New Year, New Look
It's a New Year and there's a new look at the Library. If you haven't been in already stop by and have a gander. Both the main Library in Buckhorn and the Helen Bowen Branch in Cavendish underwent some renovations in November and December.
New shelves were added in both Libraries, new paint in Cavendish, new carpet in Buckhorn and a complete re-organization in Buckhorn. It took several weeks and many backbreaking hours but we did it.
You know when you move from one house to the other, one of the worst parts of the job, aside from the appliances, is moving the books. Books are heavy, and they never fit in the boxes properly, all the different sizes don't really fit. Its kinda like putting a puzzle together but none of the pieces really belong to the same puzzle. You don't particularly want to lift and carry too many boxes so you end up overfilling them. Now they're so heavy you need to be a sumo wrestler just to get them off the ground.
I'll tell you that nearly 20,000 books packed in boxes is a scary sight.
Our Library in Buckhorn has no storage therefore everything had to be moved more than once; out of one room to clear it for the carpet guys and then moved back into that room a day later to clear the next room for carpeting. FUN WOW! My lower lumbar is seizing up just thinking about it.
Anyway, we managed it with Maria, Mary, Anne and some amazing volunteers that took pity on us and came to help out. Margaret and Gail even brought a couple of trolleys to move boxes easier. So a big thank you to Margaret, Gail and Bev for making the job a little easier and a lot more fun.
Sue and her band of helpers have done a fabulous job in Cavendish as well.
We would love to hear what you think of the new look in the library. Call, stop in or email us and let us know what you think.
The new shelving for both Libraries was funded through the Library Reserve Account and the carpeting in the main Library in Buckhorn was funded through the Capital Library Development Charges Account.
Library News
Summer 2011: What went on
There has been a lot happening at the Library this summer. I hope you made it in to take part or just watch the fun.
The TD Summer Reading Club “Splash” was a roaring success and I mean roaring. Thank you to Susan Warren and Kirby Hughes for organizing it.
On craft and activity days the children’s room, in Buckhorn, was filled with young faces, glitter glue, cardboard castles, stickers, pipe cleaners, straws, coloured paper, laughter and of course stories.
In Buckhorn the children made paper bag puppets, shark hats, sea creature mobiles, rain sticks and book marks. The afternoons brought activities, which included songs and stories on the lawn, a fishpond and water balloons.
Cavendish had children’s quilting once again. The kids produced 3 beautiful full size quilts.
Thank you to the parents for taking the time to bring your children to the Library to participate in the program. Several parents helped out during craft times and activities as well. A good time was had by all.
The reading was great too. The 2 top readers for this year read over 5,000 pages in 2 months. Now that’s an accomplishment. All our kids did a great job. Way to go guys!
Kirby was great organizing and interacting with everyone, helping with crafts and outrunning water balloons. I think she enjoyed herself as much as the kids. We have all gotten accustomed to seeing Kirby at the Buckhorn Library but as of now Kirby is off to university at Queens in Kingston. We will certainly miss her hard work and dedication to the Library and hope she will return next summer.
Kirby once again mustered the troops of volunteers for our annual Living Library Awareness Campaign. We were fortunate to have Alice in Wonderland, A Knight of the Realm, A Geisha, Bellatrix LaStrange, A clown, Jane Austin and Dorothy from Oz.
The Library is sincerely grateful to everyone who came out and took part. You did a wonderful job creating awareness for the Library.
Saturday July 3rd, 2010 was our first Library Awareness Day. In the planning for quite some time, the event came off without a hitch though everyone was a bit nervous our first time out. We had 3 well known literary characters for this first foray; author Jane Austen, Dorothy from Oz, Anna Leonowens from the King and I and Wendy from Neverland. Our wonderful volunteers remained in character for most of the day despite the heat and heavy costumes.
We began with a walk through town to the water’s edge where Jane and Friends waved to the incoming boaters. All heads turned and smiles and waves sprouted everywhere. Out front of Main Street Landing restaurant the patio patrons stopped our characters to ask questions. Jane and Friends explained that it was the first day of our Library Awareness Campaign. Our purpose, to create awareness of the local library and libraries as a whole, the programs and services they provide to the community. We carried donation buckets reminding people that we are always glad of any donation to the library, whether in time or money. Most people readily dug into their pockets to drop change in the donation bins. In fact our first donation was a $10 bill from regular library patrons before we left the building.
Our Dorothy has a wonderful voice and she’s not afraid to use it, especially when someone drops a donation into the bin. “Over the Rainbow” rang out over the water and applause erupted from anyone within hearing. While in her nightgown and slippers, Wendy asked passersby if they had seen Peter anywhere. Jane found a spot under a stately maple and read from Pride and Prejudice.
As the organizer of the endeavor, I expected we’d need to work hard to be heard, that the response would be strange looks, smiles and maybe a few donations. What a pleasant surprise! Everyone we encountered responded with smiles, jokes, questions and enthusiasm. The reception was overwhelmingly positive.
We continued with one more outing in 2010 and 2 outing in 2011.
Once again we would like to extend the invitation to anyone who wishes to participate in this event next summer. We’re always looking for people to become their favourite literary characters for a day. We have many costumes on hand and have, in the past, made costumes when needed. It is a fun way to raise awareness and funds for the Library.
If you are interested in becoming a part of this event please speak to Anne at the Library in Buckhorn.
The annual book sale also had its day. Actually it had several days. The Library had several sale days through out the summer. Some of these sales included used books and new books as well as donated items like antiques and collectibles. This year our August book sale made record sales. We are always thrilled to receive your donations and make the best possible use of each and every one. All of the sales this year have been successful and provided valuable funds for new Library materials, programs and upgrades.
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