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Home My WebLink AboutLibrary Scrapbook 1982-1987SCRAPBOOK 1982-1987 CITY OF GEORGETOWN d' y a ct >10 w >1M C, ) d, 4 06 V e m° a ct >10 w >1M C, ) d, 4 V '' i y •b I ��.. LA n ay SII � �°umV OD A T � � � .o _.. O �+ 04 V O• .Z r �_ .� vi Q Nv~ Y wy O > CC U o 3 a td ° HoaE3 " E� 0V8 L' .00C H .0 -a U v c a 3 c o C d to ca •� u :r O •Q ATJ ue � i, T�Goo=' d4 u C% Vol. 111, No. 23 Wednesday, October 7, 1987 (c) 1987 Williamson County Sun, all rights reserved People's Sun photos/David Sprague , Georgetown newcomers Howard and Eleanor Bond check the selection of books at the new library's especially liked the oft -street parking and room to -- who recently moved here from Rhode Island — grand housewarming fete Sunday. They said they expand built Into the library's design. bashyafor rol library By Mark Mitchell mint -new facility on Martin Luther Sun Staff Writer King Drive. With a swirl of color and a "Someone told me I was radiant as stamping of feet, Georgetown's new a bride, and I guess I sort of feel that public library was dedicated Sunday way," confided Judy Duer, the city's afternoon. Balloons and sombreros, head librarian. costumed elementary school kids and The director of the Texas State dapper grandparents, classical string Library, Bill Gooch of Georgetown, music, soul -lifting gospel sounds and informed a happy crowd of nearly 400 Mexican hat dance melodies filled the who attended the 3 p.m. ribbon cutting that there really was no textbook on how a community effectively builds an ideal new library. "But a writer of such a textbook would save a lot of time by coming to Georgetown and talking to members of this library board to learn how to do it," said Gooch. The Library Board consists of Chairman Parker McCollough, Marjorie Herbert, Nancy Snead, Gwen Morrison, Marjorie Youngman, Linda Davis, Dorian Sullivan, and Winfred Bonner. Beaming McCollough remarked, "On such a celebration as this, we have to be reminded of the freedom we have — the freedom to read, to be educated ..." "Use this place heartily," urged former Councilman Bill Connor. Mayor Jim Colbert repeated the sentiment: "This library belongs to the people of Georgetown. You paid for it. You own it. Now use it." The ribbon snipped and the crowd surged forward into the sleek building. People pressed into the interior like it was the Louvre during tourist season. From a skylit roof, the autumn light filtered gloriously down onto rows and rows of grey metal shelves — more shelves than books to fill them, actually. The Literary Council of Williamson County was out in force — a large table sported their information and brochures. Panels were plastered with posters urging People to read. Bouquets of balloons — pink, yellow, blue and red -- shimmered and bobbed over the heads of the crowd. Bilingual and other classes from Georgetown's elementary schools danced en masse in the foyer. A boy scout troop stood (continued on page 4) Norma Clark and Crimea Roland, age 2, share a moment of listening as the Sweet Adelines perform during the Georgetown public Library's open house ceremonies Sunday, which boasted musical entertainment galore. Wheaton Davis of the R'inston Davis Ensemble conjures lovely melodies from his strings on an unforgettable Sunday afternoon. in real life Davis is a Southwestern University professor. T I W �.r G rand Opening... y zz V GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY Sunday October 4 3-5 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Sweet Adelines Local Gospel Choir Winston Davis String Trio Mexican dancing by Georgetown elementary students Performance by Taps &Toes popcorn &balloons for children refreshments 808 Martin Luther King Drive Wednesday, September 30, 1987 Laurie's ALine 4, I Laurie Locke Library opens house This Sunday from 3 to S p.m. our brand-new Georgetown Public Library will hold its Grand Opening and Open House at the beautiful new facility at 808 Martin Luther King Street. The public is invited to come see, take a tour of the building, enjoy live music that will be performed, partake of refreshments and hear about what the new library has to offer. Speaking of the new library, if you'd like to help improve its collection and thus benefit the entire community, there is a "Wish List" that you can take a look at while you're there that includes needed items, ranging from benches for the courtyard to subscriptions to certain periodicals, etc. We're on our way to having a top- notch library in our little community ... come Sunday and help celebrate! ..s M d c0 ctCL 0 Lt bi) >1 ;Moo c� ct x FO - c 3 O a� vl 0 0 U I C C�3 00 7 O U c O Q H t0 3 O c m ch m .o aEi CL O v m c .D G .� o t O A _V o C •dy; O O Y _$L' yY TE C v A y a o0 Q0 A ° KV> oc�`lsv>�aVA� =A" YA°amuy _°o:�o "=.v°�(� a C LO ,C O C w v A aQ^OE>C Hda°eE Ly.O�cY.. ',�yvi ~Lvy .oGCyoCOy' aC ZsLy •CpL^Q vA>� Ha� a4AU ��aAtY+.Q. tiY L.G�8? 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L1 C E C V Op C st a o v C w deo 3 w„Lo ave u C aa- b'°U^o G°i�•E =,L°:... o y ° = h ^ .a •25 e0 atl yy .: O y C s r C yL C. fn H •d ,_J .y O E '�' �' 'D ��„ W u •i �' .G Q o o e E y ,a a v '^ '�' r•, ~ uC r '3 o CA C u E E H o 'a 65 e' eo •« cY'a yJ YH C► V L Z0 ' i W 0•0Zc*o,,-H 13 S 8 51 You Are Cordially Invited to a GRAND OPENING and OPEN HOUSE at GEORGETOWNPUBLIC LIBRARY 808 Martin Luther King Sunday, October 4, 1987 3:00-5:00 PM Board of Directors Georgetown Public Library The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Sunday, October 4, 1987 Grand openings Brand new library invites all to party ... The new Georgetown Public Library is throwing a party Sunday afternoon and all Georgetown is in- vited. The new $1.7 million facility has been open since September 8, but it is having its grand opening celebration Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. Speaker for the occasion will be William D. Gooch, Texas State Librarian. Mayor Jim Colbert and former Councilman Bill Connor will also have a few words to say. Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough will emcee the program, which starts at 3. The Sweet Adelines, a gospel choir, a string trio, the Taps and Toes and a Mexican dance group will entertain visitors. Refreshments will be served, with plenty of balloons and popcorn for the children. Boy Scout troop 405 will conduct a flag ceremony using flags that have flown over the state and national capitols. The new library is at 808 Martin Luther King, just across the street from the new police department. COME TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WEST STREET Hill rimil � -- - ��-EB7lf fIE�EO �" w MARTIN LU'f HER KING STRhLT GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY GRAND OPENING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1987 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. GEORGETOWNI PUBLIC LIBRARY The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Sunday, October 4, 1987 Grand openings Brand new library invites all to party ... The new Georgetown Public Library is throwing a party Sunday afternoon and all Georgetown is in- vited. The new $1.7 million facility has been open since September 8, but it is having its grand opening celebration Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. Speaker for the occasion will be William D. Gooch, Texas State Librarian. Mayor Jim Colbert and former Councilman Bill Connor will also have a few words to say. Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough will emcee the program, which starts at 3. , The Sweet Adelines, a gospel choir, a string trio, the Taps and Toes and a Mexican dance group will entertain visitors. Refreshments will be served, with plenty of balloons and popcorn for the children. Boy Scout troop 405 will conduct a flag ceremony using flags that have flown over the state and national capitols. The new library is at 808 Martin Luther King, just across the street from the new police department. COME TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WEST STREET ti —" plilil;Eliiflf�j`—� — t.• — — if 3 fffff 1 i I c� L'•--� -- m MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY GRAND OPENING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1987 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. Williamson County SUN9_9_5�� Section 2, page t Williamson ICounty Faces A portrait of our people Mary Beth Huba By Sharon Lewis I Once upon a time, 15 years ago, in a faraway place called Lawrenceburg, Indiana, there lived a children's librarian' named Mary Beth Huba. For three -and -a -half years she entertained the city's youngest library patrons with stories and puppets and feltboard figures. Then, she had three children of her own: Nathaniel, 10, Nicholas, 8, and Bethany 5. When her husband Bob was transferred to the Austin area in January, 1985, the family settled in Georgetown and Mary Beth taught at the Montessori school on Main Street. Then summer rolled around, and she discovered that the Southwestern students who conduct the public library story hour during the school year take a three-month rest. So, Mary Beth, for the past three summers, has volunteered to hold the story hour, which is actually 40 minutes long, for Georgetown's pre-school children. Over the years Mary Beth has discovered that the key to holding the attention of a room full of pre-schoolers is "variety" and "knowing how to choose material." She finds that, in general, short Sun/David Sprague stories with a lot of pictures work best. Or, a story may be longer and have fewer pictures if she has time to practice using different voices for the characters. Sometimes she tells stories that require audience participation, or uses a flannel board or puppets. But no matter what, halfway through a story she has the children stand up and stretch. This summer, more than 100 future readers attended the pre- school story hour at least once. Twenty children went to the weekly event more than three times. "Attendance was so occasional. I could not even find a two-week pattern, like people were bringing their children to story hour when their library books were due," she said. Now that summer's over, Mary Beth teaches 2 -year-olds at Christ Lutheran Church. The story is only beginning. Today's children are tomorrow's taxpayers. "The real purpose of story hour is for children to have a positive experience at the library. Then when they grow up and become taxpayers, they will vote for bond issues to improve library services," she said. OS �..' C O "' C u a i� a ' C '� '.""" ''' cd ��' cd '� •-i � u� vt w •b4 -WCd� .•�aOwu wry a�oo �u aoob -a •o 'y r. -4o.0- yu�Qiu�$ 4�.CO 2 :° x-°° .0°CIu;•Z6. W�.-- Gy Lit -o �o� aa-, uo v CO3 a °•� a co -0 bjD ugo ^ .0od " C a v .5 G C .� 'd w v P• C °yv w ' ed a 0 C y 1�. O� • �"� euVo O a .� `'." • :. 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C at a~w,p w.oIn v •C 3Cp 3 dpp 4O�r uOpO p Cld 0 p ao0�0� VaoO ce—:9 � 8•5=3; 41 IX co) E, 0, O O .p p ,p c SO ON 1:11 W), ► ,. 8. Q cV H p'? M re �o- °Ao06,0 CO ayc CxU cds E =0 .� 0 , '° rp o O g 0 c v .C: '^� .� CA > u V T W Q. + u Lau OVm[ � t- .o«•t E0ao 6. _u.D4=1pC cd .O mObo C ao O p O q .8 > : ".D mw u.� O >w ww 0 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas f Sunday, May 17, 1987 A question of Hart It would seem, in these days of constant media exposure of candidates, that a womanizer such as Gary Hart would' find it impossible to become a front- runner. But he was, which says something about the electorate's inability or unwillingness to distinguish political figures from movie stars, and to blur the importance of morality between the two. Ah, well, so who's perfect? It is a bit• frightening to realize that Hart had an excellent chance of becoming president of the United States, the most powerful man in the world, yet didn't have judgment enough to control his baser instincts, or at least hide them, until after the voters had made their choice. Some president he would have madel Now who's going to be the democratic front-runner? There is it slim chance that New York Governor Mario Cuomo will rethink his position and seek the office. He's the magic talker and would immediately replace Hart as pack leader. Senator Bill Bradley seems to be a step above a basically dull group of other candidates. We can see the vice presidential nomination going to Senator Lloyd Bentsen. The Democrats, to win the presidency, must carry Texas. Bentsen could do that. Super Dud Well, I don't know which was the most disappointing: our failure to get the super collider or Gary Hart's fall from grace: Take your choice. Passing Glance Don Scarbrough I reasoned quickly enough that our chances of getting the collider were slim to none, considering that a Republican president would have the last say in the location and that Austin is perhaps the most liberal city in the South while the Amarillo area is pretty solidly Republican. Dallas will get the thing if it comes to Texas. I give Texas a 10 percent chance of getting it. Expensive Reading? Last Thursday a child who lived outside the city tried to check out a book from our city library, without success. The child wept, which upset the good people who work there and some other kind- hearted folks. So, old snoopy checked around. I found that Georgetown, Taylor, Round Rock and Austin have somewhat similar programs for their patrons who reside beyond the city boundaries. All issue books without charge to home- bodies. The other places have these rules for those living away from the city limits: Georgetown has two library cards, for individuals and family, at $15 and $25 and stands alone giving a discount to senior citizens. Taylor has a $10 fee for outsiders, offers no discount to the oldsters and has free books for anyone attending the public schools there. Round Rock has a $10 card for individuals and a family card for $25. Austin's charge is $36 for a family card and no discounts. I got the information from Kay Brown here, Beverly Fontonot and Margie Pearson in Taylor, and Pat Bonewitz in Round Rock. Darned if I remember who I talked with in Austin. Somehow, I feel that not too many children are turned away no matter where they live if they truly want a book and have proven, by example, they are trustworthy. I believe most people in the cities of this part of the world would be loath to have it otherwise. Books keep mankind from turning into one giant bonehead and their use should be of top priority. And, for whatever reason, many families can't or won't afford a library card. What to do? Well, that's something to think about. Oh, I nearly forgot Old Southwesternl Talked with SU library circulation manager Joan Rigley who said there is a $10 fee for anyone residing in Williamson County which is good for four years. At that time it becomes available to the patron unless he wishes to use it for another four years. 23 b � m E' v) G C 4„ CL 0 a $ New Glown l _o Y 0 O `" will be close h end of the W d o The Library d parking lot on the south N y September 4 and September S, the building with a covered walk through h 0 Friday and Saturday before Labor the.courtyard to enter the building. 19 Q O °D Day. The library staff along with a 3 «. team of professional movers will be "The staff is very excited about the OO)b >1relocating the book collection and move to the new building," and we °iscellaneous office equipment over are looking forward to showing it off mce Cao miscellaneous new library building. to our patrons," reported Library to The library will be open for Services Director Judy Duer. business in the new building Tuesday, The official Grand Opening and September 8, after the Labor Day Open House will be October 4, but holiday. the library staff is hoping that many • e The new library is right across the people will come by before then to see street from the Police Station, at 808 the buliding and, of course, to check h Martin Luther King. 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C °•v a c ZO"-'v°c0 CA: O 6 c�p� ZV�_Qw„ 4Cc >G�o:3 oW . aWJF-cE 7 �o° E G �'0- 4. cd Q O E >'> vL 0 u .ay6CC C 10 •=>i C.G oo 0 -0 O C 0 C = M .0h = Hu cbO E w: H 'Qvp”-° ° ° NN m1_V1 0- > a� . O ^E cc y u O Qo?°:u AE0 c>o'u°$Q C Wednesday, August 26, 1987 Georgetown Weekly, Page 3 New public library to open in two weeks By BRAD STUTZMAN Georgetown weekly The new Georgetown Public Library is scheduled to open to 'the public Sept. 8, with a dedica- tion ceremony scheduled for Oct. 8, Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough announced last week. The new library is on Martin Luther King Blvd., between Eighth and Ninth streets. It is constructed primarily from limestone and will be approx- imately five times the size of the old library, McCollough said dur- ing a tour of the facility Friday. The new library is 17,000 square -feet with 68 parking spaces, and has the ability for ex- pansion on its west side to 26,000 square -feet. After second phase completion the library should serve a popula- tion of between 45,000 and 50,000 people. "This is two years of work. It's been very satisfying," McCol- lough said. Georgetown voters approved a $1.5 million bond for library con- struction in 1986. Last year, a $1.2 million building contract was awarded to W. Bailey Elliott, Inc., Austin. Ground was broken at the con - mak. won pnu,v,..y .�................ Georgetown's new library struction site in December, 1986. The new library has two en- trances, with the main entrance off Ninth Street, McCollough said. Lined with crepe myrtle trees, it will contain a courtyard for out- door functions. The other entrance, off Eighth and Martin Luther King streets, contains the library's rotunda. The rotunda, with a high ceil- ing, brass fixtures and acoustic tiles, is anchored by the same kind of granite pillars that are in the State Capitol, McCollough said. Off the rotunda is a meeting room, with seating for 150. "We hope to get some cir- culating art collections and have them around," McCollough said. "It has many functions, but it also includes facilities for watching movies," he said, pushing a but- ton and watching a motion picture screen descend from the ceiling. Like the rest of the library, the meeting room is equipped with indirect lighting. Another highlight of the new facility is the computer room. Georgetown Weekly, Page 5 MW Wednesday, August 26, 1987 +••,. buaa ,MaIMU vara w u,, a -•,---- "It's wired for the programs we are in the process of purchasing, McCollough said. The library's centerpiece, of course, is the spacious area where the general public can research and study or read books and periodicals. There is even a specially designated "quiet area" for research. "We want the kids to use it," McCollough said. "I think the new hours will be until 8 p.m. That's always been a gripe about the present library, that it closes at five o'clock. "We are getting a significant upgrading of reference material and will have an excellent reference library," he said. Next to the main library is a 3,200 square -foot children's library. The entire old library, McCollough said, is just 5,600 square -feet. Everything has really clicked," McCollough said. .. It's a public building," he said. "We want the public to use it. We feel like the citizens of Georgetown will really benefit." Reading program successful Reading has its rewards, as some 70 children who participated in the Georgetown Public Library's summer reading program found out last week. The youngsters were treated to a party Aug. 20 at the Communi- ty Center, featuring Austin mime JoAnn Moran and her colorful "Animal Antics" show. "This is something we've never had the staff or the money for," said Shirley Norris, a Georgetown Public Library staff member. "Everyone came through beautifully." Norris said the Friends of the Library paid for the mime, with refreshments donated by McDonalds, King Saver, Piggly Wiggly, Safeway and HEB. Approximately 500 Georgetown children participated in this year's summer reading pro- gram, with 80 receiving reading certificates, Norris said. This is the 20th year the Georgetown Public Library has sponsored a summer reading pro- gram, she added. "They read all summer," Nor- ris said. "They have to read 10 easy reader books or 10 junior books. We don't set an age limit. Anyone is welcome to participate. "It keeps the children busy reading all summer," she said. "The educational benefits are by far the most important thing. "It's beneficial for the library as well. It keeps our circulation up." Storytellers for the summer reading program this year were Mary Beth Huba, Martha Pinto, Wilma Funderburk and Ann Cannon. Sunday, July 26, 1987 . The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas . Return books, no sweat! Bring out your booksl All is forgiven next month. Through August, the Georgetown Public Library will have an amnesty on library fines. Overdue books — no matter how long they have been over- due — may be returned without fear of a fine during August, announced library board president Parker McCollough. With the amnesty, the library staff is hoping to recover many long over- due library books in time for the move to the new building. "The amnesty period will also give us an opportunity to thank the citizens of Georgetown for their sup- port of the expansion of the library program here," McCollough said.' So look in the closet and under the bed and bring those library books back while you can do it for free. Thursday, July 30, 1987 *it Austin-American-Statesman/Neighbor 3.11, Program provides surYuner jobs 60 area youths gain experience By Jose Novoa American -Statesman Staff Jason Valdez is enjoying the fringe benefits of his summer job at the Georgetown Public Library. "I get to see a lot of interesting books I never heard of, a lot of new authors. I get to check them out and read them," he said. Valdez, 14, said he also enjoys the air conditionipg. His house does not have air conditioning, but his family will soon move to one that does, he said. He said he plans to save some of the money he earns for college, where he plans to study architecture. Valdez is one of 60 youths who found jobs with public service em- ployers in Round Rock, George- town, Cedar Park, Leander, Liberty Hill, and Florence through the Summer Youth Employment Program, said Diane Kallus, re- source manager of Employment Resources, a j,_,b-training service of Williamson -Burnet County Oppor- tunities Inc. The program began June 8 and will end Friday. Eligibility is based on low family income. The youths, whose ages range from 14 to 21, have gained work ex- perience in a variety of clerical, maintenance, groundskeeping, day Jason Valdez, 14, is one of 60 youths in Williamson county who found a job through the Summer Youth Employment Program. care, nursing home, library and recreational facilities, Kallus said. Employment Resources pays the youths' salaries with money from a federal grant administered by the state governor's office, she said. In addition to gaining job experi- ence, 20 of the youths have attend- ed academic enrichment courses for 15 hours a week with Interac- tive Systems Laboratories at the Highland Professional Building in Round Rock and at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Kallus said. The program also gave 40 of the 60 youths an opportunity to learn more about the working world and life skills in a week-long class cov- ering such subjects as how to get and keep a job, she said. 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H 3 I.E4'0-°.c°uc°�� Qa Wednesday, May 6, 1987 Library beg - By Brad Stutzman May marks the beginning of the Georgetown Public Library's registration campaign, designed to phase out the current check-out system and phase in computeriz- ed automation. In conjunction with the new system, the Georgetown City Council passed a non-resident library user fee at its April 14 meeting. People who live inside incor- porated city limits, who register with the library, will receive a library card at no charge, Parker McCollough, chairman of the Library Board, explained. Proof of residency may be established by showing a driver's license, a personalized check, a voter's registration card or a utilities receipt with a current address. Those living outside incor- porated city limits will be charg- ed a $15 annual fee per person, or $25 per family. Those age 65 or older will be charged $10 each, or $15 per fami- ly, for a library card. College students will also be charged $10. "We also realize there may be cases where there is a need to waive the fee," McCollough told the Council, adding that will be at the discretion of Library Direc- tor Judy Duer. The user fee for the new library, located on Martin Luther King Blvd., and schedule for comple- tion by this fall, was passed 4-0 by Council. Council member Luther Laubach, stating the residency re- quirements for free usage should be extended to include all of the Georgetown Independent School District, abstained from voting. "The people in our ETJ, we have a lot of control over them. r in Georgetown Weekly, Page 3 s registration drive They consider themselves residents. We should unite the family," Laubach said. "Those living inside the city are `paying a tax (on a $1.5 million library bond)," McCollough said. "This is an attempt to equalize. "Non-residents supported the user fee during the bond cam- paign," he said. "We didn't ar- rive at this blindly." McCollough estimated that the city tax spent for the library is $5 per resident, or $25 for a family of five in the current fiscal year. Additionally, city property owners pay an annual bond in- debtedness of $36,000, on a $100,000 home, for the new library. Duer said the new facility will have expanded hours, an updated operation, study carrels and other new features. "Current book collections are being evaluated and weeded by the library staff in preparation for the move," Duer said. "A project is also underway to update the reference collection," she said. "Many revised editions of currently owned books arc be- ing purchased, as well as new titles. "In the future, the library is ex- pected to continue expanding the reference collection, in order to better serve the public," Duer said. She said outdated books, duplicate copies and other books removed from the library will be sold at the Saturday, May 9 MayFair book sale, or will be donated to other organizations. Sunday, May 17, 1987 ©1987 Sunday Sun, all rights reserved Turn in our libraryc Y ara for another All this month, the Georgetown Public Library has been re -registering holders, of library cards, to phase out the library's current check-out system and pave the way for more efficient computer-assisted circulation, says Georgetown head librarian Judy Duer. Because everyone who wishes to check out books must register for a new plastic card, library staff members expect to be busy the first few weeks of the drive. The library may be used freely and without registration by any person s who wishes to use books on the spot r in the building. However, those who check out books will be asked for their name, current address and proof t of city residency to qualify for a free card. s Proof of residency• may be sestablished by showing a driver's license, personalized check, voter's registration card or utility receipt with a current address. 1 Children under the age of 16 may obtain cards upon signature of a Cvr��o c parent or guardian who can furnish proof of residence. . Those who reside outside the city limits will be required to pay a yearly user fee of $15 for an individual or $25 for a family. Individuals 65 years or older will be charged $10 or $15 per family. College students will be charged $10. According to Duer, the public library in Georgetown has long been dependent upon the city for its operating funds. Some supplmental funds have been provided by United Way, charitable contributions and state funds. With the transition to city "department" status, the library is expected to increase its financial dependence 'on the city. City residents, therefore, foot the lion's share of the bill for library services through their city taxes. Library Board President J. Parker McCollough estimates that the city tax spent per resident is $5, or $25 for a family of five in the current fiscal year. Additionally, city property owners pay an annual bond indebtedness of $18.50 per year for a $50,000 home. Those outside the city boundaries, however, have no obligation to contribute to the library, either individually or through their Williamson County taxes. In an attempt to be fair to all users, the Library Board proposed a user fee resolution which was passed by the city council April 14. In establishing the fee the library board looked at the tax dollars paid by city residents for the operation of the library as well as at fee scales and regulations of other Texas libraries. After several months of discussion, the decision to adopt the resolution was unanimous among the seven board members who voted April 7. The new library building, scheduled for completion in the fall, will have expanded hours, an updated operation, study carrels and other new features. Current book collections are being evaluated and weeded by the library staff in preparation for the move. A project Is also under way to update the reference collection. Many revised editions of currently owned books are being purchased, as well as new titles. In the future the library is expected to continue expanding the reference collection. 32 Wednesday, April 15, 1987 Georgetown Weekly, Page 19 Council discusses library user fees By Brad Stutzman The Georgetown City Council was scheduled to take action on user fees for the Public Library, as well as recreational facilities, at the Tuesday, April 14 Council meeting. "The residents of the city are having to foot the bill for the new building. This is an attempt to equalize it," Library Board chair- man Parker McCollough said, ex- plaining proposed library user fees. McCollough said the library will begin a registration drive in May, to issue library cards for both city Continued from Page 8 non-residents who own property in the city and pay taxes are pay- ing for the $1.5 million library bond passed last year. But, he said, the user fee is fair and the implementation is simple. "We had a decision to make," he said. The recreation user fee will cover the swimming pools and ballfields, and is divided by ex- empt and non-exempt, status, Parks and Recreation Coordinator Don Burrell explained. Non-profit organizations seek- ing to use the pools or fields are granted exempt status, he said. All other groups will have non- exempt status. Exempt groups will not be charged a rental fee for pool use. residents and non-residents. "It's to get people registered before we move into the new building, issue cards and get it in- to our computers," he said. People who live within incor- porated city limits, who register with the library, will receive a library card at no charge, McCollough said. Those living outside the city limits who want a library card will be charged a user fee of $25 for families, $15 for adults and $15 for senior citizens. McCollough acknowledged that See FEES, Page 19 They will be charged $10 per hour for each lifeguard on duty. If they use the pool during regular operating hours, they will also be charged a $2 admission fee for each adult and $1 for each youth 18 -and -under in the group. Non-exempt groups will be charged the same lifeguard and admission fees. They will also be charged $25 per hour for renting the San Gabriel Park pool and $50 per hour for renting the Williams Drive pool. If there are more than 20 peo- ple in the group, they will be charged $10 for each additonal 10 people, Burrell said. For ballfield use, exempt groups will be charged $8 for lining the Little League fields and $12 for Wednesday, April 29, 1987 Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Library Protest Frost announced that for the first time in 18 years, he will appear before the city council Tuesday night to protest fee charges for library use outside the city limits. "I intend to appear on behalf of the school district," Frost said. "I think they ought to give every student in the GISD free use of the library." Board members ended the two- hour session Monday by agreeing to meet again Monday, May 4, at which time they will discuss a student disciplinary problem and personnel matters in executive session. The next regular GISD board meeting is May 18 and the next public hearing on the budget will be May 21. The May 21 hearing will cover plant maintenance, transportation, debt service and contracted services. lining all other fields. Non-exempt groups will be charged the same lining fee, plus a $25 rental fee. A refundable $25 deposit will also be required. The following lighting fees will be charged both groups, VFW fields, $3 per hour; softball and San Gabriel Park fields, $10 per hour; Little League major division fields, $6 per hour; and Little League minor division fields, $4 per hour. "The city has been doing a lot for free in the past," Burrell said. The city is going to user fees, a lot of cities are. "What we are charging does not take care of the full thing, but offsets some of the costs," he said. "The fee is minimal." Wednesday, April 22, 1987. Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Library fees come to town People living outside Georgetown's city limits will have to pay to use the Georgetown Public Library, effective in a cou- ple of weeks. Last week the city council ap- proved (4-0, with Councilman Luther Laubach abstaining) a pro- posal by the city's Library Board to impose a fee schedule on all non -city library users to check out books. 