1975-1980 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

r Saw TAhunfJ&ra1& G -HUANG birds symbolize-the yokfg pringiple let and are an omen of prosperity and harmony xient Chinese lore. This. pair •is bell&,4d td. b@ gerseye, a quof'tz -like mineral, and ant in-the. - iom and Susanne Carroll Sloane Collection cf.': Woco- McLennon County Library. The fengr ng has the head of a thicken, the eye of a man, neck of a serpent, a locust's viscera and a swa}- s brow. Its long tail has 12 -13 feathers. I, am No -Fine Policy Increases [lumber of Boob check -Outs People here are checking out no -fine policy la working. It is more books from the Waco• aimed at bringing b a o: k MaLennan County L i b r a r y responsible readers by the ry thousands. The trial run of n truly free lending system here. why? Paul Medley, - library will last six months, and rN� director, hopes It means{ his new final word Is due before April. ♦ ♦ ♦ Circulation jumped by 4.51:1 `books Nov. 1 -Dec. 1, the first Two Familiar monith the no-fine plop seo 1n effect. This Is the Incrcn�e n•.•er last year for th, same prri,41. Faces Leaving The library won't c books d li is money for overdue hooka durlrn; the 'no -fine period, but you will Llb!qy Hute still get overdue notice been usual after er a book has been out three weeks. e 7Mt► ;familiar facet will be So far about half the books gnots Van the Waap•McLeunan are coming book as soon as Cou*' Library main library, the library reminds slow MT.. Austin, after. New Year's readers that they have had n QaY book'over the three -week limit,. M If the' three -week n o t i c e Mrs. Lillian Gblleq, librarian doesn't work, a second notice hi • the children's department, gas In the mall. This is when sthd Mrs; Constance Stewman, you have had the book out six library assistant in the elrcula- weeks. ton department, will retire. Medley says at this point the Mrs. Colley lt{afil been whh the library reasons that it you can - Ilbrary . afoo• 1946. - M r s . not finish a book in six weeks, Btewivilm went jo %.work . three you ought to get it back for. Itr 1960. , someone who can. If you keep DfLtlis Brenda ; (F1'and ' Div i I 1 It alter the seoorM notice, you replace Mrs. Colley. No isplace. lose your credit rating at the meet will be hired' fat 'Mrs. library --- that is, you cannot Stewtnan because 1 h e ex- check out more books. perimental no4lae Qolley re- The no-fine system Is an ex. quires less staff work. periment c h a l l e n g i n g the familiar penalty system, wide - ly held among librarian tnhrrvc negative results, It penalizes responsible people aml, hasn't enough teeth in it to punish the flagrant offender. Re•-irlcs. it makes little money for the library. rk. City of wnco which c 1- \ lects the fine money, was mak- RC.E OF FAMILY INFORMATION ing nothing to speak of off library fines In the past. It cost s► . .ene � • cal CoUftnon Grows'Fast about the same to pay someone to handle the. fining system a# the rlly took in. When Mra3 r Constance Stewman retires • ••�y (from the library Jan. 1, her N e Downsw V &I �s job wj11, not be filled. 't his X11 i 1r�1 means there Is a good chancy,- possible to trace some often frelp new researchers to lteam P.M. Monday through Thursday; the city will make money oft the no -fine Alen. ancestry throughout U-S. procedures of ancestor 9 a.m. to 5:30. p.m. Friday and The six months of free library in the Waco-Mct.ennanlresewreh. Saturday; and closed Sunday. use fs virtually a t r e e f y ga Library. . The library In 1966 bb n In- It o paned May Zs, 1969. experiment. and if it works, ► u (nil to follow n iivcly creasing its own participation both the reading public and the 1 yr,ur family develol)-lln enlarging gene a l o R f c a 1 library will come out ahead.