WHIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1985, PAGE 3 Whitby library getting set to enter the co mputer age The Whitby Ppblic Library will join the computer age by mid- 1986 if Whitby Town Council agrees with an operations committee recommendation. The committee recommended last Monday night that the board be provided with $145,000 from the development reserve account to purchase the system which will be shared with the Ajax baek to Contract negotiations are still continuing bet- ween the Durham Board of Education and the Durham Elementary Teacher's Association. Neither party are, at this moment, willing to 3disclose too much in- formation for fear of disrupting the set- lement process. However, both parties are optimistic that an agreement can be reached thereby avoiding a strike by the teachers. Differences between the two parties are still the compensation package and the teacher student ratio. In November, after a fact finding report by Dr. Harold Jakes of Ot- tawa was released it was discovered that the teachers were deman- ding a seven percent in- <crease on the salary Jgrid. badwsol 3The badwsol prepared to offer a 1.5 per cent increase on the grid. Because the teachers are well below the Iaverage salaries paid to teachers employed by Icomparable school boards they are looking for a higher increase to catch up. Durham also has the second highest tpupil/teacher ratio and that both boards are serving a rapidly Public Library. According to chief librarian Margaret Mc- Fayden, the system will allow both library boar- ds to keep up-to-date catelogues of their books and references materials. Each library will also be able to tap into the ther's system in search of materials. McFayden pointed out growing residential community. This ineans that both boards will have to provide not only more service and materials but more ef- ficient service as well. In his report to the committee, treasurer AI Claringbold said that neither of the boards could afford to instal their own, individual systerns. "A municipality the size of the Town of bargainrng table are demanding some table," said Garland, sort of resolution in the "but the board's last of- staffing -for September fer was still unaccep- 1985. table." The unresolved issues of compensation and pupil/teacher ratio have A led the Ontario Education Relations Commission to appoint David Moore, of Toron-ha to, as mediator. a The two sides areGIT presently awaiting a GIF date from the mediatorfoyt to return to the table. à % à % According to Barbara o m Garland, a represen- ~ WT tative of the elementary60WT 1 teachers, the teachers have also reduced their demand on the compen- sation package, although she was not willing to disclose the new amount. "There is a decrease in the offer on the U.E.L. MEETING The Upper Canada chapter of the United cEmpirae Heritage Day on Feb. 18 at the Magic Car Restaurant, Kng0 St. W., Oshawa begin- ning at 8p.m. There will be enter- tainment, games, prizes and refreshmen 0 ta. Tickets are $2 each a m and available by calling 576-3176. Whitby would not nor- mally entertain the thought of implemen- ting such a system (estimated cost $471,721)," he said ad- ding that a joint com- puter systemn has two major advantages. "The joint under- taking of such a project between the library boards of Whitby and Ajax permit the two municipalities to share the major costs: the acquisition of hardware and software," Claringbold said. "Secondly, the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, under 'the B.I.L.D. program, is of- fering a significant grant contribution toward such projeets. " The committee said that the town's share of the cost is conditional on the library board MAIO SERVICES CERTIFICATES wr VALENTINE V ,3534 TME TREND1 GARAGE SALE & AUCTION Sat., Fe'b. -9 9 a.mn.-5 p.mn. Eari Dayls Auctoneer Marigold Lincoln Mercury invites you and your family to our garage sale and auction atour warm showroom. Proceeds go to Sick Kids. Any donations received witI be greatly appreciated. Deadine is Feb. 8. Also ANYONE PURCHASING A CAR THAT SAT. WE WILL DONATE $50 FOR EVERY CAR SOLD. Refreshmeflts and hamburgers, hot dogs Will be sold. receiving a $200,OOO grant from the ministry. McFayden also said that after the system is installed and running, it will cost approximately $33,000 a year to operate. However, she said that substantial cost savings in other areas would more than make up this amount. Computerization at the library will not mean the loss of any jobs. Af ter training staff to operate the system, library employees who currently spend most of their time catalogueing the collection to be made available for other, much needed "Our people wiIl be redeployed to where they are most needed," McFayden said. She added that once the provincial gover- nment grant is received it will take about 18 months to instali the system and make it operational. Baby [Baskets LTO. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERIENT TO SENDWHY NOT A& 4 "RAINBOW BALLOON BOUQUET" 4 ORA 0 "&SWEETHEART BALLOON BOUQUET"' ATTACHED TO A BASKET FILLED WITH CANDY (K$ c>Y~O DELIVERED- l CALL AND RESERVE ABOUQUET 1 3t FOR YOUR LOVED ONE TODAY K 666-3551 I CIWE HAVE BALLOON BOUQUETS FOR ALL OCCASI ONS WE ARE DISCONTINIJING THE SALE 0F PAINT AND AL PAINT ACCESSORIES AT OUR OSHAWA LOCATION. ONLY AT HALF PRICE'.i DON'T WAIT FOR SPRING-DO Il NOW! SALE ENDS THIS SATURDAY...HURRY! ki NEVER PAY FULL RETAIL PRICES AGAM ust . 01 of (j 13 1 3 Haairwood M. :140simcoe S. AJAX OSHAWA j OSH! 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