2 The action came at the regular meeting last week. Library Board chairman Parker McCollough made the presentation, which met with quite a bit of discussion and reaction by council and audience members. Here are the fees: $25 per year for families. $15 for individuals. $10 for college students. Senior citizens can purchase either an in- dividual card for $10, or a family card for $15. Re -registration of all library card holders begins May 4, said the city's new librarian, Judy Duer. The new library is expected to be finished this summer. Sunday, February 15, 1987 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas WINEW W T Al VA New library scheme These are the architects' depictions of the new ween Sth and 9th streets on Martin Luther King Street. Georgetown Public Library, now under construction bet- The project is due for completion In September. LIBRARY t �! Georgetown Weekly, Page 4 Wednesday, January 21, 1987 Certified Savings to donate $15, 000 City gets By Brad Stutzman Georgetown is receiving a break on its library computer system, thanks to the generosity of Cer- tified Savings Association. The Georgetown City Council voted last Tuesday to assume pay- ment for the computer hardware if Georgetown's Library Board decides not to incorporate the system into its automation process. Library board chairman Parker McCollough said last week the donation is coming from Certified Savings Association and its board chairman, Tommy Goff. "It's a substantial gift. We ap- preciate their farsightedness, Cer- tified Savings and Mr. Goff," McCollough said. computer City Manager Bob Gaylor said the library will receive $65,000 worth of computer equipment, of which $39,000 is still owed to IBM under Certified's lease/purchase agreement. Certified Savings, he said, will donate $15,000 of that balance to the city, leaving Georgetown with just $24,000 to pay. "What I want to assure the Library Board is that if they pur- chase this, plus software, that if, this does not serve their final needs, the city will take over the system," Gaylor said. "To me, this is an ideal oppor- tunity, whether it is the library or the city, to get this hardware at this price," he said. "Any day, we should take a $24,000 system that Wednesday, February 11, 1987 bargain, is valued at $65,000." "It's a very sophisticated pro- gram," McCollough said. "It's the hardware that we're purchas- ing. We'll be developing the soft- ware program." McCollough said the Library Board is now in the process of in- terviewing candidates for the Pro- ject Manager/Library Director position. That person, he said, will im- plement the new automation system and then manage the library after construction on the new facility, approved by voters last year in a $1.5 million bond election, is complete. McCollough said Wednesday that six candidates have been in- terviewed. Georgetown Weekly, Page 3 Cit , hires library By Brad Stutzman The city of Georgetown has hired a new Library Services Director. - Judy Duer has been hired by the city to oversee construction of the new library and its transition to a computer system, and will run the library on a day to day basis, Hartley Sappington, Georgetown's director of Com- munity Services, said last week. Duer, currently Director of Library Services for the city of Cor- sicana, will begin work Monday, Jan. 16, and earn $25,000 a year. She will work out of the new Municipal Court building until library construction is finished later this year. Duer holds a bachelor of science degree in anthropology and a masters degree in library science from the University of Texas at Austin. "Her primary function is that of the library manager for the ci- ty. That's her first duty," Sapp- ington said. The new library is being built on Martin Luther King Blvd., bet- ween Eighth and Ninth streets. Sappington said Duer will monitor the new facility's progress with the architects and contractors while it is under construction. "Her second step will be preparing for the automation of the library," Sappington said. "She will be installing software in the computer. "`The third thing will be mov- ing to the library," he said, em- phasising the library will not close its doors during the move from 609 Main St. "We plan to make library ser- vices continuous in the city," Sap- pington said. "She is really going to be an asset," Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough said. McCollough also said once the new library is open, he would like to see its operational hours ex- panded, from 45 hours per week to 50 or 52 hours per week. McCollough said that in order to better serve the public, the library should stay open two even- ings per week, expand Saturday hours and open for a half-day Sundays. The new library, approv- ed by voters in a $1.5 million 1986 bond election, is scheduled to be completed by fall. The library is being built primarily from limestone and will be a 17,000 square -foot structure in its first phase, with the ability to expand to 26,000 square -feet. After second phase completion, the libary should serve a popula- tion of between 45,000 and '-50,000. Chief among its physical features will be a landscaped cour- tyard, on site parking facilities, and a rotunda made of polished Texas pink granite. In addition, the library will feature a conference room with seating for between 150 and 200 people. Wednesday, December 3, 1986 Georgetown Weekly, Library bid gets approval Ground breaking coming Georgetown moved a step closer to breaking ground for its new public library last week, when the City Council approved a low bid of $1,227,000 for the project. The bid was awarded to W.B. Bailey Elliott, Inc., Austin, at the Nov. 25 Council meeting, with ground breaking tentatively set for later this month. "We're having a meeting with the contractor tomorrow, to talk about a ground breaking," Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough said Monday. He said the ground breaking will probably take place the se- cond week of December, with an �►r LIBRARY Continued from Page 1 After second phase completion, the library should serve a popula- tion of between 45,000 and 50,000 people, McCollough said. Chief among its features will be a landscaped courtyard, om-site parking facilities and a rotunda made from polished Texas pink granite. In addition, the library will feature a conference room with seating for between 150 and 200 people, as well as modern com- puter facilites. Because of the necessary skills involved, McCollough said the estimated 230 days construction time for the job. The new library, to be located between Eighth and Ninth streets on Martin Luther King Street, should be completed by next fall, McCollough said. In April, Georgetown voters ap- proved a $1.5 million library bond by nearly a two -to -one margin. The new library will replace a smaller facility, built in 1970 at 609 Main St. The library will be built primarily from limestone and will be a 17,000 square -foot structure in its first phase, with the ability to expand to 26,000 square -feet. See LIBRARY, Page 2 Library Board has initiated a search for a full time Director of Library Services. "We're getting alot of applica- tions for the position of Director of Library Services," he said. "We're going to hire a person as (services director and) Project Manager and pay that person out of the bond proceeds — who can work with the contractor — until we can go to Council and ask for funding for that position. "We're in a transitional phase now and we're looking for so- meone who can help us as we move into the new building." Georectown Weekly. Paee 5 serf photo/Jane Owen Members of the Georgetown Library Board broke ground last week at the site of the new library, due for completion next fall. Sunday, December 21, 1986 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Flying shovels Sun/David Sprague If enthusiasm and high spirits could move moun- tains the construction site for the new public library would already be prepared. Library board members and librarian Verne Philpot let the mud, and perhaps a few shovels, fly in groundbreaking ceremonies December 16. W. Bailey Elliot will be constructing the new building at Martin Luther King and Eighth Streets. Construction is expected to take eight to 10 months to complete. Board members are (from left) Parker McCollough, chair- man, Winfred Bonner, Nancy Benold, Nancy Snead, Gwen Morrison, Dorian Sullivan, Marjorie Youngman, Marjorie Herbert (hidden) and Linda Davis. Verne Philpot is at the right. Many other at- tended. Public Notice Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS to bidders provided the documents are OFFICIAL PUBLICATION returned in good condition, and show no I. Bids, in duplicate, sealed in an opa- evidence of having been taken apart, mark- que envelope addressed to:.. -.,.. -ed .. up or defaced, within sevep (7) days,, TO: City of Georgetown after the opeing of the bids. Director of Purchasing 10. Deposits for Contract Documents Post Office Box 409 shall be made payable to the City of Georgetown, TX 78627 Georgetown and presented to the Architect will be received on November 17, 1986 un- prior to receiving Contract Documents. til 9:00 a.m.11. Documents will be dispered begin - 2. Each sealed bid identified on the face ning October 15, 1986 by: of its envelope as follows: HIDELL ARCHITECTS FROM: Georgetown Public Library u 2811 McKinney, Suite I07 810 Martin Luther King Dallas, Texas 71204 City of Georgetown (214) 855.0335 FROM: Name and address of 12. A pre-bid conference will be held at: Bidder Location: City Countil Chambers 3. No bid will be accepted after 9:00 814 Main Street, a.m. on Nov. 17, 1986 at which time bids Georgetown, Texas Time: 1:00 pm, November 4, 1986 will be publicly opened and read aloud 1n the City Chambers at 814 Main Street, 13. The Work, described in the Contract Georgetown, Texas. Late bids will be Documents, is summarized as follows: Site returned unpoened. Bidders are invited to work, paving, landscaping, a one-story be present. heavy -gauge steel frame structure, exterior 4. A bidder's bid will consist of the base stone veneer, masonry and drywall parti- bid and all addenda and alternates. No bid tions, fire sprinkler, interior finishes, and addenda, with all alternates quoted, HVAC and plumbing. are submitted by the bidder, under - It is the goal of the City of Georgetown schedule identified hereinabove. that as least ten (10) percent of the Work 5. Cashier's check or acceptable bidder's performed under each contract will be done bond, payable to the City of Georgetown, by minority and two percent by women - in the amount of not less than five percent , owned business enterprises. 1022 (5%) of the total bid submitted, consisting of the base bid an all addenda and alter- nates, must accompany the sealed bid. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bonds of the three lowest bidders will be retained until the contract has been sign- ed; otherwise, the remaining bonds may be obtained from the city Secretary after Georgetown Weekly, Page 26 forty-eight (48) hours from the time of opening the bids. 6. The City of Georgetown reserves the right to waive any informalities, or minor. irregularities in the bid or reject any or all bids received. The City, within its sole discretion, may accept all, some, or not of Wednesday, October 15, 1986 the alternate items. 7. The Contract will be awarded, if at all, to the lowest responsible bidder, bas- ` ed upon the sum of the base bid, allowances, addenda, and those alternates, if any accepted by the Owner. The deci- sion to accept or reject any or all alternates, an thereby determining the lowest and best resultant bid, shall be solely within the descretion of the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown. 8 The Contract Documents may be ex- amined at the AGC, Dodge, or Texas Con- tractor plan rooms. 9 Bidders may obtain three (3) sets of the Contract Documents and contract forms by submitting a deposit of One - Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per ser for the guarantee of the safe return of the Con- tract Documents, all of which is refundable Austin American -Statesman Sunday, November 9, 1986 1 DIRECTOR Of LIBRARY Services,. — Project Manager. Durinq con- structlon on new llbr& y with r sponsibillty of staff, Iuntls end resources MLS from ALA accredit. ed shcool with administrative and . automation exprlence required. Base salary $45,000 with benefits.,, EOE. Respond In writing by Decem- ber Is: Parker McCullou h, Pretl- dent Library Board, 11 7 MNn, Georgetown, Tx 78646. Williamson County Sun November 5, 1986 QWhy doesn't the George - • town Public Library stay open nights and weekends? During our last tax referendum a - lady came to my house and said the library hours were going to be extend- ed. My question is when? The library is a public library for everybody to use, and I think it's an awful waste of my tax dollars for my library to only be open two nights un- til 8 p.m. and Saturdays until 2 p.m. It's pretty hard to use a facility that always has its doors locked when most people can only take advantage of its use on weekends and evenings. Let's let our library board know we want hours so everybody can use and enjoy our nice library. Hours should be 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily and noon to 11 p.m. on Sundays. Why have a library we can't all enjoy? Jackie Covert Georgetown AI spoke to librarian Verne • Philpot at the Georgetown Public Library. To the best of her knowledge, the library will extend its hours once it is in its new building. Plans are to be in the new building by January or February, 1988. Ground has not yet been broken for it, so that is only a projected date. Right now there is not enough money in the library budget to hire enough workers for more extended hours, but Mrs. Philpot would like to emphasize the fact that the library is open on Tuesday and Thursday even- ings until 8 p.m. Many people are not aware of that since those extended hours are fairly new. As for specific hours that the new library will be open, express your views to the library board. Call or visit the library to get a list of those on the board- It is a public library, as you mentioned, and I'm sure the board is interested in the public's opinion on what hours our library is open. If you have any questions or suggestions (with emphasis on Williamson County) write Debbie Bean, Hot Line, The Williamson County Sun, P. O. Box 39, Georgetown, Texas 78617. Name, address and telephone number must be included. Wednesday, August 13, 1986 Willlamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas * Old-time stories not just for kiddies (continued from page 1) it back, but he told her that he wanted her to wear it to church, so that set- tled that. "1 can remember her getting into the wagon to go to church one windy Sunday and muttering that she hoped the wind would blow that hat away." After church, the minister was a frequent guest at Carter and Williams' home. "Mama usually cooked all week because she knew Papa would invite the preacher and no telling who else to come home with us for dinner. We kids had to wait while the grown-ups ate, but Mama always had a job for a a { f , 1 g: Clara Williams, old-timer, enjoys sharing area history with interested listeners. We are now in the stage where we to expand to 26,000 square -feet. Wednesday, October 15, 1986 will advertise for bids." After second phase completion, McCollough said bids for the the library should serve a popula- library, to be located between tion of between 45,000 and Eighth Street and Ninth Street on 50,000, McCollough said. _..•.- Martin Luther King Street, will be Chief among the new library's-- GeorgetownWeek1 Pa opened Nov. 17. features will be a landscaped tour- aft— Y+ ge 5 The Library Board will then tyard, on-site parking facilities and review bids with project architect a rotunda made from polished William Hydell and make its Texas pink granite. recommendation to the In addition, the library will Georgetown City Council at the feature a conference room with Nov. 25 Council meeting. seating for between 150 and 200 "We feel like this is a good people, as well as modem com- market for construction work and puter facilities. we feel like we'll get some pretty Georgetown property owners good bids," McCollough said. will pay approximately 3.7 cents McCollough said ground at the per S 100 assessed valuation for the new library should be broken in library, or about $36 per year on early December with actual con- a $100,000 home. struction beginning in January. In May, the city received a "Realistically, you're looking at $200,000 federal Title 11 grant for couple of us. "We didn't have any screen doors, so she'd always put one of us at each end of the long table and we had to fan the flies with a big white napkin while the company ate," Williams said. The three remembered election days as big events. "Everybody came to town to votd and stayed until the election was over," said Davis. "Mothers would spread blankets out on the courthouse lawn for the babies to play on and most of the cars and wagons would park on the south side of the square, because that's where the picture show was then. "The owner would come out on the roof with a megaphone and announce the results. Sometimes, we'd stay in town all night if we had to." Romance blossomed on both elec- tion days and Saturday nights. "Our mothers would sit in wagons or cars down on the south end of the square. Most of the boys were on the north end. Groups of us girls would walk around to their end and we'd stay long enough to talk a bit and maybe hold hands for a minute, then we'd have to get back around where our mothers could see us," Davis said. All three women worked hard in their younger days. "I was 18 years old and had a teaching job at Andice," Davis said. "I had a class full of farm boys and was teaching agriculture. I'd never spent a night on a farm in my life. "One day, I noticed the next lesson was on how to locate a privy. I wasn't about to try to teach such a lesson to all those boys, so I gave them that chapter for homework and told them we'd have the next chapter after it for the next day. "The next chapter was on soybeans and cowpeas. One boy raised his hand and asked what the chapter was about. I told him, 'You may never have seen a soybean, but there's not a single one of you that's never seen a cow pee'. "Some of my former students still kid me about it." Carter recalled that she started working for a dollar a day in a local . grocery store while her husband worked on the railroad for $2.50 per day. "At the end of the first week,. my boss paid me in bills and I took the money home without counting it. When I got home I noticed that he had given me $9 instead of the $6 1 was expecting. I worried about it all ' weekend. "I went in Monday and handed him $3, telling him that he'd overpaid me. "1 knew damn well what I was do- ing," he roared. "I gave you a raise." If you'd like to hear more tales from the history of our area, just show up at the library any Tuesday in August at 7:15 p.m. Continued from Page 5 any of the $50,000 in grant money received in 1970 towards construc- tion of the old library. "Everything's in order and we're looking real good," McCollough said. "The city has been very cooperative in preparing the site. "The city is going to bury its utilities. There will be no overhead utilities. We won't have to pay for that out of the grant money," he said. "Provided it is in the budget, we are going to put in sidewalks and streetlights like are on the square," McCollough said. 2-q Vol. 110, No. 14 Wednesday, August 13, 1986 (c) 1986 Williamson County Sun, all rights reserved Jewel Carter spins tales of older and gentler days in Georgetown. She shared some of them at the library's Adult Story Hour August S. Living history spoken'he/Ate.- By Barbara Barrier tory hour is not just for kids. A flock of eager adults showed up at the Georgetown library the even- ing of August 5 to listen while Jewel Carter, Clara Williams and Gervis Davis shared tales about how life in Georgetown used to be. The evening was the first in a series of Tuesday story times planned for adults during August. Carter and Williams, who are sisters, told about living "up on the prairie," near Bartlett. "Papa always called that area the 'prairie,' " Williams said. "I never did know why." "Because there weren't many trees up there, I guess," Carter opined. "Papa always used to tell us kids that he could have bought that good blackland over by Taylor for $5 an acre. We always wondered why he didn't. It took us years to figure out it was because he didn't have $5 to spare," Williams recalled. Williams said she went to school at Gravel Hill, between Florence and Jarrell. "I was 16 years old before I ever the saw the courthouse in Georgetown. Back then, coming to Georgetown was quite a trip." When Carter, Williams and Davis made it to Georgetown, though, they had themselves a time. "Fifty years ago, 35 cents was plenty to have a good time Saturday night on the square," Davis remembered. "You could buy a hamburger for 20 cents, and still have enough for a drink, some penny candy and admission to the movie. "Then, we all took our folding cups over to the ice house and the iceman would let us scoop up crushed ice. My mother was always concerned about germs, and didn't like me to do it, but I never worried about it for a minute. And, you can see it didn't hurt me any." Another pastime greatly fancied by the girls of that day was to gale longingly into a certain hat - shop window on the square. "The shop was owned by the Tolby girls and they made the hats themselves. They were the most wondrous creations -- birds and feathers and flowers and clouds of tulle," Davis said. For her 16th birthday, Davis received gloves, calling cards and one of the much coveted Tolby hats. "I think it had a bird in a nest on it," she sighed at the lovely memory. Williams had a hat story, too. "Papa bought mama a hat once. It was black, with a purple ribbon that stuck way up and a passel of flowers on one side. "Mama told him he was just going to have to take (continued on page 15) I� Wednesday, August 6, 1986 Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Georgetown,budgetproposed 8percen't higher By Mark Mitchell The quickest way to describe the proposed Georgetown budget for next year is to say it taps nearly every source of possible revenues. The city could expose itself to a possible tax rollback election if the ci- ty council embraces the eight percent increase proposed in City Manager Bob Gaylor's 1986-87 budget. The document also recommends increases in most fees and fines. Gaylor has placed the draft budget in the city secretary's office for public review. The city council has also received copies. A council budget workshop was ex- pected Tuesday. The other budget workshops have been scheduled for August 11 and 15. The final budget will be adopted on the second reading of the ordinance Tuesday, August 26 at 7 p.m. in the downtown fire station hall. Gaylor plans to spend some $600,000 more this year than in 1985-86, an increase of 4.3 percent overall. Last year the city phased -in addi- tional employees, particularly in the police and fire departments. The full fiscal impact of the new people will not be felt until they are on board for the full 1986-87 budget year. That is one reason why expenditures will go up in September, Gaylor tells the council in his budget cover letter. The cost of implementing the Comprehensive Plan is another reason cited for budget increases. Four new planners are being added to the Community Planning and Development Division for this task. A tax increase of eight percent, if the council approves it, will raise the tax rate to 34 cents per $100 of valua- tion, up from 28 cents per $100. For the city, it would mean $102,862 more would to into the city's general fund. If you paid $224 in municipal taxes on your $80,000 home this year, you are likely to pay $272 next year. The city's general funds (the city's non-utility related, day-to-day operating coffer), would receive an additional $102,862 tinder this plan. General fund revenues would total $840,799. Sales tax, the city's biggest generator of income, is expected to decline significantly next year in Georgetown, as in most Texas cities, because of a receding economy. To make up for the shortfall in sales tax revenues, Gaylor is also pro- posing hikes in eight separate fees and in all city fines. Speeding fines, for example, are proposed to climb from $25 to $40 plus the additional levy made for each mile over the speed limit. The latter portion would go from $2 to $3. All other fines Gaylor would raise by $10. This year fines have brought in $150,000. Next year, with the in- creases they could yield an estimated $216,000. Garbage -haul rates would also in- crease from $5 to $7 for city residents, and from $7 to $9 for customers out- side the city limits, netting $378,000 for Georgetown. The commercial monthly rate would climb from $20 to $25. The school garbage rates would double, practically, from $80 per month to $150 per month. Revenue for picking up school garbage could jump from $7,920 to $14,400. Builders, look out! Building, elec- trical, plumbing and mechanical per- mits would all cost you more per house if you continue to build in the city, under Gaylor's proposal. A building permit for a 1,200 square foot home would cost $175, up from $100. For the 2,000 sq. ft. home, the fee would shoot from $144 to $252. The fee for a 3,000 square foot home would nearly double, from $184 to $322. Electrical permits would be as follows: $43 for a 1,200 sq. ft. home — up from $25; $52 for a 2,000 sq. ft. home, up from $30; and $61 for a 3,000 sq. ft. home, up from $35. Plumbing permits also would about double: $38 for a 1,200 sq. ft. home, up from $22; $45• for a 2,000 sq. ft. home, up from $30; and $61 for a 3,000 sq. ft. home, up from $30. Mechanical fees — which used to cost $17 for a 1,200 sq. ft. home; $19 for a 2,000 sq. ft. home and $23 for a 3,000 sq. ft. home — would cost $29, $33, and $40 respectively. In sum, total revenues generated from these various construction - related permits could increase from $51,840 for 1985-86 (which was not a very intensive building year) to $132,300 for 86-87. This assumes, however, that roughly the same number of homes will be built this next fiscal year. Gaylor also proposes a new recrea- tional fee, for those using the pools and other recreational facilities, utilities or personnel, which would raise an estimated $30,000. New library fees, for library users from outside the city limits, would rake in $30,000. And fire protection contracts with entities outside the ci- ty's extra -territorial jurisdiction would net the city $650 per call (to be paid, by the county probably) or an estimated $80,000. The first in the series of the new program planned for adults at the Georgetown Public Library proved to be a success with approximately 25 persons in attendance. Gervis Davis began her tale with a story about teaching in the '30s. She was responsible for teaching agriculture, arithmetic, science and spelling at the Andice School. Davis also talked about standing In front of the window for half an hour at Talby's Hat Shop to peruse the beautiful custom-made hats. "I made my Georgetown debut, when I was able to wear one of those gorgeous hats, gloves and car- ry my own calling cards," she said. Jewel Carter talked about land selling for $5 an acre and what it was like on the square during the '30s and '40s. "You could have an awfully good time around the square for 35 cents," remarked one of the tellers. That would buy a hamburger, drink, and a penny's worth of candy. Mrs. Carter worked for several years at the Armstrong Grocery Store, which was the biggest store in town for $1 a day. Later, she be- came manager of the local Piggly Wiggly store on Williams Drive. She worked there for almost 25 years. there will be a storytime titled This month there is a storytime titled "Tales of Texas" at 7:15 p.m. Tues- days. Barbara Seever has coordi- nated the event in observance of the Texas Sesquicentennial. "This all started when I volun- teered to tell some Texas stories for the Children's Story Hour, and one of the mothers asked me if she could come and listen during the story hour,,she said. She had just moved to the state and was eager to learn more about our history, according to Seever. Se - ever decided it would be wonderful to share the history of Georgetown and Texas with others and hopes this will appeal to newcomers and oldtimers as well. Long-time residents of George- town will reminisce and tell stories about the history of our town and life in the olden days in Texas. Oth- er programs of historic interest will also be presented. The first program was presented by Jewel Guthrie Carter, Gervis Enochs Davis and Clara Guthrie Williams. Upcoming programs will feature Claudie and Francis Mayo, Charles Cating and Esta Lee Hausenfluke. Barbara Seever will present the fi- nal program, Aug. 26, on "Tales of a Texas Tale -Teller, J. Frank Dobie." Dobie is a well-known Texan who graduated from Southwestern Uni- versity, which today houses "The Dobie Collection" in the Cody Me- morial Library. The Public Library is regularly open on Tuesday and Thursday eve- nings until 8 and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednes- day and Friday hours are 10 a.m. to S p.m. During July, 4,806 people used the library, with more than 13,000 books circulated. Anyone interested in sharing per- sonal anecdotes about life in Texas, or in Georgetown, please contact Barbara at 863.2275. Marlene Williams Georgetown seventh annual Women's Equality Day Luncheon Aug. 23 at the Fel- lowship Hall of First United Meth- odist Church on University Avenue. The salad luncheon, which will be prepared by caucus members, begins at noon and the featured guest speaker is Sarah Weddington. Weddington is an attorney in pri- vate practice, as well as senior lec- turer in the department of American Studies and Government at the University of Texas. She is a nationally recognized ex- pert on leadership and her topic will be "Some Leaders are Born Women." The caucus sponsors this event in celebration of the 66th anniversary of women's right to vote. Donations of $5 are requested and will be ac- cepted at the door. The public is invited to hear this outstanding speaker and reserva- tions are requested in advance by calling 863-8745 or 863-1853 during business hours. Reservations must be made by Aug. 21. If any organization or business is interested in being a sponsor, a con- tribution may be made with a mini- mum of $25. Contact Fran Carlson at 863-3304 for more information. W,: .._. __._ - - _....._. -- -- ._.. _ Photo by Marlene Williams Gervis Davis, from left, Barbara Seever, Jewel Carter and Clara Williams prepare for the first Adult Story Hour at the Georgetown library., August 6, 1986 Allo c9: .,._ n. .. .. I I r'a2hi _ _, ".t, .,. 1 t..i 11. Storybook puppets All children, age pre-school through the second grade, are invited to a puppet show, "Peter Rabbit" to be presented at 11 a.m. August 14 at the Georgetown Public Library. Puppeteers are Shirley Norris and Helen McHugh. Norris's son, Johnnie, shown at age 3, displays the Mother Rabbit puppet above. Thursday, August 7, 7988 Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor Library program A new program has been planned for adults at the Georgetown Public Library. 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Long-time residents of George. 1 Vi, 0 zo C �-t • • W O M O C M (n C M Slr r soma RL C Z 0 n M1 Thursday, August 7, 1986 Austin American-Statesman/Neighbc Library program A new program has been planned for adults at the Georgetown Public Library. In addition to the chi]- dren's story hour, there will be an adult story hour during August on Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. Barbara Se - ever has coordinated the event in observance and in honor of the Tex- as Sesquicentennial. Long-time residents of George. 1 Vi, 0 zo C �-t • • W O M O C M (n C M Wednesday, May 7, 1986 City may get grant for library By Brad Stutzman Georgetown may be able to receive federal government assistance for its new public library, as the City Council has voted unanimously to apply for a $200,000 grant. Georgetown voters approved a $1.5 million library bond by a 1,231 to 696 margin during the April 5 elections. Library Board Chairman Paker McCollough told Council members at their April 23 meeting that the city is now eligible to receive the $200,000 Title 11 grant, under the Library Construction and Service Act. "Now that we've had the bond election, the grant money appears to be freed up," McCollough said. McCollough said the grant ap- plication must be submitted by May 1. Bill Gooch, a Georgetown resident and state librarian in Austin, who last year conducted a needs assessment study for the new library, will prepare the grant. Furthermore, McCollough told the Council he has learned the ci. ty will not have to repay the federal government 1970 grant money allocated for construction of the old library, located at 609 Main St. "The second piece of good news we received is it appears the federal government will waive the repayment of money, "he said. The old library was built at a cost of $122,000. The city at that time received a $50,000 grant towards construction. The federal money received was contingent upon the facility being " used for "same or similar pur. poses. " As the old library is now worth approximately $300,000, the city could have been forced to pay back its pm rata share of the grant, or about $120,000. The new library, to be built bet. ween Eighth and Ninth streets on Martin Luther King Street, will cost between $1.3 and $1.4 million. Therefore, there was an extra $100,000 to $200,000 allocated in the bond election for architectural fees and to cover possible repay. merit of the 1970 grant. "We have discovered the federal government is generous in granting waivers," McCollough told the Council. "We will be able to apply the equity of the old building into the new building without designating it (the old building) for library use." Council has yet to decide exactly what will be done with the old library. Page 2, GeorgetownWeekly The new library will be built primarily from limestone and will be a 17,000 square -foot structure in its first phase, with the ability for expansion to 26,000 square -feet. McCollough said the project should be ready to let for bid by November or December, with ground breaking taking place later in December. Sun -Advertiser Williamson County Sun Thursday, June 19, 1986 June 15, 1986 sw HW 6c25 LIBRARY HELP WANTED Apply at teh Georgetown Public Library. 709 Main Street. sw HW6p18 Wednesday, June 18, 1986 LIBRARY HELP WANTED Apply at t e Georgetown Public Library. 709 Main Street. sw HW6p18 Construction is slated to begin byJanuary, 1987, and the project Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas is scheduled to be completed by December, 1987. Library at end of Reading Rainbow' Children devoted to the "Reading • The library's reading program for Rainbow" program on television may children continues throughout the find the series a gateway to library summer. Preschool and primary use. school age children may attend Georgetown Public Library has storytime each Thursday at 11 a.m. purchased the entire series of books to The summer book club for older be featured on "Reading Rainbow" students encourages children to keep this summer, said Head Librarian a log of their reading. Award cer- Verne Philpot. Children who enjoy tificates await those who complete the these stories can now check out the same books in the local library. Already the books are being talked ` up by Andy Thomason, son of library 'p 0 staff member Sharon Thomason. °' Andy, toting an armful of his ._ favorites, gives his pitch to visitors in Cn the children's room. "Would you like some Reading Rainbow books today?" he asks politely. The books are on display and carry a small rainbow on the spine to iden- tify them as part of the special collec- tion. 4 Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor Thursday, June 26, 1986 N. �'�'--------� Summer shun-6nie X04 Marlene Williams r r Georgetown To earn the Reading Club Certifi- cate, children must read at least 20 easy -read books, or a minimum of 10 junior books. Book logs may be picked up at the library desk. The storytime program is coordi- nated this summer by Thurston Cor- nett. If anyone would like to volunter to read to the children, please call her at 863-6701 to sched- ule a specific date or volunteer to substitute. The Georgetown Public Library has expanded the storytime pro- gram during the summer for chil. dren in first ihrough third grades. They meet in the periodicals sec- tion of the library at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, while the pre-school age children have storytime in the chil- dren's room. All children are welcome to at- tend the storytime reading hour. Children who already read, are encouraged to participate in the Summer Reading Club, sponsored by the library and The Texas State Library. This year's theme is Texas history for the Sesquicentennial. Children may read a variety of books of their own choosing and are pot limited to 'Texas material only._ required number of selections. Students choose their own books, however a collection of junior Texana matrerial is displayed for those who want to follow up the Sesquicenten- nial theme. The library staff also has a list of il- lustrated classics that include both youth and adult fiction. Library program, A new program has been planned for adults at the Georgetown Public Library. Now, in addition to the children's story hour, there will be an adult storytime at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays during August. Barbara Seever has coordinated the event in observance and in hon. or of the Texas Sesquicentennial. "This all started when I volun- teered to tell some Texas stories for the children's story hour, and one of the mothers asked me if she could come and listen during the story hour." She had just moved to the state and was eager to learn more about our history, according to Seever. Long-time residents of George- town will reminlse and tell stores about the history of Georgetown and life in the olden days. Other programs of historic interest will be Presented. The first program will be presented by Ellagene Lott, Jew. el Carter, Gervis Davis and Clara Williams. Anyone Interested in sharing per- sonal anecdotes about life in Texas, or in Georgetown, please contact Barbara at 863-2275. Library fare "Tales of Texas," a storytlme for adults in observance of the Ses- quicentennial, will be offered at 7:15 p.m. each Tuesday in August at the Georgetown Public Library. Longtime residents of the area will share reminiscences, and pro. grams on vaious historic happen- ings adn endeavors will be Presented, On August 5, the storytime will be presented by four Georgetown natives, Ellagene Eanes Lott, Ger. vis Enochs Davis, Jewel Guthrie Carter and Clara Guthrie Williams. Audiences participation will be welcome; and other Georgetown residents wishing to take part in the month-long series are aksed to get in touch with Mrs. Barbara Seever at 863-2275. 