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Library {Continued from page 1) protecting that The chairwoman of the library‘s needs assessment steering commuttee, Chris Nanson, also said last week that just because a significant majority of those surveyed said they favored expansion of the library‘s main branch didn‘t mean that was the best course of action for the library board and council to take. "I think it also depends on public support in those areas where the branches were proâ€" posed," Nanson said. "People just may not know about it yet and there are newly developing areas. So 1 think some work needs to be done on trying to reach those potential residents as well in the future." The city still owns land at the southeast comner of Bridge Street and University Avenue East that was originally set aside for a new library branch, Nanson said. However she said if a new branch library was to be built at that site, she believed it currently wouldn‘t be constructed until at least 2001. Interestingly enough, those who favored expansion of the library‘s main branch in the survey lived throughout the city. Also Tate said if the library‘s main branch was expanded, the library‘s ground floor would be expanded to the west, in an area currently taken up by support pillars, or perhaps to the north One of councils two repreâ€" sentatives on the library board, Coun. Scott Jones, said last week ideally he would like to expand both the library‘s main branch and build a new library branch in the city‘s east end. But in the end, he said it would depend on how much money the city had available. "A -posinve factor for expanding the main branch is to bring people into the uptown," he said. "But you‘ve got to go where your cusâ€" tomers are." The needs assessment report also brought to light some other very interesting informaâ€" tion about Waterloo‘ libraries For one thing, 64 pet cent of the report‘s survey responâ€" dents said they [elt that Waterâ€" loo‘s tax support for the library should be increased while none said they felt the tax rate should be lowered. In 1996, tax rates per capita in Waterâ€" loo for the library totalled $17.36 compared to $29 12 for Kitchener Also survey respondents identified the five most imporâ€" tant services the library proâ€" vides as being adult book collections, children‘s book collections, magazines and newspapers, staff help with reference questions, and study and reading space FEATURES INCLUDE: *48 Month Lease, 18,000 KLM Per Â¥r., $0 Down, $299.00 Per * Air Conditionini e Aluminum 5 Spoke Wheels e Power Windows e Remote Entry * Power Door Locks * Stereo Cassette * Dual Power Mirrors * 16 V DOHC Engine (2.OL) * 5 Speed Transmission Month, Toxes, Licence Documentation & Registration Extro, $350 Security Deposit Required. OAC 15