bas 363 eight and 16 millimetre films for loan to individuals and groups, and equipment to clean and maintain them. This summer, film shows attracted a record atten- dance of 651 children, says Mrs.,Hope-Brown. Ànother new department at the library' is its circulat- ing art print collection, started with funding from Wintario. The collection consîsts of 40 prints from the Art Gallery of Ontario, which will be pût'into frames and circulated like books. Loans are free of charge, and are for a period of six weeks. The prints feature the work of a variety of artists old and new, European and Canadian, as well as some Eskimo prints. Another new feature at the oea~ t COUtISION RLII Ss hmw Rico yoiwr cm 00 ROYAL *159?S PREMIER i8? SUPREME $249?5 ALI PAINT WORK GUARANTEED SHOP HOUR Mon t','u Fr 8 AMn 6 Pm 6 Sol 10 amn? Srlug Vaut iamagfed car te MAACO end wsIl do the rosi. WelI contact pur lesurance agency or brokor. Wel mitke sera an ajusier sues yeur car. We'N do quailliy work aia reasonabbe prise mil give y. fast service..1 . 1S FREE INSURANCE ESTIMATES Mrs. Mary Bertie of 37 Teresa Street, Whitby, examines a film with film librarian Susan Paton. The new film department is part'of the expanded Whitby public library which officially opens Sept. 13. A public open house will be held Sept. 16 fromn 2 p.m. to 5 p.M. library, now nearing ~, completion, is a community service information and ref errai file. Two staff 0 members have been working on this file for two years, and an Experience '78 students worked on the project last 's year,. The file is intended to provide as complete a record of information on com- munity services in Whitby, i and the library staff will continue to keep it up to date. There is a new reference desk upstairs in the library, I~iIan extensive government Dxlc documents section, a good map file, and more pamphlets thanl ever before, says Mrs. Hope-Brown. There are also cassette tapes of courses given at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute on the subjects of child behavior, ethnie groups and the Canadian novel. There' are also cassettes available for learning languages. The library presently hs an outreach service which has put collections of, books into the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, Fairview Lodge and the Seniors' Activity Centre, and makes visits to RTM!il pm I1 a w w THRFTY RENT-ÀACAR Week-end rates start from $40 50 from inid day Fridcay tc mid day Mondary Cali Jim Harrison '«bout:, " daiiy renIý:)<' " weekly & ,..unthiy rentais ». cars ôt passer ger vans * James P. A. Prentice DISPENSING OPTICIAN 400A Dundas St. West at Kent) Bus. 666-1646 Whitby, Ont. Li N 2M7 Res. 668-0067 REGISTRATION DURHAM COLLEGE EXTENSION COURSES IN OSHAWA TIJESDAY SEPT. 12 THURSDAY SEPT. 14 TUESDAY SEPT. 19 6:30-9:00 P.M. e. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e se 4@Y@ the jail. There are also four volunteers who visit people who can't corne to the library, and provide themn with large print books, LII talking books and other facilities. The new library also features an auditorium and program roomn which are available free of charge to community groups, and there has been a heavy demand for use of these rooms, says Mrs. Hope- Brown. Another features the library is able to offer for the first time is a lounge areas downstairs. In addition, there are facilities to enable the handicapped and 'senior citizens in wheelchairs to use the library. A ramp leads to the main entrance facing Colborne Street, and there is an- elevator to the second f loor for wheelchairs. The library moved into the lower floor of the former municipal building on Dundas Street at the beginning of 1974, and in the fail of 1977, reconstruction of the second floor and main entranceWay began. The second floor opened for business in Ma rch, but the opening was delayed until this month to allow time for completion of ïnterior work. Ijuries Cont'd from P. i Mr. O'Keefe said violent assaults by patients are flot on the increase, and the institutions are not bping forced to contravene provincial- staffing standards. He admitted, however, that psychiatric patients be- have erratically at times, and a certain amount of violent incidents can be expected in a psychiatrie 1;ospital. Mr. O'Keefe said the hospital administration is looking at a number of options in regard to a more secure unit for patients who tend to become violent, and he hopes a decision will be reached by the end of September. One option, he said, is that a Iocked unit be provided with more maie staff, to handle difficult patients. This type of unit presently does flot exist at the hospital, he said. Mr. O'Keefe reported the patient involved in thse incident with the three 1 IWY. 401 579m4000BO s 710 WILSON RD. S.WEWO OSHAWA9 ONT. WHUTBY CERAMICS 1450 HOPKINS STREE T GRAND OPENINO SEPTEMBER 8TH - 10OA.M.,TO 10P.M. SEPTEMBER 9TH - 10 A.M. 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