11 h u 21_. Wednesday, April 9, 1986 Voters anv% bond. for new library By Brad Stutzman Georgetown's new public library may be completed by the fall of 1987, following the 1,231 to 696 passage of a $1.5 million library bond in Saturday's elections. The library captured the atten- tion of Georgetown voters, with 1,927 of the 2,205 citizens who voted Saturday casting ballots on the bond. Parker McCollough, chairman of the Library Board, credited public sentiment and a strong campaign by the board for the bond's passage. "I think the public is saying we will support good quality library service in Georgetown, and that's what we intend to do," he said. "I also attribute it to the hard work of the board members." The new library will be built between Eighth Street and Ninth Street, on Martin Luther King Street. It will be built primarily from limestone and will be a 17,000 square -foot structure in its first phase, with the ability for expan- sion to 26,000 square feet. After second phase completion, the library should serve a popula- tion of between 45,000 and 50,000, McCollough said. Chief among the library's features will be a landscaped cour- tyard, on-site parking facilities and a rotunda made from polished Texas pink granite. In addition, the library will feature a conference room with seating for between 150 and 200 people, as well as modern com. puter facilities.... The facility itself will cost bet- ween $1.3 and $1.4 million, or about $80 per square foot, accor- ding to project architect William Hydell. Monty Nitcholas, the city's financial consultant, said to February that Georgetown proper- ty owners should expect to pay ap- proximately 3.7 cents per $100 assessed valuation for the library, or about $18.50 per year on a $50,000 home. The remainder of the bond money will be used to pay for ar- chitectural fees, as well as any Ti- tle 11 money to be refunded the federal government. The old library, located at 609 Main St., was built for $122,000 in 1970. The city at that time received a $50,000 grant towards construction. While the old library is now worth approximately $300,000, the federal money received, under the Libriry.Construction and Ser- vice Act, was contingent upon the facility being used for "same or similar purposes." Should the library be sold or us- ed for another purpose, the city could have to pay back its pro rata share of the grant money, or about $120,000. While the city has yet to decide what will be done with the old library, McCollough said he is hoping the federal government will waive the pay -back provision. In addition, he said the city will be applying for an additional $200,000 in Title II funding and that the outcome of that should be known by May. While Saturday's bond pissed by a rather comfortable margin, in 1984 a $750,000 library bond was narrowly defeated, 509-506. "They had no idea what they were going to use the money for," McCollough said. "It was just a figure thrown in. We had a pro- fessional set of plans for the city of Georgetown. " McCollough outlined the future of the library's construction. First, the city must wait at least 30 days until after the April 9 can- vassing of election results before selling the bond. He said the issuance process will begin in May, with city officals meeting with a bond racing agency. Then, the bond should be sold by June, with the city receiving the bond money by mid-July. Ground breaking at the library site should tai.e place in August. ' "What we'll be doing during this time, with respect to the building itself, will be working with the architect to finalize plans for the City Council," McCollough said. "During the past month when we were campaigning for the bond, we were able to gather in- formation, comments and criticism," he said. "We have formed a subcommittee and will put that in a report to the City Council. " Wednesday, April 9, 1986 Williamson County SUN, Spiffy new library, charter run gauntlet By Mark Mitchell A new library and amendments to the city charter received the over- whelming support of Georgetown residents in Saturday's city elections. Nearly 25 percent of the city's 5,000 registered voters stormed out to ap- prove the $1.5 million library bond. All but one of the 36 amendments to the city's 1970 charter were approved. Most were approved by a two to one, and in some cases, a three to one margin. The library bond, which lost by three votes in a capital improvement bond election two years ago, received 1,231 votes Saturday. That was nearly twice the nay vote count of 676.' "We're delighted," said Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough Monday. "The citizens responded to the program that we presented them." McCollough attributes the over- whelming success of the library bond passage to his library board members, "who really worked hard at selling the plan to the community." "One thing we learned during the period of the bond campaign were several criticisms that we hope to ad- dress to the future library. We really want to accommodate the concerns that were raised by certain citizens. This election tells the council that the citizenry wants good library services and that's what we're going to pro- vide them," McCollough said. Library board members who labored for the passage of the bond included McCollough, Marjorie Youngman, Marjorie Herbert, Nancy Benold, Nancy Snead, Dorian Sullivan, Gwen Morrison, Winfred Bonner and Linda Davis. "These are some people who are committed to libraries and doing something for Georgetown. I can't tell you how much pride I have in them," McCollough said. Another group of citizens were just as elated about the passage of the revised Georgetown Charter, a pro - (continued on page 6) * Library, charter changes pass (continued from pine 1) ject that, like the new library pro- posal, has been evolving on the draw- ing board for more than a year and has been the subject of hundreds of hours of committee meetings. Charter Revision Committee Chair- man Emil Malinovsky said Saturday's vote showed "overwhelming accep- tance by the people" of his commit- tee's efforts. The only amendment voters thumb- ed down was Amendment Number 9 (764 for and 103% against), which would have enabled the council to hire up to three aides — something like legislative pages — to assist with research and other duties of of- ficialdom. "I guess the voters didn't feel the council needed aides. They actually turned down one I didn't think they would have any problem with," Malinovsky said. Perhaps the most controversial amendment, Number 4, calling for the restriction of people involved in real estate on the city's planning and zoning commission, was approved by more than two to one. A resounding 1,318 voted for the provision; 600 voted against it. Said Malinovsky's helpmate on the charter committee, Neighborhood Association leader Joanne Allen, "What pleased me about the charter vote is that the [voters] didn't rubber stamp it. People apparently were in- terested in the amendments on the ballot and they read them. "The [revision] came from a broad- based committee of citizens, under- went numerous public hearings and received the scrutiny of attorneys. And the people who voted had opi- nions about it, had educated themselves about it. And that pleases me," Allen said. The revised charter was mailed to the U.S. Department of Justice more than two months ago for review. The deadline for comments from federal legal officials is over. There's been no comment from them on it. The Georgetown City Council was expected to certify the revision at its Tuesday night meeting, implement- ing the new charter once and for all. As for the library, McCollough ex- pects a groundbreaking for the facky on city property west of the downtown courthouse by August. The $1.5 million voters endorsed Saturday includes $1.36 million in estimated construction costs, fur- niture and furnishings, as well as ar- chitect, underwriting, financial ser- vices and other fees. The council was also scheduled to certify the bond Tuesday night, and architect Bill Hidell of Dallas is ex- pected to begin his full-blown ar- chitectural designs immediately. "We're really excited about it," McCollough said. >s Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor '- Thursday, April 3, 1986 -,AityOinces, up f-'Saturday,� AL Bond question also on ballot Georgetown residents hopefully will turn out to vote for City Council and mayoral elections Saturday. _. Harold Gann, Joan King and Mar- vin Lackey are running fof two open City Council seats and Jim Col- bert is running for mayor against incumbent Carl Doering. , In addition, a bond election for the proposed new library will be placed on the ballot, along with city charter amendments. The city charter was reviewed and studied for 18 months by 12 members of the Charter Review Committee. They worked diligently to draft the proposed revisions to comply with state law, correct lan- guage or grammar and enable ? more efficient city administration and government. The group was asked to update the charter, which had not been amended since its adoption in 1970. The new amendments will be print- ed on the election ballot. Members of the committee were Joanne Allen, John Doerfler, Harry Gold, Renee Hanson, Marjorie Her- bert, Mary Ellen Kersch, Marvin Lacky, Tommy Magness, Randy Stump, Emma Thornton, Dora Za- vala and Chairman Emil Malinov- sky. The committee was recently awarded certificates of apprecia- tion by Mayor Carl Doering. Members of the Library Board have been meeting regularly for the past year to discuss proposed plans for a new library to be located on the corner of Eighth Street and Martin Luther King Streets, three' blocks west of the square. The city has designated and donated the land site, should the bond election pass on Saturday. . The new building is designed by the architectural firm of William H. Hidell of Dallas, to make the best functional use of the site located near the downtown square. Accord- ing to Parker McCoilough, Library Board chairman, the new library will be accessible to as many people as possible, have ample parking and expanded hours of operation. ''We have to act now to address the needs this community has for li- brary services," McCoilough said. If the bond election doesn't pass, it will only get worse and be more ex- pensive later. "A first-class city de- serves a first class library," he said. The new' library will be 17,000 square feet and have a separate area for children's rooms and a community meeting room (with ; seating for 150) for public meetings. A landscaped courtyard will be an extension of the indoor reading areas for outdoor reading, civic functions and art exhibits. Marjorie Youngman said the building will be "an ornament to the city." The total cost of the building, including book- shelves and furnishings, is the $1.5 million bond ordinance. The pre- sent library has only 5,000 square feet of floor space and about 45,000 books. Library board members are Winfred Bonner, Nancy Benold, Linda Davis, Gwen Morrison, Nan- cy Snead, Dorian Sullivan, Marjorie Youngman and Chairman Parker McCollough. Voters may vote at one of the two fire stations, either downtown or on Photo by Marlene Williams Members of the Georgetown Library Board have been meeting regularly to discuss plans for a new library. From left are Bill Gooch, the assistant state librarian for the Texas State Library; architect Bill Hidell; library board members Winfred Bonner, Nancy Benold, Nancy Snead, Marjorie Youngman, Parker McColiough and head librarian Vern Philpot. Marlene Williams Georgetown Williams Drive. Call 863-5533 if you need any information about voting. 0 Section 3, page 8 Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, April 2, 1986 Charter maps new blueprint By Mark Mitchell The 36 charter revision amend- ments that Georgetown voters will find on their huge, poster -size ballots April 5 are not as complicated as they look. The city's charter (read: constitu- tion, or a document that spells out — in legalese, sometimes — the powers of the local government) has been under revision for the past 18 months. The result, hopes the 12 -member citizens committee that labored for hundreds of hours on the rewrite, is a more modern, comprehensive blue- print for self-rule than the first charter adopted by the city council in 1973. Probably the amendment that will have the most sweeping impact on the city, if passed, is amendment number 3, which requires the adoption by the council of a comprehensive plan for orderly growth. The plan will be much more than a wishful thinking grand scheme. The city will have to follow it to the letter. The plan would direct future land use, future traffic circulation, public transit, the conser- vation of environmental resources and housing. It would demand methods for the monitoring and plan- ning the city's consumption of elec- tricity and drinking water and the city's handling of wastewater, solid waste and drainage. , The plan "shall contain the coun- cil's policies for growth, develop- ment, and beautification of the land within the corporate limits and the ex- traterritorial jurisdiction of the city, or for geographic portions thereof in- cluding neighborhood, community or area wide plans." The plan would be a major mile- stone for Georgetown, a historical biggie — as concrete, in its implica- tions, as any number of water treat- ment plants. After the amendment is approved by voters, the city council would have two years to put it together and adopt it. Amendment number 4 is the most controversial of the revision's amend- ments. It would limit representation of the real estate industry on the city's influential Planning and Zoning Commission to one person. Actually it says the five -member P&Z Commis- r-. s'b�'�_.�._-.�._ a'oJ. f � "� t • � . I� � ^.�+r-... -ice-. `i!%t i � � •�'�� _. a ry"Tfi MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET 1 ._,. r Y.. i _..-�w. _...._...._......_....._..._.. _.. - yr' .�4-_._. �._..............�._ d _....- .. _ .. ---- - •-- ----------------------- % -- .. __._...,..._...r��-..._..._.. ,1 m�li I .c on ,a•.r , riu� Million dollar baby This artist's rendering of Georgetown's propos- ed public library shows what the outside of the sion" shall have no more than one fourth of its members directly or in- directly connected with real estate and land development." Even the city's own attorneys have some problems with this one, because of its potentially discriminative stance against a certain group of people. And that group could be broader than anyone first realized. As worded, the amendment could be construed to mean builders, bankers, septic tank installers, investors, as well as Realtors. But the revision committee and the city council apparently feel philosophical intent of this amend- ment (keeping control of the city's 5TH STREET Mit11.1141itlilt H1t \1(311Itc],% .g •r h-. , ,AJ $1.5 million complex, to be located on the block King and West streets, just across from the new voters will have the chance to approve or disap- between Eighth and Ninth and Martin Luther police station, would look like. Georgetown prove a $1.5 million bond to build the library. planning and zoning away from developers) is important and worthy enough to let the voters decide it April 5. Amendment number 9 has a whiff of big-time city government. It allows the council to appoint three paid aides who will run errands for them. Amendment 13 gives the mayor and the council power to establish all the city committees and boards they want, within the bounds of state law. Amendment 14 lets the mayor name a committee whose sole func- tion would be to review the salaries of the mayor and council members every year or two. The committee would make recommendations. Amendment 35 calls for ethics or- dinances as a way of life in Georgetown city government from now on. Last year the council adopted the state's open meetings, open records and conflict of interest laws. Under Georgetown's new ethics or- dinances, public officials — be they paid or elected — must sit through a class conducted every year by the city attorney about those ethics laws. Amendment number 36 demands the creation of a citywide personnel policy. The Georgetown Police Association was the first entity to seek a personnel policy, including an employee disciplinary procedure, for City Hall. The police felt so strongly about the need for personnel procedures that they drew up their own for the police department, and got enough signatures for a referendum on the matter. But afterwards, they got with the Charter Revision Committee and agreed that a citywide personnel' policy might be best. But the law technically requires that the police's first personnel plan, the one they got the signatures for, be in- cluded on the ballot. The old plan is amendment 36 (B). But Georgetown Chief of Police Hugh Anderson, and Kevin Law- rence, president of the Georgetown Municipal Police Association, say they now favor the adoption of com- prehensive, citywide personnel pro- cedures and policies, Amendment 36 (A), and are urging citizens to vote for this. Those are the big changes to the Georgetown charter. Wasn't so hard, was it? Other additions, deletions and changes are sprinkled throughout the 24 -page document. They are there either to .make the old charter con- form to current state law, or to cor- rect language or grammar, or 'sexist' pronouns, or to smopth some of the administrative bumps, bottlenecks and wrinkles out of the city govern- ment, library bond on the ballot April 5 Rotary Club Georgetown Independent School District Board of Trustees Downtown Georgetown Association Board of Directors American Business Women's Association Georgetown Charter Chapter American Business Women's Association Changing Horizons Chapter Music Study Club Sertoma Red Poppy Garden Club American Association of Retired Persons Georgetown Chapter San Gabriel Woman's Club Georgetown Men's Garden Club Xi Xi Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Georgetown Library Board Friends of the Library Noon Kiwanis Paid for by Friends of the Library and anonymous donations. LO •a1.%.u16U 11C1C. Yes, to library A public library is an extension of a community's em- phasis on education. The better the library — not just in size and furnishings, but in the number, selection and quali- ty of books and services offered — the more informed and educated the populace. A strong public library can be the cornerstone of a grow- ing city, and it only makes sense Georgetown has one in which it can be proud. The current proposal is a good one, and it is worthy of all our support. The new library will be built to handle not only today's pressing space and service problems, but tomor- row's as well. Please, vote YES on the library bond. 2-1-> Sunday, March 23, 1986 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas `Yes' to new library Two weeks hence, Georgetown voters will have their chance to signal yea or nay to the question: Should the city build a new municipal library and fund it with a $1.5 million bond? The answer" should be yes, clear and simple. There are no good reasons to turn this one down. Georgetown's public library is inadequate. There aren't enough books; there isn't enough space for the staff to work; and there's no storage space at all. There are no quarters for public meetings or special uses of the library during regular hours, and the hours that the library are open are far too short. All this, and more, will change the minute the new library is built. A broad-based group of Georgetown citizens — The Library Board — com- missioned a study to come up with the best possible location and an architect to come up with the best possible plan. The outcome is outstanding. The proposed public library would occupy the block directly across from the new police station to be, between Eighth and Ninth Street and Martin Luther King and West Street. That whole area is primed to blossom, with a handsomely renovated red brick police station, a city municipal courts building and the existing Williamson County Tax Appraisal District building as next-door neighbors and a three-story county court building a few blocks due north. The library block would include not only the library itself, but substantial room for expansion when the city reaches a 45,000 popula- tion, and a book lover's. passel of parking spaces, all well -lighted. The design is lovely. The single -story building - would be composed mostly of good old Central Texas limestone, highlighted by a glass wedge nip- ped from one side of the building to form a land- scaped courtyard, and handsome polished pink and gray Texas granite in the entrance rotunda, mirror- ing the flavor of the courthouse rotunda. Besides more than tripling the available space — from 5,000 square feet to 17,000 square feet — the new library would create ample work -areas for a larger staff, a separated children's library. area looking out on the courtyard, and a public meeting room that would hold 150 people. The meeting room and the courtyard (which could exhibit sculpture, provide a space for small- scale happenings, or simply be used for people to read or meditate outdoors) are particularly welcome amenities. Georgetown has reached the point where it needs these kinds of facilities, but nothing of the right size has been available, save for the generosity of private businesses. But the main show is the library itself. The extra space provided by the new building would enable the library to double its pool of books. (Acquisi- tions would not be covered by this bond.) The library board has made it clear that library hours will be extended so that the citizens who pay for this facility can use it — on weekends, at night, and early in the morning. (In fact, our current Georgetown library should extend its hours still more. While it's wonderful that the facility is now open on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and from 10 until 2 on Saturdays, a public library should be ac- cessible most of the time. Otherwise, working peo- ple can get very little use out of their library. ), In 1983, when a proposed library bond of $750,000 was defeated by a handful of votes, there was no chosen location for the new library. There was no architect's plan. There was no solid estimate of the cost of creating such a thing. The figure was pulled out of thin air, and that is the main reason that the bond failed. This year, the library board has done its homework. Location and design: excellent. Price: not cheap, but probably the best deal we can get for a first class library. For one thing, a $200,000 federal grant for library buildings is said to be almost certain if Georgetown applies for it before June; after that date, the Gramm-Rudman cuts go " into effect and the grants will no longer be available. The city could lose $120,000 if the feds . force the full repayment of an old grant that helped build the current library, but most city officials dis- count that possibility. The best bet is that Georgetown will come out well ahead in the grants department if we act now. If we wait, we lose the chance to grab fast -diminishing federal money and any building will likely cost more in the future. We're sold on the $1.5 million bond issue for a new Georgetown Public Library. We urge your support of the proposal April 5. The Georgetown City Council awarded a $4 million contract for the city's new water treatment plant to Nunn and Shumway Construction Co. of Houston Feb. 11. The plant on the north side of Lake Georgetown, with a capacity of 6 million gallons per day, is expected to be on line by June 1987. Library election In an emergency reading of an ordinance Feb. 11, the Georgetown City Council approved a $1.5 -million proposition for a new city library to be included on the ballot in the April 5 election. The first phase of the library, to be built at Martin Luther King and Eighth Street, would contain 17,000 square feet of space. Bond to be discussed Thursday February 20, 1986 w7-A—da March 10 1986 School board backs lit rary bond Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, March 12, 1986 Third graders present story hour The third grade of the Eastside day. Elementary School third grade The class members will read honors class will be presenting the stories they wrote and be dressed story hour at the Georgetown as characters from their stories. Public Library at 11 a.m. Thurs- All preschoolers are invited. GeorgctownWeckly, Page 23 By Ed Combs The Georgetown Independent School District Monday passed a resolution supporting the bond election for a new library in the city. "The importance of libraries in education is not limited to libraries on campus," Trustee Jim Hulme said. The election, set for April 5, will seek approval to issue $1.5 million in bonds to build a 17,000 GeorgetownWeekly, Page 15 Wednesday, March 19, 1986 Library group to meet The Georgetown Friends of the Library will meet Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the library. Among topics slated for discus- sion is the upcoming $1.5 million library bond, which will go before city voters April 5. - Volunteers are needed to ad- dress flyers promoting voter participation. The public is invited to attend and learn about plans for the new library. In addition, the Friends of the Library will decide on a project for Mayfair at the March 20 meeting. Elections of new library officers will be in May, with nominations currently being accepted. Finally, a summer reading pro- gram will again be sponsored by Friends of the Library. A coor- dinator is needed to schedule readers. For more information, call Sue Tome at 863-7732. ., square foot library with a rotunda and a meeting area. Parker McCollough, chairman of the library board, said the new library would be located between MLK and West streets and Eighth and Ninth streets, opposite the police station. it is critical to the city of Georgetown that this bond pass," McCollough said. "The library is so overcrowded as to have no working space." In asking the board to back the bond election, McCollough said that the new library would aid GISD students. "One of our goals is that the library be open for adults as well. as students," McCullough said. The trustees passed a resolution supporting the bond election by a unanimous vote. In other action, the board ten- tatively accepted a low bid on three metal buildings on the con - clition that the low bidder accept the GISD's payment schedule. Taylor Metal Construction, of Georgetown, placed the low bid at $64,102.85 for material and in- stallation of the buildings. But the company wants the district to make a down payment before they receive the buildings. The trustees want to pay for the materials and installation as it oc- curs. if Taylor Metal Construction does not accept those terms, the 24. bid will be awarded to J&J Remodeling of Georgetown, which entered the second lowest bid of $64,250. Two of the buildings will be us- ed for classrooms and the other as a shed. Superintendent for Business Jerry Graham reported that collec- tion of taxes is running a little slaw. i Qf Library election In an emergency reading of an ordinance Feb. 11, the Georgetown City Council approved a $1.5 -million proposition for a new city library to be included on the ballot in the April 5 election. The first phase of the library, to be built at Martin Luther King and Eighth Street, would contain 17,000 square feet of space. Bond to be discussed Thursday February 20, 1986 w7-A—da March 10 1986 School board backs lit rary bond Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, March 12, 1986 Third graders present story hour The third grade of the Eastside day. Elementary School third grade The class members will read honors class will be presenting the stories they wrote and be dressed story hour at the Georgetown as characters from their stories. Public Library at 11 a.m. Thurs- All preschoolers are invited. GeorgctownWeckly, Page 23 By Ed Combs The Georgetown Independent School District Monday passed a resolution supporting the bond election for a new library in the city. "The importance of libraries in education is not limited to libraries on campus," Trustee Jim Hulme said. The election, set for April 5, will seek approval to issue $1.5 million in bonds to build a 17,000 GeorgetownWeekly, Page 15 Wednesday, March 19, 1986 Library group to meet The Georgetown Friends of the Library will meet Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the library. Among topics slated for discus- sion is the upcoming $1.5 million library bond, which will go before city voters April 5. - Volunteers are needed to ad- dress flyers promoting voter participation. The public is invited to attend and learn about plans for the new library. In addition, the Friends of the Library will decide on a project for Mayfair at the March 20 meeting. Elections of new library officers will be in May, with nominations currently being accepted. Finally, a summer reading pro- gram will again be sponsored by Friends of the Library. A coor- dinator is needed to schedule readers. For more information, call Sue Tome at 863-7732. ., square foot library with a rotunda and a meeting area. Parker McCollough, chairman of the library board, said the new library would be located between MLK and West streets and Eighth and Ninth streets, opposite the police station. it is critical to the city of Georgetown that this bond pass," McCollough said. "The library is so overcrowded as to have no working space." In asking the board to back the bond election, McCollough said that the new library would aid GISD students. "One of our goals is that the library be open for adults as well. as students," McCullough said. The trustees passed a resolution supporting the bond election by a unanimous vote. In other action, the board ten- tatively accepted a low bid on three metal buildings on the con - clition that the low bidder accept the GISD's payment schedule. Taylor Metal Construction, of Georgetown, placed the low bid at $64,102.85 for material and in- stallation of the buildings. But the company wants the district to make a down payment before they receive the buildings. The trustees want to pay for the materials and installation as it oc- curs. if Taylor Metal Construction does not accept those terms, the 24. bid will be awarded to J&J Remodeling of Georgetown, which entered the second lowest bid of $64,250. Two of the buildings will be us- ed for classrooms and the other as a shed. Superintendent for Business Jerry Graham reported that collec- tion of taxes is running a little slaw. STM STREET Elevations of Georgetown's new proposed library are shown above. Voters will go to the polls April 5 to vote on a $1.5 million bond issue for financing the library, to be located on Martin Luther King Street between Eighth acid Ninth Streets. William H. Hidell, Dallas, is the project's architect. McCullough drums up support for library By Brad Stutzman Parker McCollough, chairman of Georgetown's Library Board, is working hard to drum up public support for a $1.5 million library bond, to be presented to city voters in an April 5 election. "If this election doesn't pass, the city of Georgetown and the citizens of Georgetown are still go- ing to have to address the idea of new library space," McCollough said during a Tuesday press con- ference at the current library, 609 Main St. Overcrowding, both in the library itself and with on -street parking, led the library board last year to pursue building a new facility. The new library, pending voter approval, will be in its first phase a 17,000 square -foot structure, to be located on Martin Luther King Street, between eighth and ninth streets. There will be approximately 80 parking spaces and room to ex- pand the library to 26,000 square -feet. This, McCollough says, will be adequate for serving a population F of 45,000. By comparison, the old library occupies 5,000 square -feet. "If voters approve this, we won't be coming back to them in 10 years and asking for another library bond election," McCollough said. "What we are asking for is not an expensive item," he con- tinued. "We are not asking that they pay for frills that are not necessary. We are presenting a plan that presents the historical character of Georgetown in an ef- fective manner." The new library, designed by the William H. Hidell architec- tural firm, Dallas, will be con- structed from limestone, brick and Texas pink granite. Among its features will be a rotunda, enlarged reading and technical service areas and a meeting room that will seat 120 to 150 people. In addition, a large, landscaped courtyard is also planned. "It would be nice to have this as a place that can be used for art exhibits and various civic func- tions," Hidell said. Construction cost for the library will be about $80 per square -foot, with property owners paying ap- proximately 3.7 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Should the bond pass, construc- tion could begin by September with the library ready for use by next summer. "Our hours of operation will be expanded," McCollough said. We have to do that. "We're asking the citizens to approve this and we're asking them to use it," he said. "It has to be open." New library faces bond election By Brad Stutzman Georgetown voters will go to the polls April 5 to cast their ballots on a $1.5 million bond election which, if approved, will provide funding for a new city library. City Council approved the elec- tion ordinance at its Tuesday, Feb - 12 meeting, after hearing reports from Parker McCollough, chair- man of the Library Board, Monty Nitcholas, the city's financial con- sultant, and William Hydell, pro- ject architect. .. "Tonight represents the culmination of a great deal of time and energy the library board has put into coming up with a new facility for the library," McCollough told the council. The new library, if approved by voters, will be located between Eighth and Ninth streets on Mar- tin Luther King Street. The building, to be built primarily from limestone, will be a 17,000 square -foot structure in its first phase and could be ex- panded to 26,000 -square feet. The old library, located at 609 Main St., occupies approximately 5,000 square -feet. Chief among the proposed library's features will be a land- scaped courtyard, on-site parking facilities and a rotunda made from polished Texas pink granite. In addition, the library will feature a conference room with seating for between 150 and 200 people, as well as modern com- puter facilities. If the bond election is approv- ed by voters, Georgetown property owners should expect approx- imately 3.7 cents per $100 assess- ed valuation, or about $18.50 per year on a $50,000 home, Nitcholas said. Plans for the construction of a new library began in 1984, when voters were presented with a $750,000 library bond as pan of a capital improvements bond election. That bond lost by three votes, 509-506. Growing pains are nothing new for the library, which opened its doors to the public in April, 1970. When it was first built, the library had approximately 11,000 books. There arc now approx- imately 45,000 volumes in the library and, as the community has grown, parking conditions in front of the library have become more congested. The new library, when second phase construction is completed, should serve a population of bet- ween 45,000 and 50,000, McCollough said. . "The present facility has already fallen short of out needs," he said. "We need a 16 to 17 thousand square -foot building. The present library cost $122,000 when it was built in 1970. The city at that time receiv- ed $50,000 towards construction from the federal government, See LIBRARY, Page 9 GcorgetownWeekly, Page 13 Wednesday, February 19, 1986 * LIBRARY Continued from Page 4 under Title II, the Library Con- struction and Service Act. While the library is now worth about $300,000, the federal money received was contingent upon the library" being "used for "same or;, similar purposes." Should the library be sold or us- ed for another purpose, the city would have to pay back its pro rata share of the grant money, or about $120,000. The facility itself will cost bet- ween $1.3 million and $1.4 million, or about $80 per square foot, Hydell said. The remainder of the money in the bond issue would cover any Ti- tle II money to be refunded to the government, as well as architec- tural fees for the project. There is a chance