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LIBRARY NEWS RILEAU LAKES UNION LIBRARY serving Townships of Bastard and Burgess, Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne, the Village of Newboro and the Township of South Cros- by: with branches in Elgin, Newboro, Portland, Delta, Lyndhurst and Seeley's Bay. 1976 has been an excellent year of growth for the Library. Circulation has increased and the use of additional services has given the Board the incen~ tive to increase these areas. i.e. talking books, large print collec- tion, film service and special exâ€" hibits. Through the cooperation of Frontenac County Library System, we have reciprocal borrowing privileges an UBooks by Mail” service for any of our patrons. Through careful planning and a Wintario grant we have begun furnishing our branches with good basic library shelving and equipment. We hope to continue in 1977 to bring our libraries up to standard in this area thus en~ abling us to increase the size of collection in each branch. We have also acquired h cassette players, a 16mm film projector and screen and a 32 cup coffee percolaâ€" tor for use both in the library setting and for loan to our patrons and community groups. We haVe an excellent film li- brary available to us thraugh Ottawa Public, Pembroke Public Library, and the National Film hoard. We are hoping to add an 9mm projector to our list in 1977. In December we offered a personal shopping help for our patrons who wished to give books for Christmas gifts. We hope to expand this type of service this year. We haVe acquired a Bookmobile for use as temporary headeuarters for the Union and honefully this Will become a branch library at a future date. Our expanded reference section in Elgin has been well used by many of our patrons and we are pleased with the referral service from Rideau District High School. We now have phones in h of the branches and hope to have Newborn and Lyndhurst "on the line” by the end of 1977. For information or service, please call the branch in your area: Miss A. Fahey Elgin 359»53l5 Mrs. H. Smith Delta 928~2991 Chisamore Lyndhurst 928-2231 6 (home) Portland 272-2832 Mrs. Mrs. Rodgers F. Mrs. A. Statistics for 1976 Moulton Seeley's Bay 587-3909 Pritchard Newboro 272-2607 (home Number of titles in collection Dec. 1975 13,366 Number of Titles added in 1976 3,185* Number of Volumes available throughout the Union 19,351** Number of Interlibrary Loans 219 Number of New Canadian Titles approximately 520 Special Programmes presented **does not include donations, approx. 800 * does not include paperbacks, approx. 2,000 18 Circulation to Dec 1975 -20,509 Circulation to Dec 1976 -29,029 For additional information regar- ding service or special programmes, contact Mrs. P. Little, Coordinator of Service 359-5315 or 359-5741 RIDEAU LAKES LOG Special Collections of Canadian Titles available from the Portland, Seeley's Bay and Elgin. New Additions: Canada North New, Farley Mowat brings us up to date on the happenings in the Arctic with special emphasis on deVelop- ment and exploration. Chilton's C.B. Handbook, meets the need for basic technical information on op- erating procedures as well as assistance in what to look for when purchasing. Be a Winner in Field and Track, C. Coomb, good basic instruction in many track and field events for the Juvenile reader. Harnessing the Sun, D.C. Knight, Solar energy discussed at the young readers level, covering its past present and future potential. Earthing's Fortunes, R. Wright, an exciting adventure story of a man's exploits across Canada's north; England and the Klondike. figraband for Two Sisters, P. Carr, good Gothic romanceâ€"Est_inâ€"the pre-Cromwell- ian days by a very capable and popâ€" ular author. The Case of the Nervous Newsboy, E.W. Hildick, fast paced mystery telling of the adventures of a 10 year old's detective agency solving the sudden disappearnace of the newspaper boy.