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PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 Probably the only ones surprised by the findings of the eightâ€"month independent study into the Waterloo Public Library were those city politicians who thought it necessary to commission the report. Changes needed : Library staff and patrons have known for years that the local library is overcrowded, understaffed, poorlyâ€" equipped and, to sum it up, shamefully insufficient to meet the needs of the thriving, wellâ€"educated commuâ€" nity we have here. You can‘t blame library staff or board members though. Faithfully each year they have brought their funding requests to the city during budget deliberations only to have their spending requests cut sharply. Warnings from chief librarian Isabel Staal that such cutbacks could only lead to reduction in service were brushed aside by politicians, who claimed the library was good enough. Well, the study is in and its authors have confirmed Staal‘s warnings. Reportedly, the Waterloo library is the worst of the 11 others it was compared to in the province, although the city itself ranks third in its ability to pay for library service. It is a harsh reflection on a city which has prided itself on its abilities to plan and cope with the growth which has occured during the last several years. _ _ The solution Boliticians arrived at last spring was to finance a $37,000 study into the library. _ . “intv(;re:stlwngdl;“{he report‘s findings echo those of another, volunteer, study done three years ago by the library board. o w O . Somehow, up until this point, the Waterloo library has fallen between the cracksâ€"the money needed to provide a quality service just has not been provided. Maybe it is because the city‘s leaders have been more concerned with holding the line on tax increases than on maintaining serviceâ€"â€"a politically expedient move but not good planning. Undoubtably the complacency that comes with having a bigger sister city to fall back on that is already providing the same service entered into it. Whatever the reason, this is a situation that must change. There‘s been enough studies and reports and findings. It is time the city of Waterloo fulfilled a responsibility it has set aside for too long. The bottom line is it must invest the money to hire the staff, buy the books and make the changes required to turn the Waterloo library into the type of library this community deserves. The Chronicle welcomes letters to the editor. They should be individually signed with name, address and teleâ€" phone number and will be verified for accuracy. No unsigned letters will be pubâ€" lshed and the Chronicle reâ€" serves the right to edit. published every Wednesday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record Ltd , owner "a 225 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont address correspondence to Waterloo office 15 Erb St F., Waterloo, Ont. N2J 1L7, telephone 886 2830 Waterioo Chronicle office is located in the Haney. White Law Office Buikdiing (rear entrance. upper floor) Parking at the rear otf the building. Open Monday to Fniday 9:00 a m to 5 00 p m s Chronicle Editor Ric‘: Campbell is away The Chronicle is proud of its m of accuracy and fair y do@#" acknowledge the possibility of human error. Constructive criticism of news, opinions and adverâ€" tising is welcome in hopes that all complaints can be resolved. Those who feel furâ€" ther action is needed should address their concern to the Publisher: Paul Winkler Manager: Bill Karges Editor: Rick Campbell established 1854 A little boy was leading his sister up a mountain path. She complained: "This isn‘t a path at all, it‘s all rocky and bumpy."‘ "Sure," said her brother, "the bumps are what you climb on." What was that about "sermons in stones?" It seems that there is one here. Life for each of us has its seeming defeats and frustrations. No one ever bats a thousand. No one ever wins in every enâ€" counter. But the really interesting thing is the way even bad breaks, or terrible mistakes can, and often do, lead to unexpected blessings with the help, of course, of some resourcefulness and determination. A boy in Decatur, lllinois, was very interested in photography and he ordered a book on the subject. The publisher, by mistake, sent him a book on magic and ventriloquism. The boy was fascinated by the latter and began practising the art of throwing his voice. He created a wooden dummy and developed the dialogue, to which at one time, millions of people would listen on Sunday evenings. Edgar Bergen had turned a mistake into a fabulous caâ€" Whistler, the famous artist, wanted more than anything else to be a soldier. He even entered Westpoint as a cadet. But he failed his chemistry examination. later, he joked about the one wrong answer that meant the difference between passing and failing. He said, "If sillicon had been a gas, I would have been a majorâ€"general, instead of an artist." In your own frustrating experience you can, and should, take a good look at a bad break. There may well be in your disappointment, the means of making it fruitful. Perhaps the reason for our sense of frustration in life is that we lose sight of our objective. We forget that the purpose of life is growth and development, and that there is probably something extremely helpful to us, even in our disappointment;,; a chalâ€" It is written Letters welcome Geoffrey Fellows M lenge to discover and release our greater potential! The ability to see good in a bad situation was demonstrated in a hunting lodge in Scotland. Many years ago, an inebriated guest opened a bottle of sodaâ€"water and splashed the contents over the newly decorated wall, leaving an ugly splotch stretching from floor to ceiling. To placate their host, one guest stayed behind and, after studying the stain, went to work. He turned some stains into Highland rocks with a cataract pouring over them, and where they were deepest he brought out a stag leaping over the torrent, pursued by hunters in the backâ€" ground. Thus did Sir Edwin Landseer create a mural, bringing such beauty out of ugliness that tourists travel far to see it. Then there was Harland Sanders, whose little restaurant near Corbin, Kentucky, was left high and dry when a new highway byâ€"passed him by seven miles. It ruined his business completely. He couldn‘t even sell out. At 66 years of age and after receiving his first Social Security cheque for $105, he said to his wife: ‘"‘We can live on these for the rest of our lives, or we can do something else." The "something else"" was that he got into his old car and peddled the only thing he had, the recipe for the best fried chicken in the South With a lot of determination, he finally made the deal that revolutionized the poultry business and created 125 millionaires, in the process! He truly believed that behind every problem, there lies an opportunity. So, try to remember in your moments of calamity that "the bumps are what you climb on."‘ (Mr. Fellows is the founder of the Human Resource Development Institute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge, NIR S5W1) â€"SEE PAGE 3