that the old library might be used as a city ar- chives or similar purpose, so that Georgetown would not have to pay back the government. Wednesday, February 19, 1986 "We're going to get together with the city staff to see if we can retain the old building for some kind of library facility," Hydell said. McCollough said the library board has approximately $50,000 set aside in a building fund, and that the city may be eligible for a $200,000 federal Title II grant to build the new library. McCollough said that time is of the essence, as grant applications are due in June. "If we don't act now, we run the risk of losing the grant money available," he said. McCollough stressed the need for a new library, saying, "When people come to town, they look at what kind of library you have, in serving the community's reading needs and study needs. "This is a first class city and a first class city needs a first class library," he said. Thursday, January 16, 1986 Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor Penchmark Inn. I The Friends of the Library will 'meet tonight at 7 in the Georgetown 'Public Library for a very important meeting. Parker McCollough, chairman of the board of directors of the library, will present prelimi- nary plans for the new library to be located at Martin Luther King and West streets. A bond election is scheduled for April to fund the new library. To help Marlene keep up with ao- • Members of the Library Board have been meeting regularly for the last year to discuss plans for a proposed new library on the corner of Eightth Street and Martin Luther King Street. The city has designated and donated the land site, should the bond election pass April 5. Chairman of the Library Board, Parker McCollough, said the board's proposal for the new struc- ture will be placed on the City Coun- cil Agenda for the council's meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. The council will meet in the Council Chambers at the newly renovated fire station at Seventh and Main streets. "We are asking the City Council to pass an ordinance for the bond election on April 5, and for the issu- ance of general bonds for the con- struction of the library facility," he said. The library board members have been meeting to discuss the propos- al since the Spring of 1985 to decide on location, site and plans for the new library. The William H. Hidell architecture firm in Dallas was se- lected last Fall to prepare render- ings and drawings for the new library. In October, the City Council passed a resolution designating the land site for the new structure, and since that time, the group has dili- gently worked to approve the plans and prepare for the bond election. Gregory Ibanez, of William H. Hi- . dell, has designed a 17,000 -square - foot facility, with potential expansion to 27,000 square feet. The present library has only 5,000 square feet. The renderings and drawings propose a facility constructed of Texas pink granite, similar to the state Capitol in Austin, and a large brick rotunda on the facade. We have tried "to develop a vocabulary which Interprets in a contemporary manner some of the elements which have been used in George- town in the past, so this will be a special, and memorable place," for people to visit the library. Ibanez said the structure will be a building that is unique to George- town and will not be similar to just any city, but will be conservative and timeless. The rotunda will be visible from afar and stand about 27 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Anyone interested in the pro- posed library is welcome to attend the meeting Tuesday and view the drawings and renderings of the pro- posed new structure. Members of the library board are Gwen Morrison, Marjorie Young- man, Nancy Benold, Nancy Snead, Dorian Sullivan, Marjorie Berbert, Nancy Benold, Parker McCollough, Winfred Bonner and Linda Davis. Wednesday, February 12, 1986 GeorgetownWeekly, Page 3 Library Board willo g before city By Brad Stutzman The Georgetown Library Board will go to City Council with a pro- posal, which if approved, will give the city a new library that is more than three times the size of the current structure. The new library, which board members hope Council will give voters the opportunity to approve in an April 5 bond election, would be built on city land near the new police station at the corner of Eighth and Martin Luther King streets. The library will cover 17,000 square -feet and will cost approx- imately $1.3 million, Greg Ibanez of the Dallas architectural firm of William H. Hidell, said. "That budget on a square -foot basis tends to be consistent with libraries this size," Ibanez said. Ibanez said there is an additonal 10,000 square feet of expansion possibilites on the city owned tract. "I think expansion is envision- ed when the population reaches 45,000," he said. The current library, which oc- cupies 5,000 square -feet, was built in 1970 at a cost of $122,000. Initially, the library had 11,000 council books, but it now contains some 45,000 volumes, Mrs. Verne Philpot, head librarian, said. Proponents of the new library say the facility is not only running out of shelf space, but that park- ingis also a problem. "We just don't have enough parking," Philpot stated. "We've had a lot of complaints from.peo- ple not being able to find parking, especially the older people." Parker McCollough, chairman of the library board, agreed with Philpot's assessment of the situation. "If you've seen the library late- ly, you will see there are stacks of books everywhere," he said. "The library is open two nights a. week and that increases traffic." McCollough said the Library Board, which commissioned a needs assessment study last sum- mer, is almost ready to take its case before the council. "We're almost ready to roll," he said. "We are excited because we have the potential to meet growth of the next 15 to 20 years. "I think we will be able to go to the Council Feb. 11 for an April 5 bond election," McCollough said. V, Sunday, October 13, 1985 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Library negotiates future By Linda Davis Like the proverbial rolling stone that collects no moss, Georgetown's public library board of directors is on the move. In a series of well-planned and decisive actions the board has pro- gressed toward its goal of acquiring a new library for the city. An expansion study is in hand, and library board members have researched sites, gathered a list of architects and plotted a timetable for the project. On October 8, library board chair- man Parker McCollough presented a resolution to the city council re- questing dedication of a city -owned parcel of land just west of Austin Avenue for construction of a new library. The land, now vacant, is the former site of the electric company and is between Seventh and Eighth Streets And Martin Luther King and West Street. It encompasses all but a small, corner of the block. McCollough emphasized at the meeting the importance of keeping the library in a central location, accessible to all. It will be across the street from the new police station and will include parking. In the request to the city council the library board also asked for authoriza- tion to "solicit bids from various ar- chitectural firms for the purpose of preparing an architectural schematic drawing on the city property and in ac- cordance with the study of the needs of the Georgetown Public Library." After clarification by council member Joan King that the board would inform city council of the cost of the architect when they return with recommendations, the council voted unanimously for the resolution. The vote was a green light for the library board. McCollough says he hopes an ar- chitect can be at work on the project before the end of the year, and he envi- sions a bond specifically for library construction to be placed on the city ballot at the beginning of April next year. The library expansion study was done by William D. Gooch, assistant state librarian of the Texas State Library.System, and is based on stan- dards and guidelines developed_,,,,„,,,w,,,-ether-tecommendatlons Include in - through actual experience of public formation on collections of books, libraries throughout the country. films, microfilms, audio and video Gooch is a Georgetown resident. cassettes and circulating art. Seating According to the study, a library of and browsing space, a children's room, 10,400 square feet is needed just I o meeting room and reference area are serve the present population to also addressed in the study. Georgetown, before considering the question of growth. The existing library is 5,000 square feet. The shelving is crowding into the seating and browsing space, the meeting room has been converted to a children's section, and there is no room to add new books or services. The building cannot be expanded, nor can a second floor be added. Looking ahead, estimates vary on the projected population of the Georgetown area in the year 20W. The highest figure mentioned 45,000 residents, calls for a 27,000 -square - foot library. The expansion study recommends incorporating into the new design the ability to expand the library to this size if indeed Georgetown continues to boom. IWednesday, October 16, 1985 Ks librar 0tvOy i cil. "We will keep you posted on all developments. Growing pains arc nothing new for the Georgetown Library. Fac- ed with limitations in parking and shelf space, the city presented Georgetown voters with a $750,000 bond election last year for library construction. That bond was narrowly defeated at the polls, 509-506. McCollough said some of the cost of building a new library can be defrayed by $50,000 the Library Board has set aside in its building fund. In addition, should the current library be sold, funds from that transaction can be used to offset the cost of building a new library. GeorgetownWeekly, Page 5 site By Brad Stutzman I Georgetown moved one step c closer to getting a new library last week as the City Council voted 1 unanimously to dedicate the city's it old electric building, at the corner of Martin Luther King and Eighth and Ninth streets, as the library site. The Council, on a motion by 1 Council member Wiggy Shell that was seconded by Council member Bill Connor, also gave Georgetown's Library Board per- mission to advertise for an ar- chitect to draw schematic plans for the new library. Council's action came at a Tues- day, Oct, 8 meeting, following a brief report by Library Board Chairman Parker McCollough. "I think it is a project the en- tire city can get behind,” McCollough said. "The present library is so overcrowded." McCollough, who stressed the Library Board's contention that it is important to keep the library in the downtown area, said his board has received help in the form of a needs assessment study con- ducted by Bill Gootch. Gootch, a Georgetown resi- dent, is an assistant state librarian in Austin. Gootch's recommendation calls for the new library to be a 16,500 square -foot structure and able to serve a population of 25,000* we "My feeling is that may ought to look ahead to a 35,000 Population in our planning pro- cess," McCollough said after the meeting. "It might require a two- story building." ' Georgetown's current library is �rrly 5 000 ;quarr- oot structure, built in 1970 at a ost of $122,000. There were approximately 1,000 books in the library when first opened at 609 Main St. To- day, the library holds more than 45,000 volumes. McCollough, Y said he does not know how much it will cost to build a new ibrary, said the Library Board hopes to have an architect hired by the end of this year. In addition, the board is look- ing for a library bond issue to be put before Georgetown voters at the same time as the April, 1986 City Council elections. ,,We feel it is important to have the support of Council on this," McCollough told the City Coun- f Wednesday, January 15, 1986 GeorgetownWeekly, Page 5 Storytime begins Students of Sharon Johnson, a literature instructor at Southwestern University, will resume "Storytime" at the Georgetown Public Library at 11 a.m. Jan 23. The program, designed for preschoolers, will continue every Thursday at 1 I a.m. The program had been temporarily discon- tinued while the SU students were on their holiday break. 18 Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor Thursday, September 19, 1985 Friends of Library readings get enthusiastic reception Throughout the summer, Friends of the Library has spon- sored the reading program for pre- schoolers and school-age children at the Georgetown Public Library. Friends of the Library volunteers have worked with the grade school children and Mary Beth Hubs has been reading to the preschoolers. Average attendance ranged from 100 to 125 children and the pro- gram was enthusiastically re- ceived and welcomed. "Usually the rooms were over- flowing," commented one of the li- brary staff members. The children's Story Hour will continue every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. for pre-schoolers only. Southwest- ern University elementary educa- tion majors will be reading to the children. Friends of the Library have scheduled their first organization- al meeting of the year for this eve- ning. "A Conversation with Clara Scarbrough" will highlight the eve- ning with a brief historical discus- sion by the longtime resident of Georgetown and author of Land of Good Water. The group will meet in the Community Room at Citizens State Bank at 7:30 p.m. and re- freshments will be served. All interested persons are wel- come to attend and find out more about the group. President of the group, Linda Davis, said, "Our aim Is to work with the library Board of Directors and the library staff." One of the goals this year is to help with the promotion of the bond election for a new library. The li- brary currently has approximately 45,000 volumes, an increase from 11,000 volumes in 1970. The group plans to raise money for the library by selling extra books they no longer have space for. Some of the books are extras or outdated resources and will be sold on the square during the Okto- berfest, October 19. For further in- formation about the association, contact Linda Davis, 863-0943. Thursday, October 3, 1985 Photo by Marlene Williams Volunteer Sandra Heger reads a story to youngsters at the George- town Library during the Children's Story Hour. Sunday, September 15, 1985 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Library group features local author This organization supports the Georgetown Public Library and holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month through June. A brief business meeting and refreshments will be included in - Thursday's get-together. For additional information on membership in the Friends of the Library, or in this month's meeting call president Linda Davis at 863-0943; secretary Sue Tome of 863-7732 or treasurer Carmen Valencia at 863-7786. '.'A Conversation With Clara Scarbrough" is planned for Thurs- day at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Room of the Citizens State Bank, 900 Austin Avenue, Georgetown. The author of "Land of Good Water" will be guest speaker for the kickoff meeting of the Georgetown Friends of the Library. She will talk about the history of Georgetown and other areas in Williamson County. Persons interested in joining are welcome as the 1985-86 season of the Friends of the Library begins. Wednesday, October 9, 1985 Austin American-Statesman/Neighbor — Williamson County SUN, Georgetown,Texas Library friends The Friends of the Library will meet next Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of Citizens State I Bank. Scheduled items for discus- s son are the review of the by-laws t and planning for the Oktoberfest. [- Anyone interested in joining the group, please contact Sue Tome at 863-7732 or come to the meeting. Friends of the Library (the Georgetown Public Library, that is) will get together tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m: --in the Citizens State Bank Community Room to discuss their by-laws and plan for Oktoberfest. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact Sue Tome at 863-7732 or just come to the meeting. The Sunday Sun: Sunday, October 6, 1985 Library Friends plan Octoberfest The Georgetown Friends of the Volunteers are needed to help Library will make final plans for with the book sale and booth at Oktoberfest and discuss the group's Oktoberfest which falls on October constitution and bylaws at a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in 19. Interested? Contact Linda the community room of Citizens Davis at 863-0943 or Carmen Valen- State Bank on Austin Avenue. cia at 863-7786. ',2. Wednesday, July 31, 1985 Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Library tells tall tales to tykes Barbara Meyer spins some tales the library will continue story hour for first through fourth graders at for the preschoolers. the library story hour Thursday at 10 a.m. Kathy Dittman will read to The older children's story time the preschool children. has been sponsored by the Friends In September, when the older of the Library and many generous children return to school full-time, volunteer readers. Wednesday, September 11, 1985 .,....,.,..ry uIuu u11u " GeorgetownWeekly Library looking for. home By Brad Stutzman Georgetown's Library Board is moving ahead with plans for fin- ding the library a new home. Parker McCollough, chairman of the Library Board, said last week the board will hear final recommendations on a needs assessment study in October. The study is being conducted by Bill Gooch, a Georgetown resi- dent who is an assistant state librarian in Austin. "We're going to have to make some hard decisions about where we're going to put it," McCollough said, adding several downtown properties are current- ly being studied. McCollough stressed that the board wants to keep the library downtown. Growing pains are nothing new for the Georgetown Library. Fac- ed with limitations in parking and shelf space, the city presented Georgetown voters with a $750,000 bond election last year for library construction. That bond was narrowly defeated at the polls, 509-506. The library, which opened its doors in 1970 with 11,000 books, currently has approximately 45,000 volumes. McCollough said the library board has set aside $50,000 in a building fund and that other funds may be available should the city sell the library. The Georgetown Library cost $122,000 to build. The city receiv- ed $50,000 towards constuction from the federal government, under the Library Construction and Service Act. The federal money was, however, contingent upon the library always being used for "same or similar purposes." McCollough said the library is worth $350,000 in 1985 dollars. Since money used from the sale would be used to defray construc- tion costs, McCollough said the General Service Administration may allow the building to be sold without Georgetown having to repay the government on a pro rata basis. "I'm hoping we can get this out of the way and get a new building," he said. "If the city elects to turn around and sell that building, they can apply it to payment of the bond," McCollough explain- ed. "We're probably going to have to float a bond. It's going to be an expensive venture, I'm afraid." McCollough said once the needs assessment study is complete and a site is chosen, the Library Board will ask City Council for money to hire an architect. The architect will then report back to the board with a schematic design and estimated construction cost. Although the 1984 library bond was defeated, McCollough is op- timistic. "That one was presented without any plans whatsoever," he said. 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Georgetownlibraryponders move By Brad Stutzman Members of the Georgetown Library's board of directors are taking the first steps in securing a new, larger library for the city. "We are experiencing both frustration and excitement at what the future holds for us," board chairman Parker McCullough told the Georgetown City Council at a June 11 meeting. "We are frustrated because of the restraints our present facility places on us in a growing com- munity. We are excited because we have the potential for meeting the growth of the next 15 to 20 years. " Growing pains are nothing new for the Georgetown Library. Fac- ed with limitations in parking and shelf space, the city presented Georgetown voters with a $750,000 bond last year that would have provided for a new library's construction. That bond was narrowly de- feated 509-506. The library opened its doors in April 1970 with approximately 11,000 books, head librarian Mrs. Verne Philpot said last week. Now, there are about 450,000 volumes in the library. "It's gotten more crowded since ,..mb �:. .J �4 Mrs. Verne Philpot the bond election," Philpot said. "We've been buying books and accepting donated books all along." In addition, library parking re- mains a problem. "We average between 3,000 and 4,000 users a month," Philpot said. "Now we're really having the traffic since the children are out of school. We've been checking out 450 to 500 books a day. "We just don't have enough parking. We've had a lot of com- plaints from people not being able to find parking, especially the older people." McCullough agreed with Phil - pot's assessment of the situation, saying, "If you've been in the library lately you will see there are stacks of books everywhere. The library is open two nights a week and that increases our traffic." To remedy the situation, McCullough told council members the board is recommending a new library be built, suggesting two possible sites. "There is city land available at Scenic Drive and at the corner of Ninth Street and Martin Luther King," he said. "The nice thing about that site is that it is close to where the police station is going to be and would encourage nightly use." McCullough went on to say the board is enlisting the services of Bill Gooch, a Georgetown resident who is an assistant state librarian, to conduct a needs assessment study. McCullough said the library board has $50,000 set aside in a building fund, and that other funds may be available should the city be able to sell the library. rA M 00 w o 'T1 re ^ w 0 " 0 aai E �• "" .»,moo y o w fid" o = ^��nogC�a 7c p+ Q` N ^ n 7a- L ° <'� w^ cv a 5'° n c d �A � C �$n �� non. n 5'nowa,a - cC �o �O'O 5'w� 9 7y.^ Qc�o0o°o o �° �' $Hm 9 a0 n r' o n .. cy rr (Z) 00 5 ° Craw o: ?sa y O Cr w Cr CD Cr 00 c H o 00 o+a ° cIC ° O^ C ^ d ° 0 T O 0 r a.o ►..faobo°a4r�ir Cod+ 5 o mb�o o a dy ^ �5.?� y n _'m !% y G ~'n Zs9 UQH N ^ n O ppi Oar d < O,° 5.0 � tic'o° o �,�wi6aa �nG' nB The Georgetown Library cost $122,000 when it was built in 1970. The city at that time receiv- ed $50,000 towards construction from the federal government under the Library Construction and Service Act. While McCul- lough said the library can now be sold for approximately $350,000, there is a possible hitch. The federal money received was contingent upon the library being used for "same or similar pur- poses," he said. Should the library be sold and used for another purpose, the ci- ty might have to pay the govern- ment back a pm rata, or fair market share of the building's pre- sent worth. "We're going to try to get the General Service Administration to waive that requirement so we can sell the building and use the money from the sale for building a new library," he said. In addition, McCullough said the board is applying for a $200,000 federal grant. Should the grant come through and the city be able to sell the building without having to reim- burse the GSA, there would be about $600,000 available for building a new library. People The Williamson County Sun Wednesday, December 5, 1981 LaWrie's Line. Stro 11n igh t bOCOyZS all By Laurie Locke Friday night is Stroll Night! Bring the whole family down to the Square by 6:30 p.m. when the Parade of Giant Toys gets under way, f0owed by the singing of the choirs and the lighting of the Hundred Candle Tree. I know it's a big job hanging all of those lit- tle white lights along the rooftops, but it is a magical sight when it's done! Remember, too, that many of the stores downtown will be open late the night of the Stroll, including Handcrafts Unlimited, which is also having a one-year birthday party Friday from 2:30 to 4 p.m, in the shop. Also during the Stroll, the Georgetown Public Library will be open with seasonal stories for children being told from 7 to 9 p.m. Students from Southwestern will tell stories to preschool children in the children's room. Lynn Koy presents a special flannel board Christmas story for all ages.. • • • The Georgetown Area Community Theatre presents its annual Christmas production this weekend and next at the theater in Jonah. "Santa's Christmas Tree" features a cast of 20. Performances are December 7, 8, 14 and 15 with curtain time at 8 p.m. Tickets are 53.50 for adults and $2 for children, at the door. The two -act musical in- cludes Santa and Mrs. Santa and will be lots of fun for the little ones as well as the adults. On Saturday in front of Piggly Wiggly in Lakeaire Shopping Center, members of the Future Homemakers of America will be assisting the Georgetown Police Department with fingerprinting children as part of the [dent -A -Child program. You can have your child (children) fingerprinted for free any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Also on Saturday, the first annual Eagle Run takes off on the east side of the Square. A one -mile run and a 10 -kilometer run is plann- ed. Registration for both begins at 8 a.m. (continued on page 2) The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, 1 Sunday, May 26, 1985 children SUMMER STORYTIME — The Georgetown Public Library summer reading series this year Is billed "Awesome Adventures" and should prove just that, every Thursday at 10 a.m. Free.J The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Sunday, June 9, 1985 Y, " V .... W SUMMER STORYTIME — The Georgetown Public Library summer reading series this year Is billed "Awesome Adventures" and should prove just that, every Thursday at 10 a.m. Free. The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 5, 1985 Bulletin board. Children's story hour begins Want to hear a good story? Children in first through fourth grades are invited to an older children's story hour at Georgetown Library every Thurs- day morning at 10 a.m. from June through August. The Friends of the Library will sponsor this reading time which will be held at the same time as the library's regular preschool story ,hour led by Mary Beth Hubs. This week's readings for other children are presented by Margaret Vargo. Anyone interested in volunteer- ing one hour to read to the children should call Sue Tome at 863-7732. Tome is the coordinator for this Part of the summer reading pro- gram. The Georgetown Library has books and other materials to help you choose and plan your storytime. Come join us. Support your library. to Wednesday, September 26, 1984 GeorgetownWeekly, Page A3 Library grows to fit' Georgetown's needs By Kay Sammons Editor's note: With the Georgetown Area United Way progressing steadily toward a $100,000 goal in this year's fundraising campaign, Georgetown - Weekly presents the third in a series of articles taking a look at how the funds contribute to the lives of local residents. Georgtown Public Library's head librarian Verne Philpot knows as well as anyone the benefits of the funds re- ceived from United Way. Photo/Kay Sammons The Georgetown Public Library at- tracts young readers with a storytime, provided by Southwestern University education student Melin- da Gill, with book, and Sharon Johnson, associate professor of education at Southwestern, left. SU education students regularly provide story hours for local youncgsters. Receiving approximately $5,500 an- nually, the library uses the funds for the purchase of books. Forty percent of the funds are spent on children's books, 40 percent goes toward the purchase of reference materials and the remaining 20` percent is for fiction, Philpot explains. The library presently holds 38,258 volumes, which is almost maximum ca- pacity for the building now in use. Cir- culation of those books is high with Philpot and her staff checking out a total of 89,757 books in 1983. Although many locals would use the library regardless, special programs directed toward the younger set help to impress upon young minds the joys to be found in the world of books. A summer reading club provides cer- tificates for participating youngsters and story time allows preschoolers and first - through third -graders to experience literature in a non -threatening environment. With stacks of books filling nearly every available space, the staff is now converting a meeting room into a special nook for young readers. In answer to a question about whether special efforts are directed toward fin- ding reading material for a particular age group, Philpot says, "We try to keep the youngsters as they get a little older. When they get up past about 10 years GeorgetownWeekly, Page A17 Wednesday, October 10, 1984 Library seeks leaf artists Children from pre-school through sixth grade are invited to participate in the Oktoberfest Leaf Art Contest spon- sored by the Georgetown Area Public Library for the Oktoberfest Celebration. Size of art entries, which may be drawn, colored or painted, is limited to an 8 1/2 -by -11 inch page size or smaller. Each entry should. reflect the entrant's name, age,, home address, phone and, if a student, the grade in school. Entries must be turned in to the library no later than noon on Monday, October 15. Winners will be announced during the Saturday, October 20, Oktoberfest Celebration on the square in Georgetown. The library will award books as prizes in four age groups: pre-school and kindergarten; first and second grades; third and fourth grades; and fifth and sixth grades. The entries will be judged by judges not associated with the library or the Oktoberfest management. old, they begin to feel too big for the children's publications. Publishers are beginning to find they can sell books directed toward that age group and we try to get all of those books we can find. "It thrills you to see the children reading because you know they're learn- ing. So many of the children's books are teaching books ... but they don't know that," she smiles. "'ANN United Way "There are some excellent 'choose your own adventure' books and especial- ly some that are directed toward boys' interests," Philpot explains. "Of course adults always like the bestsellers and women definitely come in for them more than men. We try to keep up to date on those. "Our library really is being used. Our circulation proves it. Out-of-towners can't believe the large library we have here," she relates. Philpot has seen the library grow dur- ing her service over the past 17 years. "We started with just a very few books and we only used three shelves. We used to open up three or four books on a shelf to make it look like we had some in here. It's been great to see it grow. The traffic through -the library and the circulation has increased tremen- dously. " After adding another librarian to the staff on September 1, Philpot now heads a group of five especially -dedicated workers. "It's hard work. The librarians are on their feet all day. We put cards in and shelve the books and I try to spend time in my office processing the books. They have to be classified and cards typed up before we can put them on the shelves." Philpot says applying for funding from the state and other sources is also time consuming as specific records must be kept and application forms filled out. Assistant librarian Kay Brown and reference librarian Danielle Fairchild help shoulder the burden, however, as do other members of the staff, she adds. Sunday, September 16, 1984 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas i�arbara ,�eever The library challenge With the failure of passage of the bond issue for the con- struction of a new Georgetown library, your library staff and trustees were faced with a genuine challenge: how to continue rendering the necessary services and add desired services in quarters already stretched to capacity. Since the period leading up to the voting on the bond issue evoked considerable discussion as to desired services in the library, every effort has been made to supply those services. Reluctantly, the decision was made to give up the meeting room in the library to utilize that space for needed expansion of the children's section. Since the library's meeting room was one of the few rooms in which civic organizations could meet without charge, the library staff and trustees were loath to close it to general use. However, the need for expanded services and program for an ever- increasing number of young library users was deemed to outweigh the old use of the space. Therefore, new shelving and other equipment have been ordered and plans have been drawn for reorganization of the children's, easy read, and youth sections. Later in the autumn an open house will beheld to show off' the new facilities. In addition, through diligent research on the part of our head librarian, more efficient methods of display for paper- back books and new acquisitions have gone into effect. Visit the library and take care to see the new paperback car- rousels which hold up to 600 copies each; and take a look at the new display shelves for best sellers and new books. These books are now lodged in one place without danger of breaking the spines of new books. Where did the money come from for such acquisitions? I'm sure most of the library patrons are aware of the fact that the library will eagerly accept contributions for the purchase of books and equipment or program develop- ment. Over the years, many individuals, companies, and foundations have made such gifts. if the monies were not needed for immediate use, they were carefully invested in local savings institutions, growing in value until the time came for use. Therefore, the more than $8,000 needed for present acquisitions were already in hand. Library patrons can help replace those funds in the bank for use when a new library is built. The library has long been the recipent of memorial gifts; the money to acquire the largest collection of large print books in the area came mostly through memorial gifts. Just as important to your library as gifts of money are gifts of time. Your library needs volunteer help! This help is needed on a regular basis and can be just two or three hours a week. Some library tasks require training, which will be given by the librarians. All volunteer work is on the basis of what the library needs, not necessarily what the volunteer prefers doing, although every effort is made to defer to preferences! Persons with experience in specific areas of work are particularly needed. Here are a few jobs open and crying for volunteers: , SHELF READERS -- People to check books on the? shelves to be sure each is in its proper place. Library users frequently take books from the shelves and do not return'; them to the proper place. Readers of the fiction shelves need only know the alphabet; readers of non-fiction shelves! need to be familiar with the Dewey decimal system of j classification or be willing to learn it. This help is needed every day the library is open. • CLERICAL WORK -- Typing book pockets, book �44 cards and some file cards. Also, filing after training if the t volunteer is not familiar with library card catalogs. • DISPLAYS — These are great for special occasions and interests. Volunteers work with the library staff to make attractive and educational displays for special holidays, subjects, or areas of interest. • CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS -- For the most part, children's programming at your library consists of story time and puppetry. Frequently we are asked why we do not show more films, as many public libraries do. We have shown film strips and movies at times; however, with so much television to watch and so many movies to attend, the decision was made to concentrate upon leading children in- to the joys of reading. The reaction of parents andFof children themselves has been most gratifying. Of More than 600 children are participating in the summer reading program; and the story times, both winter and sum- mer, are crowded. During the academic year education students from Southwestern University volunteer for one program each week. It is hoped that volunteers will enable us to have programs for children more than one day week- ly. Your library operates under the firmly held belief that reading is absolutely essential to the full life. With the phenomenal growth in the body of knowledge and the in- sistence by society that, in too many cases, our schools be all things to all men, the habit of reading on one's own and savoring gathering knowledge for its own sake is frequently the difference between being educated and being processed. Your library is interested in a truly educated society and hopes to work with our schools to ensure that Georgetown have such a society. Since our library is your library, please help us reach our goals by your interest, your gifts, and your assistance. If you can give a few hours each week on a regular basis, please speak to Head Librarian LaVerne Philpot. She will supply you with a volunteer form to fill out and we will notify you of a meeting of volunteers at an early date. The library is here to serve you. Let ut; hear your com- ments, your requests, your suggestions, preferably in writing, to any member of the library board or to the librarian. The library trustees meet the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. The meetings are open to the public. Barbara Seever lives in Georgetown and handles public relations for the Georgetown Public Library. Sunday, September 16, 1884 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas By Kathy Dittman The Outsider by Howard Fast is a new best-seller on the Georgetown Public Library's seven-day book shelf. It reveals the private life of a rabbi and his family. Starting at the close of World War 11, David Hartman, a chaplain fresh out of the Army accepts the offer to serve as rabbi to fourteen Jewish families in a small town in Connec- ticut. Martin Carter, the Congrega- tionalist minister, becomes his closest friend. While 1 was chatting with the ladies at the library, a woman turned in this book saying her husband (or father, I can't remember which) was a minister and this book was really true-to-life. Upon that recommendation I snatched up the book. The fly leaf describes it best: "Everything touches Leighton Ridge — McCarthyism, the case of the atom spies, the civil rights movement, the agony of Vietnam. and the great push for women's rights. "Always, a response is demanded of the people who live in this community, men and women desperately trying to come to grips with their times, their destiny, and the network of joy and The Williamson County Sun September 19, 1984 Laurie's Line. Friends rally for library By Laurie Locke I was just certain that fall was just around the corner, but some might not agree: The ap- ple tree in Hazel (Mrs. Barney) Wade's yard seems to think it's spring, instead. She called to say that she went out the other day (she lives on Booty Read) and found her apple tree in full bloom! I wonder what that tree is trying to tell us? r • • Nancy Bingham also tailed to say that the Georgetown Friends of the Library are re- organizing. The re -organizational meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in her home, 1602 last 18th Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to elect new officers, to decide on future meeting times and places and to generally discuss the direc- tion that the group should take in its endeavor to support the public library in town. All interested persons are invited and en- couraged to attend the meeting. You may call Nancy at 863-6459 for more information. sorrow, good and evil, into which they were born and in which they must live. Woven through these larger events is the thread of a heartwarming and beautiful love story." Glimpses of life in Jewish families and middle -Americana in Connecticut are compared and contrasted revealing how we are all affected by world events and our own experiences. Howard Fast, toe author, also wrote the successful Layette family saga as well as more than fifty other books. The best known are Spariecut, C'irizen Tom Paine, and Freedom Road. School's starting. See you at the library! 1i Library (continued from page S) "If you don't have eye -to -eye con- tact with that large of a crowd, you can lose your audience," she said. There are usually about 40 kids in her group. Naxt week she plans to tackle a ren- dition of Scott O'Dell's The Island of the Blue Dolphins, about two alert In- dian children who are stranded on an island. Meanwhile, Richter -Keller was spellbinding pre-school children with her own puppet show about Monroe the Monkey and Amanda The Al- ligator. Her audience also -usually numbers about 40 or more, she said, but attendance this week was down because of Vacation Bible School hap- pening around town. She tries to tie her story hours to real-life themes and events. "Last week we had a tie contest for Father's Day. lune is Older Americans Month, ,o nett week I'll read .Nike .Vulligan'r .Steam .Shovel, where Mary Ann, the ,team shovel, gets old and there's nothing left for her to do. I'll tie that in to aging. Then I'll also read a nonfic- tion book called A Lurk At Aging. "During Rodeo Week we dressed up like cowboys or cowgirls. For the week Of July 4, I'll probably read some sort of patriotic fiction. July 12 will fall dkiring %lerico Week. We'll celebrate Captain Kangarro Day July 27, a week early. I'm learning to do magic, hecau,c magic is our big theme for the ,umnier. Kimberly -Richter will not let her groups Ica%c a session empty-handed, 6 -her. "We always gine them something to take home. On the first week. I gate Ihcrn a picture of cats to color. "Later IN%,unimer I'll read William Sleig', S,t/tetter and the .Wagic• Pebble and he gising away free red pebbles. I'te alread% ,Pray�aintcd theta." C 'C y O cC X. a o 3 - Y 0 c0.� 06 Hro� a,EItc N I�,e4,'' rrt u O N « .m" .,e rntv3 14> t0 t.. a, . .. r:. W cd b n 7M 2 "co 4j,: P O T Y O C r' ¢ u i a v- ova C0 O ►.. O O h C y a y O ry Z > A C V � V J., T a m4 v o, i U 4 ua O_ 00 0o D �i The day Sun, Georgetown, Texas Sunday, August 19, 1984 LIBRARY HELP NEEDED. Apply at the Georgetown Public ' Library. 609 Main. S hwfPt9 p,Wednesday, August 22, 1984 Sun -Advertiser HW. HELP WANTED OPENING FOR BEAUTI- CIAN, full or part time. Apply in person, M&J Hair Fashions, 101 West I I I h Street, sw hwlre LIBRARI' HFI.P NEEDED. Apple at the Georgetown Public Library, 609 Main. s hwaP19 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Sunday, September 2, 1984 Georgetown Public Library New Library Hour' 10 to S — Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 to 8 — Tues., Thur, 10 to 2 — Sat. "sw-acd9P9 Georgetown Public Library New Library Hours 10 to S — Mon., Wed., Fri. to to 8 — Tues., Thur. to to2—Sat. sw-acd9P9 Wednesday, September 5, 1984 Sun -Advertiser Sunday, July 22, 1984 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Section c, page 3. Ci ty library is, a child's delight By Mark Mitchell Few things in this world are as nice as a good story. Ask any child. And the tradition of story reading and story telling is very alive at the Georgetown Public Library. This summer the library is hosting two story groups at the same hour each Thursday for the convenience of parents. Jaqueline Petty, a retired Austin school teacher, is enthralling older young audiences with her readings and re -telling of classic tales. And Kimberly Richter -Keller, a Southwestern University student, former rodeo sweetheart and ex- perienced pre-school teacher, is reading picture books to pre-school age children. The Summer Story Hour has been a tradition in Georgetown for as long as the city has had a library, says Library Board President Barbara Seever. . But this year, for the first time, the story hour is broken into two groups. Richter -Keller reads to the smallest children in a room at the Library's north end — a room that will soon be the library's children's reading room — while Petty entertains the older groups in the library's magazine area. "Storytelling for children really caters to different age groups anyway," Seever said. Parents were bringing toddlers to the same place where third grade children were trying to hear stories. Storytelling hour became like a nursery. "There wasn't much we could do," Seever said. "Having all those age groups, the three year olds with the nine year olds, destroys your story." Now the pre-school children can sit in one room and hear all about Mike Mulligan's steam shovel, while the older kids can be somewhere else being Book creatures march held spellbound by The Island of the Blue Dolphins. The joy is that parents can bring all their children on the same day for story hour — Thursday at 10 a.m. That's how seriously the Georgetown Library people take their children's story hour. Since the summer story program began, Librarian Verne Philpot said, "We've had 2,722 childrens' books checked out. Who says the story hour doesn't stimulate an interest in children's books?" Kay Brown, organizer of this year's story hour, said librarians have been giving out between 25 and 30 new library cards per week to children. For participating in the summer pro- gram, children receive a certificate and bookmark with a magic star that changes colors at the touch of a finger. The story hours will continue until school starts in September. Even on other weekdays, "the children's use of the library is fan- tastic," Seever said. ' The library's enormous and varied children's collection — from picture books to easy -read to novels for teenagers rivals the Austin Public Library and is far and away the best selection in Williamson County. But on Thursdays, the Georgetown Library becomes less a library and more like Grand Central Station. Children of all ages converge on the shelves. Adults, too, browse and fill their arms with volumes. - "We are not a babysitting agency. (continued on page 4) Section c, page 4 Sunday, July 22, 1984 !.art ,t G.'town library (continued from page 3) ' .\lost parents stay there [through story hour]." Seeger said. It gi%es them a fine opportunity to check out the latest best-seller or non- fiction "How To." Petty. who Gooks like everyone's fa\ orite elementary school teacher, is rendering a story about Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy by Beverley Cleary with the dramatic touch of a pro. The kids — mostly grade -school kids with a couple of toddlers who happen- ed to stumble on the group — sit on the floor, their backs straight. And they are listening. Listening so hard they are lost in the words. One little boy sits up in front of the group facing everyone, gazing unselfconsciously in- to the text spread out on Petty's lap. "There's always one who does that." Petty says later. . A fes% minutes before, Petty had been reading about Floppsy the bunny in a Beatrice Potter tale — for younger children. The Henry Huggins story is from a thick, older kids' book. The prose is delightful even by adult stan- dards, and Petty reads with wonderful nuances. Henry Huggins bumps into a dog at the ice cream store who seems to want — not only Henry's ice cream — but for Henry to take him home. The dilemma is how Henry will get his new found dog, which he calls Ribsy because his ribs are showing, home via the city bus (which frowns on animal passengers). The story ends with a humorous calamity inside the bus and a friendly police car ride home for Henry and Ribsy. "Children from first through sixth grade all love Henry Huggins," said Petty, who taught first grade for 17 years. "Children love stories about things they are used to. Animals, families, things in their world. (continued on page S) Sunday, `July 22, 1984 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas - Section c, page 5 Story "childrene (continued from page S) a story. Today was an exception.. Last man and a wolf dog during the Yukon She prefers to, tell rather than read a "They also respond to stories with week, she gave them her version of gold rush. She usually re -reads a novel story "because there are so man• emotions they know, like kindness." Jack London's call of the Wild — a and thinks about it for a few days children here. Usually Petty tells rather than reads novel about the relationship between a before she tells it. (continued on page 6) 4s t 'V » ' mom' t , '4,W.,40-461 The,W.,40 - —Larry Appleby CRAZY TIES -- It's hard to believe that these ties were ever place with a bow tie best suited for wear with a racoon coat, in fashion, but the top winners at a recent funny tie con- and Christopher Haugen, 4, took third place with a floral test at the Georgetown Public Library put them to good use. pattern. Gentlemen take note, fashions tend to come in Five-year-old Carrie Carpenter, from left, won first place repeating cycles. with a scenic display tie, Matthew Lindsey, S, won second The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 27, 1984 Sunday, July 15, 1984 The Sunday Sun, Georgetown, Texas Section 2, Page 7 Medical re erence books -m'--aka ea yea .In The Merck Manual Volume 1,' : " shows, plus radio talk shows and now Robert Berkow, M.D., editor-in-chief, your local newspaper all are touting Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research the importance of learning what you Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, can do not only to prevent illness, but 1982 also to best cooperate with your physi- Heolrh and Medical Horizons 1983, cian. You also need to learn what is Macmillan Educational Company, reasonable to expect from your physi- Inc., New York, 1983 cian. By Kathy Dittman The books on review this week will help you achieve these goals. All are Americans need to become informed available at Georgetown Public consumers of health services, accor- Library. ding to the media. If you are able to speak fluent Television news programs and talk "doctor-ese" you might want to check Book Report out The Merck Manual. Unless you are mation in terms confusing to the in one of the health professions, you average reader. will need to borrow a medical dic- However, if you or a member of tionary to interpret this one. your family has been diagnosed as hav- Intended as a medical text, it gives ing a critical illness, you might want to symptoms, tests and treatment infor- wade through this one in order to understand all those tests the doctor ordered. Another source of reliable informa- tion on recent findings of the medical community is Health and Medical Horizons 1983 by Macmillian Educa- tional Company, the people who bring you The World Book Encyclopedia. This companion book to the en- cyclopedia is written so the average reader can comprehend the basic facts from the field of medicine. You will not read about controversial treatments or extremely rare diseases in their book. The purpose of this book, like the encyclopedia, is basic information on representative topics. Some of the topics covered are: "Coffee: Is there a Health Risk?" "Swimming for .Fitness," "is Our Food Safe?" and) "Safe Products for Children." I Hope you don't need all these reference books, but if you do you can get them from the library, where they are waiting for you. See you there! M _ The W1111amson.County "SUN, Georgetown, Texas, w,. Larry Appleby TALE TELLER — Kimberly Keller weaves a story for pre- ty also spins yarns suited for school-age children, during the school children at the Georgetown Public Library during the summer program, which starts at 10 every Thursday morn - opening of the library's summer story hours. Jacqueline Pet- ing. Sunday, June 17, 1984 The Sunday Sun, Georgetowfi, T6xas "Page "3 I Fathe,rs'book shows simple steps By Kathy Dittman The One Minute Father, Spencer Johnson, M.D., William Morrow & Company, Inc., NY, 1983, $15...Book Report If you read the best-seller The One Minute Manager, by Spencer Johnson, M.D., you will know his newest work The One Minute Father is in such de- mand. - This is one Father's Day gift that will benefit the entire family. Written in the form of a fable, this short book holds the reader's attention while teaching three basic steps to bet- ter parenting. Johnson repeatedly warns the reader the steps are so simple its hard to believe the methods work. He explores the ways family members tend to react to these new concepts — which he ad- mits successful parents have used sub- consciously over the years. The purpose of his book is to share these methods with those of us who have not developed the methods in- stinctively. Very few books come with a money- back guarantee. This one does: "Prac- tice The One Minute Father's three simple parenting skills for 30 days, and if you feel that the response you get from your children isn't worth more than what you paid for it, return it to the publisher with your sales receipt within 45 days of purchase and we will send you a refund. We're that sure it worksl" The people and families described in Johnson's book are not super -humans or even super -parents. The basis for the simple methods, best understood by reading the entire book, are really based on improving communication between family members. He stresses the methods do not feel "natural" at first. With practice, and patience, parents can begin to see the change in their relationship with their children early in the trial month. Once real progress is realized, the parent has the incentive to continue relying more and more on those three simple steps until they become the only disciplinary measures used. Determining that a happy home life is a desirable goal, is part of the initial procedures. Training your children to be able to determine their own goals is another factor in the success of this program. However, to fully implement Johnson's three skills, it is best to read the entire book, meditate and return to the book for concrete examples of what you want to accomplish. The book is deceptively short, I read it in part of an evening. But big things do come in little packages. Re -reading the book at intervals during that trial one-month time is recommended. ,, Johnson states the more often you briefly read over a set of goals, the sooner you believe them, the sooner they come to pass. .. To learn "the quickest way for you to help your children learn to like themselves and want to behave themselves," read The One Minute Father, by Spencer Johnson, M.D., who also wrote The One Minute Mother. The book is available through the Georgetown Public Library as a seven- day book among the other best-sellers. 11 G—eor ""n MLekl The best newspaper moneycari t buy. Wednesday, May 9, 1984 AMNESTY DAYS at GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 10, 11, 12 Return overdue books with no fine. Please help your library retrieve valuable books Ad paid by library patron. The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, May 30, 1984 Mystery surrounds library Magical Mysteries, the name of the 1984 Texas Reading Club, offers a summer of reading fun at the Georgetown Public Library. The club's fun will focus on mysteries, magic and adventure stories. Registration for the club starts on Thursday and the reading club official- ly begins the same day, ending August 30. Children judging the club will receive a bookmark, a reading log to record the books read, and paper games and puzzles. Those who com- plete the club's reading requirements will receive a "Magical Mysteries" cer- tificate. Club activities include movies, magic shows and guest programs. Volunteers from the Georgetown community are needed to present some of these pro- grams. So, if you have a special skill, such as magic, won't you volunteer? The Texas Reading Club is jointly sponsored by the Texas State Library and the Georgetown library. Member- ship is free. Thursday is also the day the summer story hour program begins at the Georgetown library. At 10 a.m. that Thursday and each Thursday through August 30 Kimberly Keller will tell stories to pre-school children, and Jac- queline Petty will be the story -teller. Story session lasts 30 minutes, and mothers are requested to remain with pre-schoolers and pick up all children promptly. GeorgetownWeekly, Page 15 Wednesday, June 6, 1984 "Magical Mysteries," Georgetown Public Library's summer reading club, is in pro- gress through August 30. Children joining the club receive a bookmark, a reading log to record the books read and games and puzzles. Those completing the program will receive a certificate and club activities will include movies, magic shows and guest programs. The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 13, 1984 Library hosts crazy tie contest The silliest ties in Georgetown and friends to dig up their craziest will be on display at 10 a.m. June 14 ties. as the Georgetown Public Library hosts a "funny tie contest." Awards will be given at the story Children ages 3-6 should check hour to commemorate Father's with their fathers, grandfathers Day on June 17. Sunday, March 4, 1984 © 1984 The Sunday Sun, Recount pushed for. library bond. A resident has started a . petition drive to have the votes cast last Satur- day for Proposition 9, for the new library, counted over again. "Certainly it's no reflection on the people who counted the ballots. But it sure was close," said Rawleigh Elliot who typed a petition in the form of a letter to Georgetown Mayor John Doerfler requesting the recount. Proposition 9, which sought $750,000 for the construction of the shell of a new library building at a new location in town, lost at the polls Saturday by three votes. The tally was 506 for and 509 against. "I suspect that when you count over 1,000 ballots, and each one has 10 pro- positions on it — then, well, there's a chance for error. A recount seems to be in order. It's that simple. "The state law reads that if the final vote is within five percent of winning or losing, you can ask for a recount. In our case, the difference was less than one percent," Elliot said, citing Chapter Nine, Section 13.01 of the Texas election laws. Rawleigh said copies of the petition would be circulated around town. He would have one available at his office at 115 ii West Seventh Street, and the front desk of the library. Although a petition would be there for signing in the library, Elliot said he wanted to make clear that no one on the library staff had or has anything to do with this petition drive. Persons signing the petition must be qualified voters (must live in the city) and must have a voter's precinct number and voter's registration number. "I don't think I'll have a problem getting enough signatures," Elliot said. He added that he was "anxious for the mayor to appoint a committee to count the votes in time so that they (the council) will know by March 13 whether it passed or not." Sunday, May 6, 1984 Georgetown, Texas © 1984 The Sunday Sun, LIBRARY HELP NEEDED, must have clerical skills, apply at the Georgetown Public Library, 609 Main. a hw5p6 Wednesday, May 9, 1984 1984 Williamson County Sun, N Barbara Seever X d m 00 3C It'syour libraryo CD �. mThe Georgetown Public Library is a service of the City of 0 Georgetown supported by an annual budget approved by y 0 : ' the city council, utilizing tax monies. Additional funding is provided through the United Way ' tC�A and gifts from individuals and organizations. Such gifts are used for book acquisition and furnishings and equipment. The services which the library can offer are, of course,, Z largely controlled by the financial support rendered by the community. In the recent bond elections one of the most t frequently voiced reasons for a negative vote on the bonds f' for the construction of a new library was the fact that the library does not remain open at night. In an effort to meet that objection, the library board has submitted a budget for the 1984-1985 fiscal year, beginning in September, for $57,994 (compared with the current an- nual budget of 543,789). Among other improvements in service which this increased budget would provide, is the extension of hours to 8 p.m. two nights a week. Library patrons are being polled as to their preference of nights; if you wish to indicate a preference, please do so at the library. Also, if you wish to express your support of an increased operating budget for the coming fiscal year, please pass that information along to your city council. The summer library programs for children start at the end of May. Financial restrictions prevent the library from having a full-time children's librarian; this function is filled by the head librarian in addition to her other duties. A children's program would not be possible at all without the help of volunteers. On Thursday, May 31, a double-barrelled story hour will begin with simultaneous sessions, beginning at 10 a.m., for pre-schoolers and school-age children. This is a change from previous summers when story hours were held on separate days. for the different age groups. Pre-school children will hear Kimberly Keller, a Southwestern student; and Jacqueline Petty will be the "story lady" for school agers. Petty, a retired elementary school teacher, brings 17 years of experience of reading and telling stories to eager young listeners. Another popular summer service, the Texas Reading Club for children, also starts May 31. The theme for this summer is "Magical Mysteries" and focuses on mysteries, magic and adventure stories. If there's a magician out there in Georgetown who'd like to entertain the children in con- nection with this summer program, please make yourself known to the librarians! Five hundred Georgetown Phil- dren participated in the reading club last summer. Members of the board of trustees of the library are Win- fred Bonner, Irene Elliott, Harry Gold, Parker Me- Collough, Barbara Seever (chairman), Dorian Sullivan, Jesse Valdez, Merle Weir and Everett Williams. . The board meets at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at the library. Library patrons are invited to address suggestions, comments, and offers of assistance to any member of the board. Those wishing to speak to the board at a meeting should notify Saver. Library board meetings are open to the public. Library patrons number an average of 3,879 a month, or 46,548 a year. On an annual budget of $43,789 (1983-84) the library board believes the citizens of Georgetown are receiving fair return for their money. If you agree, won't you say so? Bring your library books amnesty this week By Don Scarbrough Even when she's being nice, Barbara Seever goes for the jugular. "Your Passing Glance," she said to me Fri- day, "is a bunch of bunk but it's still read by everybody who gets the paper. So, please mention next Wednesday that the Georgetown Public Library will have amnesty days or. May 9, 10 and 11, enabling patrons to return overdue books without paying fines. "WE'RE HOPING to have as much luck as Austin did in retrieving books, some of which we've been trying to get• back for more than a year. 1 said I would and I did. 1111111111111I.— .................... I. . Amnesty Days at Georgetown Public Library r. May 10, 11, 12 Return overdue books with no fine. Please help your library retrieve valuable books! ! Ad paid for by library patron. ,it Wednesday, February 22, 1984 GeorgetownWeekly, Page Ai City employees urge passage of bond issues A tour of several city office buildings and facilities conducted by Georgetown Weekly last Friday resulted in a call from city employees who work in these facilities for the passage of the upcom- ing bond issues. By consensus, the employees feel they need more room to conduct their business. "We need more room for computers and workspace," Beth McLaury, a City Hall employee, said. At the present time, the computer is in a small and cramped room at City Hall. Another City Hall employee, Donna Duncan, echoed McLaury's sentiments, saying, "It gets hot when you're work- ing in there and it's awful in the sum- mer time." Kay Brown, a librarian at Geogetown Public Library, said, "We need more work room space and more shelf space. There, is no room to expand here. What we're going. to need is- a whole new library." Georgetown Pc`.ice Chi •f Travis Thomas said the police department is in need of additional space for records and files, as well as a separate room for officers to interview victims and suspects. Thomas went on to say the depart- ment would like to be able to build an area where stranded accident victims and others would be able to stay over- night. 1.1 Id b h 1 r� d t wou a nice to ave some p ace for them to sleep so we don't have to put them in (the county) jail or a continued. motel, which gets expensive. "Ideally, we would like a facility "We also need to establish a separate where we could have parking out back space for juveniles who are detained, as for our staff and parking in the front is mandated by law;" Thomas said,. ex- for our 'customers.' " plaining that juveniles are now detain Employees at the tax office also ed in one small corner of the office that spoke in favor of the upgrading of he referred to as "God's Little Acre." facilities that passage of the bonds "We also need space for a photo lab would bring. and computer so we can get our records "We could definitely use some more in some manageable form," Thomas space," Barbara Raney said. Books stacked almost to the ceiling crowd a room used as both a librarian's and a secretary's office at the public library. B4 Austin American -Statesman Sunday, February 26, 1984 Georgetown voters approve $12.8million on issue By MARICE RICHTER Amarlcan-statesmen staff GEORGETOWN — Georgetown voters approved the issuance of $12.8 million in bonds Saturday for major improvements, including a new water•treatment plant at Lake Georgetown. However, voters rejected 5 of 10 ballot propositions. The rejected propositions called for a total of $2.3 million to finance sidewalk and street light improvements downtown, renovation of City Hall, construction of a new library, con- struction of a new city mainte- nance building, and an increase in fire protection at the airport. A $10.2 million proposition for a new plant to treat 6 million gallons of lake water daily was approved, 810-228. . . City officials, who promoted the entire $15.1 million bond package, said all of the projects are long - needed improvements. They said the water treatment plant was especially needed to ac- commodate the city growth. City officials have yet to deter- mine how much utility rates and taxes will increase once the bonds are issued. If the entire package had been approved, utility rates would have increased $13 a month during the next two years, and the city tax rate of 40 cents for each $100 of as- sessed valuation would have risen 8 cents over the next three years. Results of the election on pro- posals other than the water treat- ment plant are as follows: •$800,000 for sewer improve- ments was approved, 787-239. *$1 million for street and drain- age improvements, mostly for the flood -prone San Jose area and Aus- tin Avenue, was approved, 635-393. •$535,000 to by new equipment and renovate the downtown fire station was approved, 644-390. 0$475,000 for new sidewalks, street lights and landscaping failed, 457-549. •$100,000 for new utility lines to provide better fire protection at the airport failed, 471.529. *$200,000 to expand and im- prove city hall failed, 490-517. 0$250,000 to renovate the police station was approved, 556-448. 0$750,000 for a new library building failed, 506-509, 0$800,000 for a new public works building failed, 463-538. VOTE "YES" FOR i`: LIBRARY BONDS - Georgetown Public Library is literally burst- ing at the seams. The present library building (5,000 square feet) was opened in 1970. It was erected at a cost of $120,000, of which $50,000 was a federal grant and the remainder local government, corporate, and individual donors. No general obligation bonds have ever been issued for the library. In 1970 library holdings were 11,000 volumes. Today, the shelves hold 38,258 hardback and 6,700 paperback books, plus 32 periodicals. Circulation the first year was 23,590. For the year 1983,,circulation was 89,757.. Library users (either checking out books or reading, study in the library) average 3,879 a month. This number does not include persons using the library facilities for group meetings., Story hours for pre-school children are held weekly during the school year, attracting an average of 37 children. Story hours are held during summer vacations for school age and pre-school children, attracting an average of 100 children weekly. It has been necessary to quadruple the linear feet of shelving in ten years; there is no further room for shelving, and new books are being put out for circulation in shipping cartons. The library is served by three full time em- ployees and two part time, and open 39 hours per week. The budget for fiscal 1982-83 was $43,345, funded by the city. Additional book purchases are funded by the United Way and individual donors. The $750,000 designated for the library in the general obligation bond issue will construct approximately 15,000 square feet, providing for a community meeting room, children's section and story room, and other amenities needed but lacking in the present building. A fund drive will be necessary to provide furnishings. Per- sons living outside the city limits, but using the library,have been generous in their support and will contribute to the fund drive. YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY IS CRUCIAL. VOTE "YES" . . AND PERSUADE AT LEAST ONE FRIEND. IlooO�l R THE BOND PROGRAM $11,000,000 Revenue Bonds These Bonds will be repaid over a 20 to 25 year period from revenues of the City's water, sewer and electric system. It is anticipated that the bonds will be issued over a three year period and the funds will be used as follows: Water Treatment Plant and related water lines $10,200,000 Sewer System Improvements 800,000 $11,000,000 $4,110,000 General Obligation Bonds These bonds will be repaid over a 20 to 25 year period from property taxes. It is anticipated that the bonds will be issued over a three year period and the funds will be used as follows: Street and Drainage Improvements $1,000,000 Fire Station Improvements and Equipment 535,000 Downtown Sidewalk improvements 475,000 Airport waterline 100,000 City Hall Renovation and Improvements 200,000 Police Station Renovation and Improvements 250,000 New Library Facilities 750,000 Relocation and Renovation of Public Works Facilities 800,000 $4,110,000 THE EFFECT ON YOUR UTILITY RATES AND PROPERTY TAXES Utility Rates In order to authorize the $11,000,000 in reve- nue bonds, water rates are proposed to increase an average of $8.00 per month effective Septem- ber 1, 1984, with an additional $5.00 on Septem- ber 1, 1985 for a total increase of approximately $13.00 per month per water user. Property Tax Rates It is anticipated that, with some assistance from the utility fund, the general obligation bonds can be repaid with a total increase of 8 cents over a three year period as shown: Accumulated Tax Year Increase Increase 1984-85 3.5 cents — 1985-86 3.5 cents 7.0 cents 1986-87 1.0 cents 8.0 cents On a residence with a $50,000 taxable assessed valuation after all exemptions, tax increases are anticipated to be: On October 1, 1984 $17.50 increase On October 1, 1985 17.50 increase On October 1, 1986 5.00 increase S40.00 total increase F YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY IS CRUCIAL. VOTE "YES" . . AND PERSUADE AT LEAST ONE FRIEND. :L THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Water Supply Improvements—$10,200,000 The City of Georgetown's water supply has historically been from the City's water wells. Over the years, this supply has not always been totally dependable and many questions have arisen as to the quality of our well water. With this planned change in primary water supply from wells to surface water, the City will be able to provide a dependable yield and a high quality of treated water to the Georgetown community. It is anticipated that the existing wells will continue to be a part of our water sup- ply, providing supplemental water during peak summer months when the peak demand for water exceeds six million gallons per day. The water treatment plant and related transmission lines proposed In this bond program will bring treated water to all sections of Georgetown. Sewer Improvements—$800,000 The City's exisiting sewer system requires ongoing improvements in order to main- tain essential public health and safety standards. The funding proposed in this pro- gram will be used to: 1. Rehabilitate and replace existing sewer lines in the old Georgetown areas. 2. Upgrade and improve existing sewer lift stations. 3. General upgrading of the overall sewer system. Street and Drainage Improvements—$1,000,000 The proposed funding will be to restore and repave various existing streets within the City to improve the street surfaces and extend the life of the street system. In addition, specific drainage improvements will be made in the Austin Avenue and the San Jose areas. Fire Station Improvements—$535,000 The planned use of these funds is to make necessary improvements to Fire Station Number One and to equip the Georgetown Fire Department with an aerial ladder truck and an additional pumper truck to provide improved fire protection through- out the City. Downtown (Central Business District) Improvements—$475,000 In a continuing effort to enhance the vitality of our downtown area, to encourage tourism and to preserve the historic fabric of the community, the City plans to pro- vide improved sidewalks, street lighting and landscaping in the central business dis- trict area with these funds. Airport Water line—$100,000 With the growth and expansion of the industrial facilities at the municipal airport, it has become necessary to provide increased water pressure and fire protection to the area. These funds will be used for installation of new water lines in the airport complex which will alleviate the present conditions. Improvements to Public Buildings The City plans to improve its public buildings by providing newly renovated space for the Police Station, renovating the present City Hall building, relocating the pub- lic works buildings, and constructing a new library building. The total cost of these improvements is estimated at S2,000,000, presented to the voters as four separate issues. 15 A MESSAGE TO THE CITIZENS OF GEORGETOWN Georgetown Dear Citizen: ing at the 41 Georgetown's community leaders in past years (5,000 squa were diligent in their efforts to build and sustain erected at the viable City that you and I are enjoying today. was fede� It is now our responsibility to continue that dili- a gence in keeping our City a vibrant community government, and a good place to live, work and grow. No general i As your representatives in the government of issued for i our City, we, the Georgetown City Council, believe the program being offered to you in this In 1970 lib: bond election will be a major step toward "Keep- ing Georgetown Best". The surface water supply Today, the i should solve the age old concerns of dependabil- 6, 700 paperl ity and public health. The sewer .improvements Circulation', should solve some.of the most immediate prob- the year 191 lems we are having -with existing facilities that are worn with age and overuse. The street and drainage program being Library usei offered will provide us with better and smoother reading, sti streets, and will allow us to preserve our existing a month. T2 streets for longer life. In addition, we will be able using the lj to cure much of our drainage troubles along Aus- tin Avenue and in the San Jose area. The improvements to downtown walkways will Story hours allow the continuation of the successful down - weekly durir town rejuvenation program that has become the average of I hallmark of Georgetown. during summd New and improved facilities of the George - pre -school t town city government; such as municipal offices, police station, fire station, and library are truly 100 children needed if we are to keep up with the growth of the community and put our best foot forward. It has been There are many other areas of improvement feet of shel that could be offered, but we believe these proj- further room ects on which you are being asked to vote are the most important programs needed to maintain being put oq the prominence and lifestyle of which we should cartons. all be very proud. a We want each and every citizen to have full and The libraryi complete knowledge of this program. We ployees and encourage you to study the information in this folder and we welcome your questions and com- per week. T ments. Above all, we encourage you to express $43,345, fun; your interest and desires by voting in the elec- purchases at tion on February 25, 1984. individual d, Respectfully submitted, The $750,000 The City Council of Georgetown general obli¢ approximatel+ or louncilman Marvihn DLackey, a community a and story roi Bill Connor, Councilman Carl Doering, Councilman lacking in ti E. C. Girvin, Councilman will be necei W. C. Shell, Councilman sons living 1 the library,l _ and will contribute to the fund drive. Vr YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY IS CRUCIAL. VOTE "YES" . . AND PERSUADE AT LEAST ONE FRIEND. :L THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Water Supply Improvements—$10,200,000 The City of Georgetown's water supply has historically been from the City's water wells. Over the years, this supply has not always been totally dependable and many questions have arisen as to the quality of our well water. With this planned change in primary water supply from wells to surface water, the City will be able to provide a dependable yield and a high quality of treated water to the Georgetown community. It is anticipated that the existing wells will continue to be a part of our water sup- ply, providing supplemental water during peak summer months when the peak demand for water exceeds six million gallons per day. The water treatment plant and related transmission lines proposed In this bond program will bring treated water to all sections of Georgetown. Sewer Improvements—$800,000 The City's exisiting sewer system requires ongoing improvements in order to main- tain essential public health and safety standards. The funding proposed in this pro- gram will be used to: 1. Rehabilitate and replace existing sewer lines in the old Georgetown areas. 2. Upgrade and improve existing sewer lift stations. 3. General upgrading of the overall sewer system. Street and Drainage Improvements—$1,000,000 The proposed funding will be to restore and repave various existing streets within the City to improve the street surfaces and extend the life of the street system. In addition, specific drainage improvements will be made in the Austin Avenue and the San Jose areas. Fire Station Improvements—$535,000 The planned use of these funds is to make necessary improvements to Fire Station Number One and to equip the Georgetown Fire Department with an aerial ladder truck and an additional pumper truck to provide improved fire protection through- out the City. Downtown (Central Business District) Improvements—$475,000 In a continuing effort to enhance the vitality of our downtown area, to encourage tourism and to preserve the historic fabric of the community, the City plans to pro- vide improved sidewalks, street lighting and landscaping in the central business dis- trict area with these funds. Airport Water line—$100,000 With the growth and expansion of the industrial facilities at the municipal airport, it has become necessary to provide increased water pressure and fire protection to the area. These funds will be used for installation of new water lines in the airport complex which will alleviate the present conditions. Improvements to Public Buildings The City plans to improve its public buildings by providing newly renovated space for the Police Station, renovating the present City Hall building, relocating the pub- lic works buildings, and constructing a new library building. The total cost of these improvements is estimated at S2,000,000, presented to the voters as four separate issues. 15 VOTE "YES" FOR LIBRARY BONDS w,. Georgetown Public Library is literally burst- ing at the seams. The present library building (5,000 square feet) was opened in 1970. It was erected at a cost of $120,000, of which $50,000 was a federal grant and the remainder local government, corporate, and individual donors. No general obligation bonds have ever been issued for the library. In 1970 library holdings were 11,000 volumes. Today, the shelves hold 38,258 hardback and 6,700 paperback books, plus 32 periodicals. Circulation the first year was 23,590. For the year 1983, circulation was 89,757. Library users (either checking out books or reading, study in the library) average 3,879 a month. This number does not include persons using the library facilities for group meetings. Story hours for pre-school children are held weekly during the school year, attracting an average of 37 children. Story hours are held during summer vacations for school age and pre-school children, attracting an average of 100 children weekly. It has been necessary to quadruple the linear feet of shelving in ten years; there is no further room for shelving, and new books are being put out for circulation in shipping cartons. The library is served by three full time em- ployees and two part time, and open 39 hours per week. The budget for fiscal 1982-83 was $43,345, funded by the city. Additional book purchases are funded by the United Way and individual donors. The $750,000 designated for the library in the general obligation bond issue will construct approximately 15,000 square feet, providing for a community meeting room, children's section and story room, and other amenities needed but lacking in the present building. A fund drive will be necessary to provide furnishings. Per- sons living outside the city limits, but using the library,have been generous in their support and will contribute to the fund drive. YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY IS CRUCIAL. VOTE "YES" . . AND PERSUADE AT LEAST ONE FRIEND. IiOn�� R Facts Concerning The City of Georgetown $15.1 Million Capital Improvement Program GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOND ELECTION Time and Place The election will be held on Saturday, Feb- ruary 25, 1984 from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., at the Downtown Fire Station, located on the corner of Main and Ninth Street. who Can Vote in the Election Any person living within the City limits of Georgetown who holds a valid voter regis- tration certificate. Absentee Voting Absentee voting begins on Monday, Febru- ary 6,1984 and ends on Tuesday, February 21, 1984. Voting place for absentee voting is located at the City Secretary's office in City Hall. Voting times are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 P.M. during the absentee voting period, except legal holidays. Vote Saturday February 25, 1984 City Fire Station 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. 15 16 October 23,1983 The Sunday Sun Army,rabbi fights Korean battles By Kathy Dittman Chaim Potok has written another best-seller called The Book of Lights using his experiences as a U.S. Army chaplain as a rabbi in Korea, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York. Gershon Loran, the main character, just happens to be a rabbi who is drafted or rather forced to volunteer to be a chaplain, due to a shortage of rab- bis during the Korean War. He is more interested in Kabbalah than any other area of study, but he really isn't all that involved in anything. His old college roommate was really more interesting. Arthur Leiden, the roommate was supposedly the child of one of the developers of the atomic bomb and considered Albert Einstein as "Uncle Albert." This seven-day book of Jewish life is easily read in a week, providing you don't forget where you put it until the last dayl Providing a glimpse of life familiar to all watchers of M•A'S'H, Georgetown Weekly, Page B 11 RE"Vow q I a Vn I . 11 this book is fairly interesting if you are interested in Jewish lifestyle and beliefs. Danielle, at the library, directed me to an oldie but goodie that enchanted me for the two days it took to devour it. It was published by J. B. Lippin- cott, Co. in 1945 and printed the month I was born — October, 1946. The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald is a true classic. It was impossible to choose parts to relate to you. The whole book is choice! She really shows life the way it is for most of us, not the way someone thinks it should be. There is some plain, earthy language, Wednesday, February 22, 1984 Romantic history, entrances, Cajun, Dubus, Elizabeth Nell, `*11 vicwtPUtnam;' zd0 Msdison. Ave._ New York, NY, 10016, copyright 1983, $17.95. Most of the books which have hit the bestseller lists lately have been either horrifying or discouraging. Therefore, I decided to check out some relatively unknown books. I hit a winner right off. Although I'm not quite finished with Cajun, a novel by Elizabeth Nell Dubus, I'm en- tranced with this romantic history of the settlement of Louisiana. Taking up where "Evangeline," the epic poem of the Acadians reset- tlement when cast out of Nova Scotia, leaves off, the heroic tale is told with broad strokes of the artist's brush bringing history into clear focus. As with all great story -tellers, Ms. Dubus reveals human nature has stayed the same, despite the setting. Young husbands and mothers-in-law have changed little. When obeerviag some,fooliah- Sion of a newcomer to Attakapas, Claude Louis, the main character muses to himself, "...what was that his mother said about visiting married children? She stayed until she could bite her tongue no longer, and then she took herself and her aching tongue home. It was none of his affair if Mon- sieur de Clouet wished to build a house instead of building crops...." Elizabeth Nell Dubus teaches in the English departments of Louisiana State University and Southern University. If her work receives proper recognition it should be considered in league with Gone With the Wind, Hawaii, and The Thorn Birdr. As soon as I return it to the Georgetown Public Library, you can check it out to see if you agree. I hope your family has escaped the recent fflu." We didn't. By Kathy Dittman Weekly columnist but it is not glorified, it simply represents the way some backwoods people speak. " 'Along with teaching us that lamb must be cooked with garlic and that a lady never scratches her head or spits, my mother taught my sisters and me that it is a wife's bounden duty to see that her husband is happy in his work. "First make sure that your husband is doing the kind of work he enjoys and is best fitted for and then cheerfully ac- cept whatever it entails. If you marry a doctor, don't whine because he doesn't keep the hours of a shoe clerk, and by the same token if you marry a shoe clerk, don't complain because he doesn't make as much money as a doc- tor. Be satisfied that he works regular hours,' Mother told us." How many of us would be inclined toward nagging and divorce if we had started off with that attitude? It's not the modem trend, but who's to say it's wrong? Her battles with housework were equally refreshing: "On the coldest dreariest mornings Stove sulked all over his end of the kit- chen. He smoked and choked and gag. ged. He ate load after load of my precious live bark and by noon I could have sat cross-legged on him and read Pilgrim's Progress from cover to cover in perfect comfort." "Stove was actually a sinister presence and he was tricky. The day we first looked at the place, I remarked that he seemed rather defiantly backed up against the wall, but such an at- titude could come from neglect, I thought, and so when we moved in the i first thing I did was to clean his suit, take all the rust off his coat and vest, blacken every inch of him, except his nickel which I polished brightly, and then 1 built my first fire which prompt- ly went out. "I built that fire five times and then Bob came in and poured about a gallon of kerosene on top of the kindling and Stove began balefully to burn a little. 1 learned by experience that it took two cups of kerosene to get his blood cir- culating in the morning and that he would only digest bark at night. "In the summer and spring, I didn't care how slow he was or how little heat he gave out. Bob and I were outdoors from dawn to dark and we allowed plenty of time for cooking things and all of the wood was dry and the doors were open and there was plenty of draught. But with the first rainy day I realized that Stove was my enemy and would require the utmost in shrewd, cautious handling. "From the first rain, until late spring, across the kitchen in true backwoods fashion, were strung lines and lines of washing, only slightly less damp than when first hung up days and sometimes weeks ago. Those things directly over Stove flapped wet- ly against me as 1 cooked, but 1 dared not take them down for they were the necessary things like underwear and socks which had to get dry before sum- mer. "Try turning the chops, and stirring the tomatoes with someone slapping you across the back of the neck with a wet dish towel — you'll get the idea. 1 was cold all winter — it seemed that I moved around inside of but without direct contact with my clothes..." This vivid book of country life from the woman's viewpoint originated Ma and Pa Kettle of 50s movies fame. If you want a delightful experience pick up The Egg and I by Betty Mac- Donald at the Georgetown Public Lib racy. 5 su- Or) -: Steels new romance predictably dull, By Kathy Dittman I'm still having a time finding books on which I want to report. Susan, at the Book Nook referred me to a couple last Friday, so you'll being hearing about those soon. However, what to do about this week! I finally finished Danielle Steel's newest offering Thurston House. It is extremely mediocre. The setting is in and around San Francisco, approx- imately 100 years ago until the beginn- ing of World War Il. A loving, caring, gentleman marries a young Jezebel from — you guessed it — the South. Camille's (the resident Jezebel) father dotes on her. Her mother is pining away for the lost glory of the slave -holding South. Her brother is a libertine and a drunk. How trite. Camille's father is anxious for her to leave the South because, although he has lived there for years and become rich, he is not socially acceptable. To write a novel set in a historical setting, the characters should represent the beliefs of the time. People of each era have held deep beliefs unique to that time frame. A few avant garde in- dividuals may have held beliefs in line with our time. However, Steel's characters think and act like they were yanked out of today and thrust into 100 years ago with just a change of clothes. No one comes across as a living, real personali- ty. You may enjoy Thurston House. The basic story is okay. For me it was all right to read it, all right to be inter- rupted and would have been just as all right to have never finished it, except for my compulsion to finish books. r Next, 1 started to read Murder Story by Lester Velie. I was captured by the blurb on the back of the book which convinced me this would be a socially significant work: "This book started out as a panoramic look, tentatively titled 'Oliver Twist USA' at the bureau- cracies and institutions that deal with children in trouble: the juvenile courts, the foster -care system, the reform schools. "Early in the research I came across two teenagers who, while in a reform school, committed a burglary that resulted in a murder. Through the recreation of the murder, the events preceding and following it, I was able to write a dramatic narrative of what I had earlier planned to do merely as an overview. "Murder Story not only tells of the murder of a gifted, beautiful woman but, in tracing the lives of the killers — from foster care, through family court, through , reform school and then through prison — it delivers a searing message: The children our institutions are supposed to help are instead being Book Report destroyed." Having taken a course in criminology, taught in schools where some of my sixth -grade students already had parole officers, and having recently worked one summer for the Resource Centers on Child Abuse, Neglect and Adoption, 1 felt quite in- terested in seeing someone else's opi- nions on our present facilities. At first, I lasted the first 21 pages. It is such a deeply disturbing topic that depression overwhelmed me. Velie very movingly presents the happenings of the murder and the lives of the peo- ple involved in this true story, which is occurring over and over in our society as the strength of the family dimenishes. I forced myself to go back to the book, to try again to report in more depth. The best I could do was scan it. The parts of the book I read faithfully present the experience that many people have when submitted to government parentship — equate the way many people feel about the post office, social security, and other governmental interventions with the government becoming the major parent in a child's life. There are enlightened social workers, police officers and judges try- ing to improve our present system. The focus needs to change in our society. YOU LOSE A LOT VMEN YOU LOSE A FOREST. Forest fires even catch fish. A Public Service of This Newspaper & The AdveruanpCounal The American people need to become educated to some of the injustices these forgotten children experience. Brothers and sisters in some areas are not placed together in foster homes because they get so attached that it makes adoption difficult when they have to be separated. The children no longer have even the comforting presence of their siblings. Children are moved from home to home because they might get attached to the care giver and not want to leave. Government forbids they should ex- perience love — some of these children will only be under government care un- til they are 18. And so on. Somebody please recommend an uplifting book! Help! They've got lots of books at the Georgetown Public Library. I know I'm bound to have missed some good ones. See you there. 14_ U �Ociober 9, 1983 The Sunday Sun Christian,women get Ianswers By Kathy Dittman The Christian Woman's Search for Self-esteem by W. Peter Blitchington is really a Christian handbook on psychology giving basic concepts and self-help information contained in a Chr:-uian framework, with emphasis on women's expreiences, and stages of life. It would be impossible to give you samples of each area of discussion bec, use there are so many. The best I can do is give you a few appetizers and suggest you try the whole meal for yourself. My favorite statement is "I believe there are more threats to women's self- esteem than there are to men's. If we could change men, and strengthen the family, we'd go a long way toward removing many of those threats." I had wondered how successfully a male author could address this subject. The answer is very. Blitchington very competently and sensitively explores self-esteem in general and how it af- fects women in particular. "Whether a person has high or low self-esteem cannot by itself answer the question, 'How well adjusted is this in- ' dividual?'...We must have an awareness of our value as children of God, but the central purpose of Chris- tianity is not to elevate self-esteem; it is to redeem sinners. And the person with high self-esteem may be no better off in the areas that really count (such as personal salvation) than the person with low self-esteem., In fact he may be in worse shape." There are at least seven sources of self-esteem... being loved by others, living up to high standards, comparing ourselves with others, acceptance by others, accomplishment, tempera- ment, society's estimation of us, etc. How these sources affect day to day life is shown by short case histories from Biitchington's psychological counseling practice. Many of the attitudes which prevail when a civilization is in, its final stages before it -is conquered by a more powerful nation are alarmingly pre- sent in today's society. Social forces today are hostile to Christian women. Quoting Carte Zimmerman, Blit- chington lists the 10 signs that always accompany the weakened family system in these failing nations: a skyrocketing divorce rate~ a plum- meting birth rate, a growing disrespect for parents and parenthood, an obses- Book Report sion with the weaknesses and failures of ancient heroes, accompanied by a loss of patriotism, an emphasis upon 4ompanionate (open) marriage as the solution for the weakened family system and a refusal by many people to maintain family responsibilities while everyone else "goes free." Also, the hostility pseudointellec- tuals have for the family spreads to the common man; then no one cares, a rampant increase in adultery, juvenile delinquency and rebelliousness toward authority and an acceptance of perver- sions of all kinds, especially homosex- uality. "Sound familiar? "The weakening family system af- fects everyone, but it seems to have its: most negative impact upon family- oriented women." Race to the Georgetown Public Library and snatch up The Christian Woman's Search for Self-esteem to strengthen America by strengthening your family. (I am considering adding this one to my personal bookshelf to be used as a reference.) See you there I 0 CV) rn N N _N Q. a> W cls .0 N 7 L H att� C 0 V AC W W m Q u a! Z w toECCj G t Ti O> t_ V h ° gal Co C. p'3vS g x � Es�+.,ce3.5 m�a�=3a� V w u !!�� E O a •C E� eif w O94 � O .o T u2 v� O y`: � eQ G '` •v x C s ET,.E E,n_ as t 4 TLS Q O cd u •t7 G �..4>1 E O % E J OO ... a •1�~' g 0° o C > �w�Oea 4aoan:«a0 o CL 17 t; T'O3oa°.-00 ~►e0'�us°ova-.�Cvao O rM-,- 3o�m2 vEa Cc0 0UG C•�°'cc` oQv�'°"�EH �'swcTCa0�0s$r� cc m�°a° =svova '�c°o b�Ea = �°'m uO O EuOA9.0 O O Ea Zo � E o E �E CU m z; u •$ - V5 om M `� E c E E A u �oa >, °`° oBv c= va «.0aEA � O °ya OoC E u Y A T O O i+ O w 3 G a Cu ° '° eCa aatdi oC3 �Eu �a'mu=Lt° a. G hT.3. •cN`v 3_ma�`i4oaE�„.• G � � .>$mEO -C c u > . cv° O e q uwo E O uL 0.0 G u C C00 0 �0 .`.Qo v>oo yEi0uaevaE p 0X tv 1.: "0 E0rs u .,02 >0, ° m or- ovp_.a o G,.,a a o o .� o,.o o $ �a, scuca The Sunday Sun September 25, 1983 Protect your youngster from sexual abuse By Kathy Dittman A new read aloud book is available for young children that will help you teach your child to protect herself or himself from sexual abuse. To our shame, statistics indicate one out of every four girls and one out of 10 boys is sexually assaulted before age eighteen. That represents only the cases where the offender was at least five years older than the victim. In 85 percent of the reported assaults the children were victimized by someone they knew. Sexual assault ranges from an older person showing his•or her genitals, to oral sex and/or penetration. As this book stresses: IN- FORMED CHILDREN ARE SAFER CHILDREN, The children's portion of this little book emphasizes there is a private zone which no one may touch without their permission and that even mommies and daddies, doctors and nurses have to have a good reason to touch. No body parts are named, nothing is discussed in an embarrassing way. The parent or other adult presenting the material to the child can control how - much specific information the child is given. To inform your child, check out Private Zone by Frances S. Dayee from the Georgetown Public Library. To follow up on this same type of in- formation a free coloring booklet is be- ing offered from an organization in Fresno, California. It happened to be mentioned on the Richard Simmons Show while i was typing this article. Send a stamped self-addressed manilla (typing paper size) envelope to Play It Safe, 1289 Temperance Ave., Fresno, California, 93727. From one short mention on a previous show, 5.7 million people have Book Report written and asked for this material to prevent child stealing. Parents of children who have been kidnapped and never heard from have written and called the man that started the booklet to let him know how much they ap- preciate his concern. Even prisoners in jail have written asking to have the book sent to their children since they can't be there to protect them. The public is awakening to this terrifying problem. There is no way to know how many children are victimized enough to af- fect the rest of their lives. This is a secret problem. The selfish adults who victimize the children have no concern for the children's well-being and always convince the child it was all the child's fault. Usually the procedure is referred to as "our little secret." Some books on child abuse suggest you teach your child to refuse to keep a secret — only surprises which will be told shortly. Another attitude to teach your child is to speak out. The Private Zone says "Yell and tell." Your child needs to know it is alright to tell mommy, dad- dy, teacher, policemen or anyone until someone helps. Unfortunately, some of the adults assaulting children are the very ones given the sacred trust of protecting the child, such as parents, baby sitters. relatives, scout masters, etc. Therefore the child must feel free to talk to the important others in his life. By education of the children, parents and anyone who works with children symptoms of child sexual abuse may be recognized and swiftly dealt with. With more freedom to talk about what happens in children's lives, maybe we as a society can lessen this problem. The Georgetown Library has lots of books to help you protect your child. Check it out. See you at the library. 13 :�ll5till A1110ricall -$tAtV!5111Q11 �l�h.,.....d.... -i.p1l*P, h, r 99. 14 9.3 Staff Photo by Taylor Johnson Miniatures of historical buidings adorn the Georgetown Public Library. Miniatures crafted with love Library patrons By ROXANNE EVANS American -Statesman Staff The miniature historic buildings that have graced the shelves of the George- town Public Library for the past 10 years aren't just made of cardboard. A lot of love and a respect for history went into the diminutive structures. The 43 -piece collection was donated to the library by John M. Barcus, a George- town resident who died In 1976 at age 85. Barcus began his hobby of building min- iatures after he retired from teaching in 1949, said his daughter, Marianne Welch, who lives in San Benito. enjoy models of Georgetown buildings brarian Vern Philpot, who said Barcus entrusted the buildings to her care with the stipulation she keep them out of the reach of small hands, said Barcus creat- ed a collection of the childhood homes of U.S. presidents. He donated that collec- tion to the presidential museum at Odes- sa College. Welch said she has a collection of miniature furniture and oth- er items her father made. The Georgetown collection includes replicas of the childhood homes of sever- al Texas governors, the present Gover- nor's Mansion, numerous buildings in Waco, frontier living scenes, the Jeffer- son Memorial and 14 structures In Georgetown, including the Casa Blanca Apartments on Austin Avenue, where Barcus created most of his miniatures. THE LIBRARY'S MINIATURES are only a small sample of Barcus' works. Li - eludes a small bell, and a scale model of the original Williamson County Court- house, which was a log cabin, features a small pot on a fire. Cardboard was cut into tiny pieces to simulate roof shingles, and many of the structures are painted. Barcus must have been a man of vi- sion, as several of the buildings he made replicas of in the 1960s were designated hi t i t tures after his death ova esruc Welch said Barcus liked to work with his hands and most of his handiwork was made from discarded items. "About the only things he bought new were Elmer's Glue and poster paint," she said. BARCUS' BUILDINGS ARE made o1 simple materials, yet they are very de- tailed. Delicate mesh bars cover win- dows in Barcus' replica of the Williamson County Jail. Towers of the former Ruters- ville College (a forerunner of Southwest- ern University, Barcus' alma mater) and local churches are precise in their detail, down to the clocks with tiny hands and numbers. A replica of a firehouse in - These buildings include the Atkin building, which was built in about 1900 and is the home of one of the oldest Ma- sonic lodges in Texas. Another replica is of the M.B. Lockett Building, which was built before the turnof the century. These buildings are among the four buildings in downtown Georgetown that were reno- vated last year. THE SCALE MODELS have become dusty and the cardboard is beginning to get brittle. Philpot said she hopes to be able to place the tiny buildings under glass and create a permanent display sometime soon. "They are so special," Philpot said. "It's nice to have them." t t d c d b e s C V a V F e in s s n Section 1, Page 4 t::Ge,.+,,$ t The Sunday Sun Littlecounty �bnildintys find home in library, of . 6 By Linda Latham Welch The Williamson County Cour- thouse, the jail, the Masonic Lodge . and a number of county churches and other buildings have all been shelved — for the last 10 years. The colorful, now -dusty structures, the tallest of which stands about two feet, line the top shelves in the Georgetown Public Library. John M. ' Barcus, a former Georgetown resident who died in 1976, spent from 1969 to 1973 making his beloved cardboard, Elmer's Glue, str- ing and split bamboo edifaces. When he left the city, he donated his replicas to the library. He and his wife, Berta lived in the big Casa Blanca Apartments on East University Avenue. .They rented one apartment to live in. And Barcus leased another apart- ment in which to indulge in his hobby of making buildings of all shapes and sizes out of whatever cardboard and other scraps he could find. He also used the apartment as a showcase for structures like the "Williamson County Church Towers," the first courthouse, "Old Texas Farmhomes," the old Georgetown fire station, the Jefferson Memorial and the huge now -extinct white Waco Cotton Palace. Barcus did not limit his creations to only Williamson County structures or even Texas buildings, his daughter, Marianne Welch of San Benito, said. When he left Georgetown, he was still working on the birthplaces of the United States presidents. The complete collection is in the Presidential Museum in Odessa, from George Washington's home to Gerald R. Ford's, which was the hardest to copy because the house had burned and pic- tures were rare, Welch said. About 30 replicas are still in the library. There were more, Welch said, but over the years, children have played with and accidently destroyed them, and others just disappeared. Welch remembers when Georgetown celebrated its 125th birthday in June of ti LITTLE LODGE AND LOCKETT BUILDING -- The Masonic Lodge, left, and the M. B. Lockett Building are just two of the many replicas of area structures. (Photo by Larry Appleby) 1973, and her father's work was on display in the library as part of the commemoration. "We drove him up from San Benito then and he spent the whole day in the library answering questions and telling people about the buildings," she said. "He loved to show them. Barcus also entered many of his miniatures in area fairs and the State Fair in Dallas, where he walked away with many ribbons and honors. Barcus would spend days at a time working on his replicas, whistling the whole time he worked, his daughter added. The only part of the buildings her father ever spent money on was the Elmer's Glue, Welch said. He got all his cardboard from an elderly man who worked for Gold's and saved the cardboard from men's shirts. If he ever needed tiny dowels, he could zip his wood through a small 3 A TABLETOP CORN HILL CHURCH — About 30 replicas of buildings in and around the county made by the late John M. Barcus cover a shelf or two in the Georgetown Public Library. Barcus constructed the miniatures when he lived in town between 1969 and 1973, and donated them to the library when he left. Here, Becky Watson, 10, of Georgetown, examines the tiny spirals on the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Corn Hill. (Photo by Larry Appleby) lathe he had fashioned out of a mix master part, Welch added. Barcus took up his hobby after he retired from teaching at North Texas Agriculture College, which was a junior college to Texas A&M Universi- ty, and later became North Texas State. Welch recalled the time her father bought an old pump organ and attach- ed vacuum cleaner bags to it to serve as genuine, working bellows for the in- strument. He eventually sold his organ. Welch and librarian Verne Philpot hope someday the intricate, miniature buildings can be displayed behind glass and preserved. 12 K ,.. 7=, Book Report Whirligig 4Jl Atwust 21, 1983 Madness'.- mystery, love and murder wrapped up nicely By Kathy Dittman Being psychologically oriented I picked up The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer. I was not disappointed in the thoroughness of this study. But, boy, it's depressing! Set in Vermont during the 1800's, the book revolves around Agnes Dempster who finally reveals all to her old friend Margaret. Having remained silent about all.that happened when she shot someone — the someone remains a mystery throughout most of the book, so I won't tell. Sixty years later Agnes reveals her side of the story, having been in and out of mental institutions, through a vicious murder trial and finally come to the end of her tortured existence. Even before Agnes was born, tragedy had struck her family. Her sister Majella was scalded to death in a freak accident when she pulled the boiling wash over onto herself in the kitchen. Majella had always been what the family considered the perfect child, their mother had even resented the pregnancy which resulted in Agnes. Arriving in a state of unlove even before she was born, Agnes had a basic feeling of never being able to succeed, and being different from everyone else in the family. Doomed to look exactly like her dead sister Majella, Agnes was constantly berated for not being the well -loved dead sister. When Agnes' mother, Helen, dies, Agnes decides to move to the city. In this case is Montpelier. Facing the big awful city at the tender age of 16, she experiences all the awful things every parent has nightmares about. At first, everything goes normally. She moves into a respectable boarding house, finds a job, makes friends with the other girl her age at the boarding house, learns her way around. Eventually she falls in love with one of the older men at the boardinghouse. Not even thinking about where babies come from, she and the man follow the natural course of young love and pro- ceed to pay for it dreadfully. Agnes becomes pregnant even though she and the man have stated they want no children. She goes through an indescribable black market abortion, consoling herself with the thought of the man it was all for. Dur- ing her lengthy recuperation, she learns her lover is seeing an old flame and is even reported to be engaged to her. Murder follows. Agnes lingers bet- ween life and death. Desiring above all else to sink into the oblivion of death, she is kept alive by the heroic, if misplaced, arts of the doctors and a court appointed companion, Margaret, to whom she is now writing to explain all that happened. Tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity, Agnes is committed to an asylum, where she spends most of the rest of her life — eventually by choice. Over and over again death is shown as her only freedom. Being spared from hanging was no blessing to this tor- tured young woman. Depressing! Reproducing articles from the newspapers lends a realism to this nightmare. While based on a real case from history, most of this piece is fic- tional. The book is well-written, but the subject matter is so depressing. Unless you feel like slitting your wrists and want company from the printed page, I don't recommend this one from the Georgetown Public Library. Beware those who traverse County Road 332, you may run up against Williamson County's wild racing squir- rel. He races three of us regularly, run- ning right in front of the car, stopping when we stop, slowing and racing to remain just in front of us for about a city block. Just as you're sure to flat- ten him to greasy spot on the gravel — zip — off he goes through the fence or to a nearby tree. 1 just had to end on a high note! See you at the library, Page 12 The Sunday SUN, Georgetown, Texas' " Sunday, August 14, 1983 Woodiwiss makes romantic summer read By Kathy Dittman I don't usually report on a specific author, but. I found a reliable writer to titillate the test of your summer. If you want to heat up an already hot sum- mer, check out anything by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Her current best-seller is a seven-day book titled titled A Rase in Winter, set in Northern England during the late 1700s. Each of Woodiwiss' books is set in some defined historical perigA,;� ith a thirtyish, handsome hunk -that appears to be a rape but is actually high born, full of character and has only every- one's best interests at heart. There is a young, beautiful, headstrong girl who is oppressed by her family, employers and the world in general. There are always easily identifiable villains. You always know just who to cheer for and boo against. There is also every variation of sexual exploration described in delicious detail. Throw in a good measure of every available type of woman to spice the mixture. Be sure to always end with the villians receiving their just deserts and the hero and heroine walking off into the sunset happily ever after and there you have it! The hero in A Rose in Winter is Christopher Seton, who leads a double life, the hooded Lord Saxton and the rake. There is the beautiful Erienne Fleming, mother deceased, father and brother drunkards who robbed her of her dowry so she cannot marry decent- ly. Her father tries to get her to agree to marry any old beast to bring him money. In Ashes in the Wind we change from beauty and the beast, to a type of Gone With the Wind. Captain Cole Latimer, the dashing Yankee hero, and the beautiful Alaina MacGaren, wanted for espionage for the South, match wits during the 1860s. • Jacques DuBonne, the vicious opportunist, threatens any happiness Alaina could hope for. Set in the sumptuous mansions of Louisiana and the cold Minnesota north lands, this book weaves a rich-, tale ich- tale of romance, intrigue, and ravish- ment of lands and women. The Flame and the Flower contains Heather Simmons, orphaned to fat_ mean Aunt Fanny and weak Uncle-. John. Aunt Fanny's brother George, . on pretense of securing a teaching pnsi-:'" tion for Heather, attempts to rape ' Heather and then sell her into bondage at a well-known house of ill repute. Found wandering in the streets after'' she runs away from George, Heather is;, taken to a ship, ravished and held against her will by Captain Brandon' Birmingham. Remember everything, always turns out as it should! Find out. - what life was like in England and the Carolinas in 1799. The Wolf and the Dove is set in old England of 1066. Lady Aislinn, the choice young morsel in this book, sur- vives the Norman invasion of England to become mistress of Wolfgar, the most feared Norman of all. Wulfgar, an illegitimate son, is constantly pitted against Ragnor de Marte in an effort to retain lordship of Darkenwald and Aislinn. Shanna, the last of the Woodiwiss books I'm reviewing, I read many years ago. Nevertheless, I remember it as definitely worth reading. It is set in the Caribbean and England during the peak of slave trade. These are all adult romances. There are no punches pulled, no fade-outs. Do not read them if you do not like ex- plicit scenes. See you at the library! Thursday, July 14, 1983 * It Austin-American-Statesman/Neighbor 9 Georgetown, library continues to grow Georgetown's Public Library is growing and getting better, accord- ing to figures released at the June board meeting. Circulation at the li- brary in June of last year was 9,965 volumes. That number has grown to 11,047 this June. Circulation in May was 6,744. The library has received $1,115.05 in gifts and memorials this year. The library has a branch at the Stonehaven Center that also serves Georgetown. In addition to books and periodi- cals, you can now check out one of four new Polaroid Land Cameras No. 640 at the library. The cameras have a built-in electronic flash that will automatically supply the addi- tional light needed to produce a pleasing photograph: Georgetown 47 --. Laurie Locke The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, August,4, 1983 Book Report By Kathy Dittman Dear Readers you did not do your part. Or else I should have asked for a large prayer from you all. We spent the last month with our car vacationing in the Datsun repair shopl Disgusting! I was reading all during that time though. The most uplifting book I read was `The Coming Parent Revolution,' by Jeanne Westin. This is an excellent plan for strengthening the family. She explains how to recover the common sense so often lost these days. Its truly a breath of sanity in a lopsided world of over -devotion to every whim of childhood. By misuse of statistics, manipulation Of political offices and federal and Mate monies, the experts are grasping more and more parental rights and allotting them to governmental con- trol. If we are dissatisfied with the handling of social security, the post of- fice, the national debt, and some public schools. how will we feel about Uncle Sam as the parent. By alerting parents to the effect ex- perts, rock music, TV and media fall- out are having on the disintegration of the family, Westin allows us to deter- mine just how far we will let the pro- cess go in our own families. There is not a steep decline in the number of traditional families, as some experts have tried to show with twisted statistics. It is also a matter of looking at the glass half full or half empty. Itis time to concentrate on strengthening our families before they DO become an endangered species. Westin defines what the New Tradi- tional family will make central: love, family togetherness, family work priorities, religion, toughening in crisis, sense of roots, family celebra- tions or rituals. These are described in detail in the book. There are plenty of ideas from other parents, and Westin on how to change your family over to a family -centered outlook. You don't have to give up because your children are in their teens and are acting like selfish little beasts. She states: "Two elements are at work in these strong, healthy families: A requirement that children be respon- sible members of the family, and a commitment from each member of the family to give time, even overtime, to promote family good. These families are committed to themselves. They have connections with other families; with church, school, community; but they find their ultimate support with each other." There are directions for fortnin` parent peer groups to strengthen a community's expectations for older children. Also how to start a parent talkshop where persons can help each other sort out the not -so -wonderful aspects of being a parent. Westin even asks readers to write and tell her your opinions and how the new traditional family ideas are work- ing for them. It looks like there's hope out there! And guess where it comes from — us- ing common sense. Not wearing yourself down to a frazzle trying to be everything and give everything to your child while expecting nothing in return. However, this is not recommending the family be parent centered, which easily turns to abusiveness► It is a balancing of the needs of the in- dividuals, with the needs of the family as a unit. Do your family and yourself a favor. Read 'The Coming Parent Revolution' available at the Georgetown Public Library. Summer's almost over. YOU KNOW WHAT starts soon! See you at the library. The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, July 7, 1983 Gytown waish.list mounts into millions By Mark Mitchell Line item by line item, Georgetown city officials are beginning to compose a "wish list" with items ranging up to hundreds of thousands — in some cases in excess of one million — dollars. SUN, Georgetown, Texas It's a wish list bulging with ideas from residents, city government rank and file employees and department heads, and the city's new consulting engineers Freese and Nichols. That list, which includes everything from a new library to a water treatment plant to more garbage trucks and even $20,000 worth of additional city maps, eventually will be pruned down by City Manager Leo Wood and the city coun- cil. . Wish items passing muster with Wood and the council will end up on a ballot that will go before voters, perhaps this fall or winter. Voters will have the final say on how to spend how much money for capital improvements in the bond election. The bonds will be repaid through a combination of increased taxes, in- creased utility fees and other sorts of fees to the city. At a city council meeting last week, residents were given their first oppor- tunity to make public suggestions to the council about where the city could put the capital improvement bond money to best advantage. "At this stage no projects will be turned down," city planner Renee Hanson told the audience in the city court chambers Wednesday. "We're compiling a total list to know what you feel the city needs for the future." f 1 hM re- _ .. + d, ti..,. ti r a bren., new library building was made by Library Board spokeswoman Barbara Seever. Seever said the city's librarians did their office work in a space that was "four feet by four feet and surrounded by boxes of books. "We had 3,972 library users last i month who checked out 6,744 books. But we have no more room on they shelves. Books must be taken off the shelves to make room for new acquisi- Thursday, July 7, 1983 Georgetown wish.110st (continued from page 1) regularly over the past few years, sub- mitted a wish list of their own to coun- cilmen. The Kings would like to see a "renovation" of the city's water and sewer system (repairing the old lines and problem areas.) A sidewalk system for the entire town, repaving of older streets, im- proved drainage systems on the streets, and further efforts toward the beautification of the downtown square were among the King's suggestions. Georgetown City Project Manager Linda Butler said she represented not only herself, but the Beautify Georgetown Association, the Downtown Georgetown Association and the Heritage Society when she ask- ed for sidewalks, landscaping and anti- que lighting fixtures "in the core of historic Georgetown." ' Butler said no figures or estimates were available yet; obtaining estimates would take "some research by a com- mittee." Citizen's State Bank President Elvin Gentry recommended the council con- sider spending capital improvement dollars on a water treatment plant, the sidewalks and antique lights downtown, and a water main to bring water from Stillhouse Hollow bake in Belton to Georgetown. Gentry said the CIP dollars should also be applied to improvements necessary to lift, as soon as possible, the recent building freeze in the southwest part of town. "It's sad to have a building freeze in the middle of an economy that's trying to bounce back," Gentry said. Dean Libbee of Georgetown said some of the bond money should go to correcting "water and sewer problems in the San Jose area. "I know you've been trying to get a grant [to fix those problems] but maybe it's time to consider them a capital improvements project," he said. Local residents will have another op- portunity to submit ideas for spending CIP money in another yet -to -be - scheduled meeting. Ideas are earnestly being solicited, Hanson said. Meanwhile, city department heads have submitted their "wanted" lists to Wood and those ideas, which contain rough estimates, are being scrutinized by councilmen. The Police Department is seeking a new 6,000 square foot building, which when stuffed with furniture and com- munications equipment could cost $370,000. Additional equipment, fur- niture, vehicles and computer hard- ware pushes up their request to a total of $545,000. The fire department wants its old station renovated at an expected cost of $100,000. A pumper fire apparatus and an aerial ladder device could push their tab up to half a million dollars. City hall requests a computer to be in use by next year for roughly $60,000 and a PBX telephone system worth $30,000. The remodeling of city hall, to be coordinated with the Police Depart- ment move, is expected to amount to an additional $100,000. The city building department would like to see CIP pay for $238,500 in repairs and improvements to their ' building, plus a $12,000 office vehicle and $10,000 in office equipment. The airport is asking for im- provements, trucks, fences, equip- ment, and new water lines over the next five years totalling more than half a million dollars. The biggest single item in the airport request package is asphalt overlay of the main runway which could cost $175,000. Four garbage trucks, pickup trucks, tions," she added. Seever said the capital improvements program should include the construc- tion of a new library building on the site of what is now Lion's Park, at 16th Street and Austin Avenue. The new structure, she said, would free the present library building for "badly needed city office space." Mr. and Mrs. Morton King, a retired couple who live in old Georgetown and have attended city council meetings (continued'on page 16) loader trucks, water trucks, dump trucks and "service trucks" are among the items the city's utilities operations deem worthy of CIP expenditures, amounting to several hundred thou- i sand dollars. The park system needs $38,000 worth of trucks, mowers and other landscaping equipment. But the capital improvements cam- paign won't stop here. Voters will be examining other giant proposals in ad- dition to the needs of city staff depart- ments and special interest organiza- tions such as Beautify Georgetown and ' the Heritage Society. The CIP election is also expected to include some colossal proposals by the city's engineers Freese and Nichols, who are now mulling a computer model of this city. From such meditations will come the designs for the city's water treatment plant at Lake Georgetown and possibly plans for a new thoroughfare [road] system, which may include the con- struction of a south loop around town. The engineers are also expected to eventually propose a CIP election for "the updating, revamping, and expan- sion of the [city's] utility system," said City Planner Renee Hanson. 110 W M P �•� �� Book Re ort p By Kathy Dittman ' At last there is a way to check the ef- ficiency of prescription drugs before you spend your hard-earned money on them. Pills That Don't Work by Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D. and the Health Research Group founded by Ralph Nader con- tains a listing of many "old favorite" drugs in use for the past 18, 20, 25 years or more that have not held up under close scrutiny. Starting in 1962 Congress amended the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 requiring all prescription drugs introduced after 1962 be proven effec- tive before being marketed to the public. This book lists 607 drugs that have been determined to lack evidence of effectiveness, even some widely prescribed drugs used today by un- suspecting patients and doctors. The book gives a description of the various classifications for new drugs. There are also clarifications of types of scientific requirements and other laws more recently enacted. The center section lists the 607 inef- fective drugs alphabetically so you can check your prescriptions. The various names for the same product are cross- referenced and any special warnings are included. I smugly looked up my family's prescriptions — knowing I'd never find any of our familiar products. Sur- prise, surprise — I found one regular drug my children use is not good for colds, only allergies. One my mother uses, has extra unuseful ingredients which could be habit forming and so onl Health professionals are realizing with the burst of information available everyone needs to become an informed consumer. You can help your doctor do a better ,g4ob. Check all your prescriptions for, effectiveness. Find out from your doc- ,toP what your medicine should look -.like. They all have identifying shapes, colors and textures. Be sure your Phar- macist gives you the correct medicine. Finally, take your medicine as often, as long, and just like your doctor says, even if you need to have him write the instructions down for you. The Georgetown Public Library has man•, books on the advances in the health frontiers for you. Learn how to manage any chronic diseases and con- ditions you have. Don't forget to come to the library. Summer's here and the living is lazy, but good books for you and your children will keep you from going crazy! See you at the library. ' �Vu;l�ii'cn,sti•t �!►� Sin Sunday, July 10, 1983 LIBRARY CAMERAS — Besides circulating books, the Georgetown Public Library has begun checking out cameras. The library has acquired four Polaroid Land Cameras and here, Librarian Verne Philpot, right, shows library visitor Lynn Blount and Crystal, 3, of Georgetown how the camera works. Thursday, June 30, 1983 ** Austin-Amerlcan-Statesman/Neighbor S •o* At story hour at the Georgetown Public Library this morning, preschoolers will be treated to a live Puppet show. Story hour runs from 10-11 a.m. and all preschoolers are Invited to come and join in the fun. The Sunday Sun Georgetown, Texas June 26, 1983 Children GEORGETOWN PUPPETS — The next puppet show at the Georgetown Public Library is set for Thurs- day at 10 a.m. All preschoolers through second grades are welcome. Admission is free. Shirley Norris and Kay Brown are the ladies behind the puppets, and Norris handmade all the furry characters. -- Wlltrarnsen Cd, soh 7r Library circulation hits high; cameras available to check out The circulation at the Georgetown Public Library has hit an all-time high. Not only are books coming and going, but the library has begun checking out cameras. Librarian Verne Philpot said the Polaroid company gave four Land Cameras with built-in electronic flashes to the library. The cameras are valued around $60, Philpot said. People who check cameras out will have to buy their own film. The cameras will he issued only to persons older than 21. Book circulation for June at the downtown library stands at 10,878 and 169 at the Stonehaven branch. Circulation for the month of May was 6,744, and one year ago at this time, it was 9,%5. The library had added 38 books in June, 15 of which were donations, and 23 of which were purchased. Gifts and memorials for last month, came to $1,115.05. `'u rid 0, - Int A Book a ort By Kathy Dittman Marigold Mornings by Dorothy Evslin is a beautiful affirmation of the uniqueness of woman. Instead of try- ing to equate the sexes, Evslin il- luminates the experiences that enrich and differentiate each. While men and women do indeed share equal importance as Christian beings, in the very beginning God created them to serve different func- tions. A man cannot bear children. A woman cannot protect herself im- mediately after birth. Dorothy Evslin, mother of four, grandmother and other of the experiences of the much maligned "traditional woman," teaches and lectures, who now shares the importance of the family. Of course there are problems with the job — with any job. She reminds us that the women who say, "How can you stay home all day? I'd be climbing the walls!" are the same ones who forget there are times of boredom and frustration out in the "work world" too. What a refreshing relief for those of us who chose to stay home with our children, turning down financial ad- vancement to give our children per- sonalized care. How wonderful not to feel guilty and defensive for just stay- ing home. How times have changed! Not only are the concepts of Marigold Mornings soothing, the language is beautiful and poetic: "Bud and I live in a big green house that is more than 100 years old with a runaway garden and we have lived here for 22 of those years.. So the house is full of ghosts of old inhabitants, and the ghosts of our own memories. "I can feel the pressure of time and space; sometimes, very strongly, as though other Americans were coming and saying: "Do it this way . . . remember ... remember. - "I feel the past very close about me, peering over my shoulder. And I feel the future, because of my children, and my children's children. And I hear the present: some of it dark and foreboding especially for women. . "1 hear voices call women to leave the home, to avoid the "trap" of bear - Ing children, to scorn the old crafts and silent corners of kitchens and gardens. I hear the call to "new frontiers" and the voices are not always pleasing. And then I hear that it is not necessary to be pleasing, or necessary to have a home or a family, that the free woman need not be a mother, that one's true self surfaces best in solitary splendor. I hear about money and what money can buy, about strange freedoms without responsibility and the necessity for anger. "And I wonder about all these things. It hasn't been that way for me.. "I hear that the establishment is bad, that America is fat and compla- cent and indifferent and corrupt and K cruel. I hear that in the suburbs we worship money, trade wives, have wild parties, die of boredom, copy our neighbors. I hear that the suburbs are a "female ghetto," that a full-time homemaking wife is a slave to her hus- band, that she is not using her mind. "I have heard that the American people are lazy and mean. . "And, I wonder about all these things because it hasn't been that way for me. Half-truths are dangerous. I would hate to have a young person grow up to believe that these negatives are the whole story. "I would like to tell a quiet story with many beginnings because, as they • say in a song: Love is a story with no + end. ' "It is a story to listen to when the 11 rain pours down in sheets and splashes off the summer leaves and through the screens, and the curtains sway, and in- side there is lamplight and a few familiar heads bent over a book, maybe, or sewing. People still do these things. They do. And the lamplight makes a kind of halo and the rain is an affirmation and the sun, we know, is r quietly circling the back of the world ;y and waiting for morning and there is nothing more to do on this day. So... Once upon a time, there was a fami- ly and a home. And they are there still." Lot Treat yourself at the Georgetown Public Library. See you there! Thursday, May 26, 1983 ** Austln-Amerlcan-Statesman/Neighbor It's time to get back in the saddle again with the Georgetown Public Li- brary's 1983 reading club, Reading Rodeo. Special events and displays are be. Ing planned for a summerlong rodeo Of reading fun. Registration starts Wednesday and the grand entry will begin at 10 a.m. next Thursday. Participation in all ` events is free. reading log to keep track of all books read on the trail, paper games and puzzles, and a bronco-bustin' certifi- cate for all contestants who ride the rodeo to completion. For more Information, call the lbrary at 863-3168. 4.; Book Report _Z By Kathy Dittman The . Youngest Science by Lewis Thomas is a delightful look into the world of medicine now available at the Georgetown Public Library. Just when Dr. Thomas gets bogged down in technicalities, he switches pace with anecdotes of his family and col- leagues. Having written chatty col- umns for some time for the Atlantic Monthly magazine, been associated with, dean of, or director of most of the influential medical institutions in America, Thomas has vast amounts of experience to relate to his readers. Glimpses of medicine of the 1920s, when his father was practicing medicine all the way to 1983 with his -own Practice, Thomas reveals the changes in technology, attitudes and capabilities (or is that culpabilities?) in the medical world. Having recently survived several traumatic health pro- blems, he is also able to reveal the view from both sides of the hospital bedl What is most interesting though, are the reflections of a cognitive, in- telligent, mature male on the world .around him. I loved his comments about his wife and women in general (since he has three daughters, I guess he had to be complimentary). "Living together has been like an ex- tended, engrossing, educational game. We have been exchanging bits of infor- mation, tastes, preferences, insights for so long a time that our minds seem to work together. My firm impression is that I've come out ahead so far, in the sense that I've been taught more surprising things by her than I've ever stored up to teach in return. But, even asymmetrically, it has continued to work both ways. "On balance, I believe this kind of family education is something women are better at than men. It is surely bet- ter accomplished by women for the children of a family. "It is my belief, based partly on per- sonal experience but partly also arrived at by looking around at others, that childhood lasts considerably longer in the males of our species. "I am, in short, swept off my feet by women, and I do not think they have yet been assigned the place in the world's affairs that they are biological- ly made for. ' "To be sure, most women tend to fret more than most men over the small details of life and the rules of behavior, they tend to worry more about how things look, they are more afflicted by the fear of missing trains or losing one glove, they cry more readily. "This brings me to a proposal. Try it out, anyway. Write into the law, if you like, a provision that men can begin voting again after a hundred years ... but in the meantime, place the single greatest issue in the brief span of human existence, the question whether to use or get rid of thermonuclear weapons of war, squarely in the laps of the world's women. I haven't any doubt at all what they will do with this issue, possessing as they do some extra genes for understanding and ap- preciating children. . "Also, another matter. The world has become crowded with knowledge. Women have not had much hand in this up to now. The full education of children, up through adolescence into early adult life, will soon become the great challenge for humanity, once we have become free of the threat of bombs. All the more reason, I should think, to put the women, born teachers all of them, in charge." See you at the libraryl Thursday, June 2, 1983 ** Austin-American-Statesman/Neighbor Georgetown library,eager to end, summer doldrums School's out and mothers are looking for sum- mer activities for the little ones. The Georgetown Public Library has one solution to the summer doldrums. Their 1983 Summer Reading Club's theme is Reading Rodeo, with special events and displays planned for a summerlong rodeo of read- ing fun. Children can register at any time at the library and participation in all events is free. The library t will outfit each cowboy and cowgirl with a book- I mark, a reading log to keep track of all books read on the trail, paper games and puzzles and a bron- e co-bustin' certficate for all contestants who ride the rodeo to completion. I Story hour at the library starts today and will be 'every Thursday morning from 10-11 a.m. for pre- 1 schoolers. Today at 10 a.m. they will be treated to a special puppet show. The library will outfit each cow- For more information about the summer 1i- boy and cowgirl with a bookmark, a brary programs, call 863-3168. W i11r Lmic.t " i1t 't1 By Kathy Dittman `- This seems to be the time for reading ltbout "Merry Old England." Marion Zimmer Bradley a well-known science fiction writer has decided to take time but from success to write a well - researched historical fiction of Britain during the Arthurian times. 1,. Bradley has successfully written The Mists of Avalon, a fantasy for adults with the women's point of view of the reign of Arthur. ,My only real criticism of this fine best-seller is it's a seven-day book. I found it absolutely impossible to read 876 pages in one week and carry on normal life. I hope the library will place this one on regular check out. I was interested and yet concerned in the pagan religions explained in the book. Since the book is primarily writ- ten from Morgaine's (King Arthur's sister, a pagan priestess) point of view, the pagan beliefs are represented as the sensible proper system. ' In the acknowledgements, Bradley says: 'Any attempt at recapturing the pre -Christian religion of the British Isles has been made conjectural by the determined efforts of their successors to extinguish all such traces; scholars differ so much that I' make no apology fox selecting, among varying sources, those that best fit the needs of fiction. I have read, though not slavishly follow- ed- the works of Margaret Murray and several books on Gardnerian Wicca. Fdr the feel of the ceremonies, I would like to express my grateful thanks to kcal neopagan groups; to Alison Harlow and the Covenant of the God- dess, to Otter and Morning -Glory Zell, t(t, Isaac Bonewits and the New Rifformed Druids, to Robin Gbodfellow and Gaia Wildwoode, to P4ilip Wayne and Crystal Well, to r Starhawk, whose book The Spiral Dance proved invaluable to me in help- ing deduce much about the training of a priestess; and, for much personal and emotional support (including comfor- ting and backrubs) during the actual writing of this book, to Diana Paxson, Tracy Blackstone, Elisabeth Waters, and Anodea Judith, of the Darkmoon Circle." Obviously, these old ways are not imagination and not forgotten. 1 was quite interested in learning many "new," "modern," concepts such as women's liberation, free love, free abortion, and other current realignments of the man -woman rela- tionship are really extensions of Druid and other pagan beliefs. There is truly "nothing new under the sun." From a fundamentalist Christian viewpoint, this book is causing me to reevaluate fairy tales for children. I really haven't come to any hard and fast conclusions, but perhaps, as some religious leaders have suggested, fairy tales are not the innocent im- 41, 21_ Y3 aginations we have been lead to believe. At least it's food for thought. The Mists of A valon explores every possible combination of relationships people can have — religious, political, kinship, friends, lovers, enemies etc. I do not think it advisable for young readers. This book tries to represent a historical reality, if rated like movies this would be at least an R. Also, as in real life, there are no clear cut winners and losers. Few people in the novel are completely true to their chosen faith. Stories of heroes, court intrigues, love affairs are all woven within the major theme of the conversion of early Britain to a predominately Christian country. If you enjoyed the stories of the "Knights of the Round Table," are in- terested in some of the early pagan traditions and beliefs, and like a well- written story covering the lives of peo- ple of a certain cra from birth to death, you'll enjoy Bradley's book available at the Georgetown Public Library. See you there! Book Report By Kathy Dittman The Georgetown Public Library has received a new shipment of delightful children's books. Growing Up by Ruth Shannon Odor, one of a series of new Christian books for young children, stresses the importance of assuming responsibility for everyday tasks, obeying parents, being thoughtful and kind, and helping others. Lori, the main character goes through an entire day pleasing her parents and God. ,Alligator by Evelyn Shaw, a Science I -Can Read Book, is a primary level book all about alligators. The interesting illustrations by Frances Zweifel show swamp plant and animal life. Do you know how an alligator makes a nest for its eggs? Who likes to eat alligator eggs? How long does it take for them to hatch? WAY does the mother alligator stay near her nest? What will her babies eat? What do her babies look like? Alligator will answer all your ques- tions. Holly Hobbie's Through the Year Book uses subtle colors in the charm- ing illustrations of the poems for each month and season. For example: Summer Summer is a lazy time for sitting in the shade, For picnics, going fishing, or just sipping lemonade. A Mountain Blows Its Top by Glen Wright is one of a series of photographic essays for children. This intermediate level book is filled with captivating photographs of Mount St. Helens, Karakatoa, Mount Matupi, Mount Matavanu, Paricutin, Mount Kilauea, all of which are famous volcanoes. Also, there are alarming pictures of earthquakes and avalanches. Even though the photos and drawings are in black and white, the awesome power in these natural disasters is retained. In Cathy and Company and The Nosy Neighbor by Alice Schertle, is another example of a new series. Cathy, Lu and Joey have a clubhouse in Cathy's backyard. Cathy's new neighbor is watching everything going on in Cathy's yard. Intermediate readers will enjoy fin- ding out how the nosy new neighbor gets Cathy and her friends to watch her! Sandy's New Home by Sylvia Root Tester, tells of Sandy's move to a new home. Sandy is disgusted and upset by the whole idea of moving. First there is the long car ride — three whole days. Everyone was grouchy: Grandma, dad, mom, Mindy and Paull When everyone else goes into the restaurant to eat, Sandy locks herself in the car and decides to run away. Instead she cries herself to sleep. Over Grandma's disapproval, Sandy gets to ride in the big moving truck with Dad and he helps Sandy under- stand more about Grandma and the new house. An unusual feature is the "Thinking and Talking" section at the end of the book. This part helps the in- termediate reader to think about all the parts of the story and what might have happened before and after the time covered by the story itself. School will soon be over. Make plans now to visit the library regularly this summer. You don't want your child to lose any of the reading skills learned this year. Practice does indeed make perfect. See you at the library! City eyes whopping financial commitment3l`°;�` No matter how you cut it, the city of Georgetown will have to spend truckloads of dollars to achieve a number of goals discussed at a city council meeting Tuesday night. Here's a rundown on several pro- jects the council is eyeballing right now: • LIBRARY EXPANSION — Georgetown Public Library spokesman Harry Gold pitched the council for city help in funding con- struction of a second story for the downtown book stop, estimated to. cost about $300,000. •So far, Friends of the Library has raised only about $25,000 in private donations for the addition. "The only thing I could say is that we would need the city's help," Gold said. • WIDEN LEANDER ROAD — The Texas Highway Department plans to widen Leander Road to five lanes from Austin Avenue out to the new junior high school. From that point on, said City Manager Leo Wood, the road will "transition down" to four lanes. The city's share of the burdenwill amount to $168,000 for sure — but may run as high as $250,000, including the cost of purchasing easements, ac- cording to Mayor John Doerfler. It appears that both of these signifi- cant projects and their significant costs will be girst for the mill in the giant engineering study now being con- ducted in anticipation of Georgetown's multi-million dollar capital im- provements bond package. The $250,000 for road widening ex- penses and easements and the $350,000 for a library second story may be two of the bond expenditures voters may be deciding in December. • MORE STUDY MONEY — City Planner Renee Hanson asked the coun- cil for permission to spend another $2,000 to $4,000 on an underground tI)iQinson,&.Lnrty vt�h Book Report - 4n,; By Kathy Dittman "The Horse Goddess" by Morgan Llywelyn is set in the Austrian Alps during 700 B.C. just as the horse is in- troduced to the Celts by the Scythians. Very little of this pre -literate period of history has been studied, even though these people were the founda- tion stock for most of modern Europe as well as the United States. Llywelyn became interested in Celtic history from hearing family legends. She has become an authority on this little known past which was the basis for many popular legends — the Tran- sylvanian Werewolf, Arthurian tales and magic in general. -w.1he story is fascinating. Full of. heroes and heroines at all stages of life. What is most intriguing is falling into he thinking patterns of Epona, the main character, who is quite civilized but totally un -Christian. Magic and pantheism abound in the Celts' beliefs. These Druids looked at life from a dtt- ferent, pagan perspective. If you like a story full of action, pas- sion and violence that concentrates on the individuals' inner strengths, you will enjoy this seven-day best-seller, "The Horse Goddess," an entertaining fantasy. Another book, "Master of the Moor" by Ruth Rendell is a psychological thriller exploring the pathological killing of young blonde women on the moors. Stephen Whalby finds the first body on the moor. He leads the police to the body, whereupon he finds himself to be the main suspect of the case. Stephen and his relatives are a strange lot. His mother left when he was a young child. His father has long periods of black depression. His wife and he exist together but really have nothing in common — not even children. Basically, he is alone in the world — and content to have it be that way. Eventually, another body is found in a different place in the moor. Since Stephen walks the moors every day, he had assisted in finding the body of the missing woman, even though the police still suspect him. Lyn, Stephen's wife, meets a man in a pet shop and it is like a storybook . romance — true love at last. She decides she will not abandon- Stephen. - When she tells him of the transgres- sion and the, coming child, Stephen tells her he will kill the child if she ever brings it under his roof. His rage sur- faces. He strikes Lyn, knocking her against a statue. Soon there is another body on the moor. Who is the killer? Where does he hide? Read "Master of the Moor!" This is National Library Month! Be sure to visit the Georgetown Public Library. 1 wish to apologize for abandoning my readers. Due to a combination of ill -health and holidays, room - mothering and such, I got bogged down. Thank goodness there are no more big holidays for awhile. If there is a particular book you'd like the community to become aware of, drop a note to the paper or to me. water study being conducted for Georgetown by Austin hydrologist William F. Guyton. Eight thousand dollars already has been spent on the study, which so far has been a compila- tion of existing ground water informa- tion. Stopping the study at this point, said one councilman, would be like getting an ice cream cone without the ice- cream. The finished report should be replete with graphs, pictures, maps and diagrams and be available to the public, Wood said. The council voted to spend the extra money needed to complete the water study. In other business, the city stood its ground in what an engineer for Hayne and Kahlman engineering firm in Austin said was a misunderstanding between the city and Turtle Bend Joint Venture, which is building the Turtle Bend subdivision off Booty's Crossing Road. Engineer David Gray said Turtle Bend Joint Venture, which is principal- ly owned by Doyle Wilson, thought the city would agree to pay approximately $95,000 in costs for oversizing 20 -inch utility lines in that development. The total project cost was estimated at $205,000. Turtle Bend originally wanted to put in eight -inch trunk lines, which would have cost only $110,000, but the city asked the company to put in a larger trunk line, to handle future developments. Wood said the -city would not pay for the entire oversizing operation, on- ly for the cast iron pipes, fittings and valves involved in the oversizing. Ac- cording to bids already received by the Turtle Bend bunch, that amount would come to about $64,000. A compromise — in which the city would agree to a shortening of some of the pipe routes to reduce costs — ap- pears underway. The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Book Report By Kathy Dittman Kurt Vonnegut renowned science fiction writer, has come up with a new best-seller Dead -Eye -Dick, currently on the Georgetown Public Library seven-day list. It won't take half that time to read itl Not even if you're a slow reader. The story is sort of a Murphy's Law come to life in the history of Rudy Waltz, the main character. Spaced throughout the book are a series of recipes signifying Rudy's obsession with cooking and. as the author states, "1 have tinkered with the originals, however — so no one should use this novel for a cookbook." That perhaps was the most serious crime committed. I found the recipes at least as in- teresting as the story. + Explaining the symbolism ii the preface of the book. Vonnegut says "There is an unappreciated, empty center in the shape of a sphere. This is my head as my sixtieth birthday beckons to me." Dead -Eye -Dick is a zany tale of a very unhappy family unable to relate to the world around them in any cons- tant fashion. I really feel the only reason this is called a novel is the artifice of using recipes to lengthen the piece — other- wise it'd be a long short story. I also suspect the only reason the book is a best seller is Vonnegut's reputation. Perhaps that's unfair, but I really found it basically depressing and trivial. Let me know what you think. For a distinct change of pace OOPS! by Louis Phillips is a real roar. It's page after page of what famous and not so famous people would like to forget. Truman dedicated an airport in Idaho to the wrong person. Two dif- ferent people dreamed of swimming. Each dove out their windows — one out a second story, the other out of a trailer onto a freeway. One timely arti- cle states: "In 1915, Charles Steinmetz wrote in the Ladies Home Journal that electricity could be made so cheaply that 'it will not pay to install meters'." There are endless movie bloopers from all age movies, books, misprints and politicians' slips. There are a few industrial accidents that turned out useful — blotting paper was discovered when a workman forgot to add the siz- the reading Rodeo this summer. ing to some paper being made at a mill. • • • I was a little put out that the author did not include the blooper President Ford made in San Antonio. He tried to eat a tamale without removing the shuck, a great way to increase the fiber in your diet! For a good chuckle, pick up OOPS! Don't forget to start your child in I'd like to ask everyone to say a little extra prayer for my family. It seems like we've gone through everything this year. Now Darcy has the chickenpox, at least she waited a couple of days after her sister finished them! We could use some peace this summer. Thanks. See you at the library. If Book Report By Kathy Dittman If you're in the mood for amour mixed with mystery, the Georgetown Public Library has "Lace," a top -10 best seller by Shirley Conran. Unfortunately this lengthy, juicy novel is a seven-day book so plan to take some time out to read it. Shirley Conran skillfully weaves her own past experiences in art, textile and industrial design and journalism, into the lives of her main characters: Pagan, Judy, Kate, Maxine and Lill. Although Conran has written several nonfictions including "Forever Super- woman," "Superwoman in Action," "Superwoman," and "Superwoman Yearbook," "Lace" is her first novel. Tracing the lives of four school girls from a ritzy boarding school in Gstaad, Switzerland, through their tragedies and successes, Conran reflects the changing role of women in various aspects of society — lovers, mothers, careers, socialities and humans. She also traces the life of Lili, the illegitimate child of one of the girls. Lili is left in the care of a carefully selected foster mother. While on holi- day with her foster family which was visiting relatives in Hungary, they are all trapped behind the Iron Curtain. They try a desperate escape attempt to Austria. Only Lili survives by having her foster father make her do a gymnastics jump off his shoulders over the elec- trified fence. Just as she lands free in Austria, her foster father is brutally killed by a savage attack dog and machine gun fire. Who is Lili's "vraie maman" (her real mother)? As fate sometimes decrees, Lili, orphaned twice, abused, lonely, is eventually tricked into por- nography films in her early teens. As she grows up she meets and violently tangles with each of the women that could be her mother — all but Pagan that is. Lili has grown up fantasizing what her meeting with "vraie maman" would be like, how she would run to her waiting, loving arms and find out why her loving "vraie maman" had never come for her through her long years of waiting. The basic story is very moving. But, oh how intricate the lives of the four women, Lili and all the men in all their lives have intertwined and crossed. This concept of interwoven lines of life and the delicacy and strength of women is the basis for the name of the book "Lace." "Lace" is an exciting book full of every sexual fantasy you've ever im- agined — and maybe more. From the chaste kiss -fade to next day of the old movies, to every detail spelled out. Thursday, March 17, 1983 3-r3--IP3 You can travel lium a rustic English gameskeepers' cottage to a palacial French estate, to New York, to a hid- den Arabian military mountain out- post headquarters, to the opulant jasmine scented gardens. of a Mediter- ranean palace, to Greece and other ex- otic places. You can experience vicariously every imaginable sexual union — pre- marital, extra -marital, marital, fulfill- ed, frustrating, violent, passionate and even disgusting. The book contains lusty and rough language which may turn some readers off. However, it's perfect for reading while you luxuriate in your sunken marble tub, cradled in warm, fragrant foaming water and select choice chocolate bonbons from the beautiful crimson heart -shaped box your hand- some hunk of male presented to you on Valentine's Day. Well, I like to fan- tasize too! cim, co.'s,"_11 ,'LIBRARY PRESENT - Sue Starkey, right, president of the San Gabriel -Woman's Club, recently presented a check for $$100 that .the club raised last fall i-taVerne Philpot, head librarian of the Georgetown Public Library. Looking on, 'from left, are club members Betty Thomas and Libby Carr. M 0) ItiN 7 .O at LL c0 v rn t ttttWX 0 O Thursday, Fehr,.,ary 17, 1 3a Section 2, Page 4 The Williamson County SU �, _ t7 , Minn By Kathy Dittman In "Red Christmas" by Patrick Ruell, Arabella Allen, an adult or- phan, finds herself in the middle of mystery and intrigue instead of the quiet Christmas set in the English countryside. By her keen wits and awareness taught her by her uncle while living in the wilds of Africa, Arabella discovers her bedroom and others in Dingley Dell are being spied on. Instead of being in the land of Dickens, as was the downstairs, the at- tic was a maze of sophisticated elec- trical surveillance equipment. Discovered while uncovering the at- tic equipment, Arabella is informed by Mr. Boswell that the heads of Europe are contemplating uniting the common wealth nations by uniting their secret services. The unusual assortment of guests at Dingley Dell are the top spies of many countries as well as a few chance guests, whose backgrounds were thoroughly researched. While Britain has, of course, plann- ed superb security something has gone awry. First a horrendous snow storm hits. Then communications with the outside world are severed. Soon people begin dying off. by Douglas Adams. This book, the third in the "Hit- chhiker's Trilogy," continues a carefully inane sort -of -science -fiction - because -they -don't -know -what -else - to -call -it book. I found it to be a hysterically funny parody on life. Even Clarence, my staid husband, found himself laughing out loud. One of the more serious comments was a definition of flying as being the art or knack of throwing yourself at the ground — and missing! Life in the Universe is compared to the game of cricket — which is not a very useful comparison for most How was the conference discovered? Who is the traitor'? What country is trying to take over? Written in a good "James Bond" style of blood, guts, murder, mystery, technology and love, "Red Christmas" has an adequately surpris- ing ending. While relatively unknown now, Ruell may become well-known in the "light" reading world. This book is good to curl up with on a rainy day. Its not great, but it is entertaining. Another book that is light reading with no socially redeeming value is "Life, The Universe and Everything" Americans, but is never -the -less hilarious. Theoretically, our game of cricket is a shadow of a real war in the Universe involving the planet Krikkit. To get the full benefit of this wild tale is to read it yourself. 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Ribera expressed concern about a Sunday morning fire one week ago that destroyed a Pine Street home being rented by Linda Torres. Torres and eight other people, including six children, barely escaped with their lives. Firemen had no problem ex- tinguishing the blaze with water con- tained on their trucks. But the fire did underscore a situation that has weigh- ed heavily on the minds of San Jose dwellers for many years: there are no hydrants on south Pine Street. Recent improvements to the water distribution system in San Jose have dramatically improved age-old water pressure problems. But there is still work to be done in San Jose, City Manager Leo Wood agreed. "We do have a problem there a.A came to see what you can do ah::,:: it We have asked for this [hydrantsl :1.:e or twice before," Ribera said. "�, ; : re people just like everyone els.." Wood said the city had anphe--l' ,r .. grant from U.S. Housint• --dl L t in Development for hydrants a.•1-h- tional water improvements lu: , u :,an Jose neighborhood but was t:li^ed down. That stalled matters for a while, but hydrants and large water mains around Pine Street "will be considered a priority improvement," Wood sai 1. Councilmen discussed what the -t!y could do as a temporary me.i,::re to in.-' sure abundant water ;:o•v and availability on Pine Stmet in rase of fire until it gets a grant to r. 4: : ;oale real improvements out there. Councilman Wiggy Shell snit, d out that there is a six-inch ma.a a+td a fire plug at the San Jose and t 131,le Street intersection. "We could make a tempciary [water) loop connecting P;oc mieci and 22nd Street, but completr it iatcr in our Capital Improvenisttts program," Shell said. The project would cost about $20,000, Wood estimated. He added that city engineering consultants, Freese and Nichols of Austin, would definitely look at the San Jose water distribution system in planning for capital improvements. "This has been going on for several years." Councilman Marvin Lackey commented. • . In more council action, Councilman Carl Doering questioned the role of ar- chitects David Voelter of Georgetown and Roger Erickson of Austin with regard to expansion plans of the Georgetown Library. "A library board member called me and didn't know what was going on," Doering said. Voelter said he understood Erickson was under contract with the Library Board to plan a second story addition to the present library. Erickson had hired Voelter on as an associate. But Doering suggested the Library Board had no authority to hire an ar- chitect for anything. . "Baca: in the budget workshops we voted to g:ve the library board 53,000 for a fc.:..;NJity study, to decide wl%th•:r wt: w. need to bui:J a secu•de. !:,,or or find at.otner place for rile library. If they went and hidea an ar- (d:►►ntinued from pave 1) Voa!er had an agreement with F )ok Nook owners Larry and Susan Connell for easements to the alley between the two buildings ready for councilmen to sign. "We've made gradual progress since (the board asked them to plan)," Voelter said. "There are a couple of problems. The first is that the main (library) building is not prepared for a second floor. The second is that there's not much room (between the library and the Book Nook) to work. "We finally determined it is possible to drill the holes we need with unor- thodox and very expensive equipment -- equipment used to drill an elevator shaft," Voelter said. The holes would he to hold steel shafts for supporting a se•.ond floor. 4cfore the city could acquire casements in the alley between the buildings which is owned by the Book Nook, the Copnells requested the city pave the alley with brick. provide for drainage in the passageway so water would flow to Seventh Street (and no other direction). and install lights — probably on the library itself — that would illuminate . the 18 -foot passageway between the book store and the library at night. The city would incur the expense of these projects. The city would also have to pay the Connells $500 to keep equipment on their property. "That drainage thing [the liability of it) could be a headache," City At- chitect before we put a bond issue to the citizens, then they're out of order," Doering said. Said Mayor John Doerfler, "1 think they hired him [Erickson] to make some schematic drawings and feasibili- ty studies so they would have something to show to possible con- tributors." "Well, I told this Library Board member that 'We're not adding this se- cond story.' We haven't decided to do that. 1 told him we didn't know anything about it," Doering said. Councilman Eb Girvin added he was "recently talking to someone collecting money [for the library] who seemed to be in the dark about what he was col- lecting money for." Voelter said he thought the board had hired "an architect and an engineer" to make some schematic drawings for a second story. then pro- ceed with the design "under the assumption that a second story is what they wanted." Planning for the second story has gone ali the way ro negotiating for ea:•emenls with 8n adjadent landowner. ((.w -,:need on fiagc t:,) Corned Joe M� Mas!er sighed. "it wonidi-i if the My owned the property," Wood added. That's when Doering questioned Voelter about what he and Erickson were doing. "Go back to the Library Board meeting minutes and see what they did hire you to do. The cost figures and the feasibility study should be brought to the Library Board and then to us," Doering said. Added Councilman Bill Connor, "Let's also ask the city manager to check our own minutes (to see why the city stipulated its $3,000 contribution to the library board] and ask the board to report to us what other steps they've taken for a new library." The tentative agreement with the Connells and plans for a second story on the Main Library will be shelved un- til then. In another matter, the council final- ly took action on a downtown parking ordinance. The council upped the fine for violators of the two-hour parking limit around the square from $1 to S3 — and to $S if the ticket is paid after 24 hours. The council also approved the first reading of an ordinance that gives Police Chief Travis Thomas the authority to impound any vehicle that has more than five unpaid parking tickets, or goes for a month without paying a ticket. The new ordinance becomes effec- tive after its second reading next month. By Kathy Dittman Richard Simmon's "Never -Say - Diet" book was the first book I had the pleasure on which to report. Unfortunately, as is usual with beginning attempts at anything, I did not do as thorough a job as I wished. Now, there's the "Never -Say -Diet Cooking" a companion book by Richard Simmons. It is not a sequel, as Mr. Simmons states emphatically: "You plunked down your hard- earned 16 bucks and now you're worried. You know that the sequel to a great movie is never as good as the first movie. You know why that sequel to "Gone With the Wind" (there really is one you know) was never filmed. You knw that "Son of Frankenstein" wasn't anything com- pared to "Frankenstein." And now you're worried that this book isn't going to be as good as "Never -Say - Diet." You will try to compare this book to the first book, you will try to measure me by my (and your) previous success. L01 (G, (�Z . Si n "So stop right there. There's something I better tell you. "Relax." "You're going to like this book. ( I hope you love it.) "But more importantly, this book is not a sequel. It's a partner. It's an addition to "Never -Say -Diet." Toget- her they are like one..." There are explanations about portion sizes, foods to avoid and the usual diet cookbook admonitions in inimitable Simmons style, also included are short vignettes about eight women who have lost weight successfully—most are not through, along with their contributions to the book. Knowing where a recipe comes from, what the person looked like and thought like and how it was developed, increases the fun in trying these new flights in eating advent- ures. Couple that with the knowledge that Richard only believes in healthy long-term life plans. not fad a,o.o - ,2,-/°-83. kinky ones and it gives you real peace of mind. I found an additional aid. There is a recipe for homemade catsup, ketch; up—whichever you prefer. With a little one allergic to milk and most grains including corn, I like to provide her with as many things like everyone else that she can have. All - commercial ketchups I've found have, corn syrup in them. So now, with a little work on my part, Darcy can try catsup. Her favorite color is red, so I'm sure she'll love it There are new less -fattening ideas for breakfasts, sandwiches, soups, salad dressings, fish dishes, stews, chicken dishes, salads (lots of these);: and surprise, surprise, a dessert section, tool If you like to "taste before you buy", pick up Richard Simmon's "Never-' Say -Diet -Cookbook" a seven-day book available at the Georgetown" Public Library. If you like it as weo* as I did, you might consider adding it; to your own private library. Make a habit of visiting the library - often. They get in new books all the, time, the well-known ones go fast, but. there are still plenty of undiscovered.- treasures ndiscovered;treasures for all you seekers of fine literature. See you therel By Kathy Dittman One of the Bluebonnet Award win- ners for older children, "Anastasia Againl" by Lois Lowry is a delight. Periodically, I forget how good the books for older children can be and how enjoyable they are for adults. Written about a modern family who decides to move to the suburbs of Boston, the story reveals the mixed feelings of family members about the change. Anastasia, 12 years old, is forced to move from the apartment where she has always lived. Sam, her two -and -a - half -year-old brother, is relatively un- disturbed — as soon as he finds out he can take his yellow "blanky." The Krupniks are a normal American family, but not the kind you usually find in storybooks. Dr. Myron Krupnik is English pro- fessor at Cambridge. He taught Anastasia to read at age 4, since then she's read everything she could get her hands on. Currently, she is spending her allowance on Cosmopolitan magazine finding out how to deal with Young women's problems. Anastasia is certain that all the mothers in suburbs watch soap operas all day. Lowry charmingly captures the zany conversation of family life and all the misunderstandings of 12 -year-olds who "know-it-all." Lowry also explores the beautiful ex- perience of friendship between the very old and the very young as Sam and Anastasia make friends with their new neighbor Gertrude Stein, an elderly recluse. Anastasia decides it's only very young children who don't know man- ners yet, or very old people who just don't care, that can say what they real- ly think. Soon Anstasia sees some new possibilities in growing up meeting new friends and living in the suburbs. Your fifth- or sixth -graders will en- joy experiencing alternative fife styles and commiserating with Anastasia's "growing pains." See you at the library! T SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, February 3, 1983 Book Report By Kathy Dittman One of the newest best-sellers available at the Georgetown Public Library is "The One Minute Manager" by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D., and Spencer Johnson, M.D. On the cover is a little gold seal which says: "A gem — small, expen- sive..and INVALUABLE" — truer words were never printed. Borrowing the parable style from the Bible, the authors proceed, in this $15, 111 -page book, to reveal the secrets of successful management of people. The authors follow their own guidelines of explaining explicitly, and simply, the format of a young man searching for a manager who cares about both the people he manages and the organization he works for. Everyone who has worked for someone or who has managed so- meone will recognize the different workers and managers described in the young man's search. Amazingly, the teaching profession in Texas has been training our teachers to accomplish the goals defined by the authors for quite some time. Eight years ago, I participated in some pilot projects of behavioral ob- jective and behavior modification plans for achieving higher student per- formance and involvement in the classroom. The past year or so my husband has been participating (and complaining?) in Management by Objectives pro- grams within the Texas Department of Health. Many well -thought -of -companies have participated in the programs developed by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D.: Chevron, Lockheed, AT&T, Holiday Inn, United States armed forces, Mobil Oil, Caterpillar, IBM, Xerox, etc. Like the Golden Rule, "The One Minute Manager" is quick to read, quick to understand, obviously com- mon sense and just as hard to imple- ment. Quoting from the last few pages of the book: "Many years later, the man looked back on the time when he first heard of the principles of "One Minute Management...He was glad he had written down -what he had learned from the One Minute Manager. "He had put his notes into a book, and had given copies to many people... "Everyone who worked with him felt secure. No one felt manipulated or threatened because everyone knew "up front" what he was doing and why. "They could also see why the seem - ingly simple One Minute Management techniques — Goals, Praising and Reprimands — worked so well with people. "Every person who had their own copy of the text could read and re -read it at their own pace until they could understand it and put it to good use themselves. The manager knew full well the very practical advantage of repetition in learning anything new, "Sharing the knowledge in this sim- pie and honest way had, of course, sav- ed him a good deal of time. And it cer- tainly made his job easier... The entire organization had become more effec- tive." There were scads of good sections I could have quoted (like some jobs be- ing like bowling — with a sheet be- tween you and the pins). There are pic- turesque descriptions of motivation and manipulation with graphic ex- amples of the importance of listening and acting on you own. I • However, the best way to experience the full thrust of what the authors are so capably communicating is to read it yourself. It will take no more than a couple of hours. If you feel like your working life is "out of control" and/or have any job dealing with people, you must fit this one into your busy schedule. The authors are dedicated to making work a less stressful, downright en- joyable experience for. workers and management. Mothers, teachers, clergymen, as well as, the myriad of managers in business, government, military and health care will benefit from even one reading of "The One Minute Manager" available at 'the Georgetown Public Library now.'See you therel gFezi g 'TN 14--. p L b S C C t/c R W n M,9 rJ Gel / t� j+ i N Cs- N' 0 7H i N ev. Book Report By Kathy Dittman The Georgetown Public Library is truly a cultural advantage for our com- munity. I've finally matured to the point of being able to admit I haven't the vaguest idea of what someone is talking about — sometimes. Some close friends of ours invited us to go to "Evita," the musical playing in Austin. I've heard the name Eva Peron all my life, but I really didn't know anything about her. I admitted my ignorance to our friends. Surprise, surprisel' They didn't know anymore than me. So, I trotted myself off to the library and with help, found the little paper- back Eva, Evita by Paul L. Mont- gomery. The facts of Eva Peron's life are related in detail. Having traveled ex- tensively in Latin American countries, I felt the author showed an amazing lack of understanding for Latin American politics and cultural dif- ferences. Granted: the Peron regime does ap- pear to be one of the top 10 for corrup- tion and torture, with prison and exile of their enemies as a side dish, but none of these techniques for control of the masses is new. Perhaps the worst facet of the Peron administration was their close alliance with the wrong side during World War I1. Argentina remained officially "neutral," but many of its military personnel and secret police were train- ed in Germany and Italy. This did not endear Argentina to the hearts of democratic people. After reading the tragic life of Eva, fondly known as Evita by the common people, I really felt sorry for her. She was a badly educated, illegitimate child of poor family. She had an over powering ambition and used her female charms to climb the ladder of success. Finally her drive and common sense teamed up with Juan Peron's political endeavors with both of them running and ruining the country together. Of course, not surprisingly, only he actually held office. Whatever her faults, and there were many, Evita . made a tremendous impression on the people of Argentina. Dying at the age of 33, cutting short the natural result of her abuse of power, may have helped instill a mystic belief in Eva Peron. More than once, the people of Argentina tried to get "Saint" added to Evita's name. Con- sidering her moral standing, the Roman Catholic Church understan- dably denied this request, stating politely some of the qualifications for sainthood which had not been met. In my opinion Evita was, partially at least, a product of her time. Linking her burning desire for recognition with her lack of education, and her mar- riage with a much older, definitely "macho" (in the poorest sense) hus- band in the political hotbed of Latin American politics with its juntas, coups, intrigues and lack of regard for human worth, it is not surprising that she bused her power. What is more amazing is that she succeeded in securing anything good for the people. I hardly feel an authori- ty on the subject of Eva Peron after reading one book; these are simply my impressions from the book and my ex- periences from traveling in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. If you are going to "Evita" and want some background information, see if you can make it first to the Georgetown Public Library for Eva, Evita. It is a fascinating biography with lots of action and color set in Argentina, Spain and Italy. See you therei The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, January 6, 1983 Librarian'marks 15th an'wersar y By Linda Latham Welch She's had her nose in children's books, history books, how-to manuals and musty, old reference volumes for i the past 15 years, and she still loves it. Verne Philpot, the librarian at the Georgetown Public Library, celebrated her 15th year Monday as keeper of the books. "We moved here in 1967, and the library was just getting started. They [city officials] asked me if I would take over as librarian," Philpot reminisced. She added that she had no previous experience in library work. "I just learned by doing," she said. When Philpot first began working, the library was located "in that tiny space under KGTN radio station." She considers the move from that location in 1970 to the present spot at Main and Sixth Streets to be the biggest change the library has experienced in her decade and a half there. "Up until abgwt seven -years ago; ai1-•- we had working here were CETA kids. Now there are four full-time employees, including me," Philpot said proudly. It was hard working by herself, and she's glad to have the paid workers, she noted. "They make all the dif- ference in the world because they like their work." Part of Philpot's job is deciding what books to buy. "I try to fill in all the areas, and I have to keep bringing the books up to date." Sometimes, the librarian said, there are complaints about certain books. "But most people are broad-minded enough to know there are some books you really need," she added. Philpot buys books with larger print for elderly readers. The active woman said she would like to be Georgetown's librarian "for as long as they'll let me." She hopes to see the present building enlarged or moved to a larger space. "We just don't have any room for more stacks," she said. Why does she like it so much? "I've stayed here for so long because it gives me such a good chance to meet people," Philpot mused. LONG-TIME LIBRARIAN — Verne Philpot celbrated her 15th year as librarian at Georgetown's Public Library Monday. Philpot began her work in 1968 when the library was located beneath KGTN Radio Station. She said moving to the present building was the biggest change in her 15 years as librarian. Does she spend all her time with her nose in the books? "No, I really don't read that much. I like to read but I just don't have the time," she said. Philpot said she can remember the time when the library had only 5,000 books, "and now we have 75,0001" Besides her library work, Philpot pours her energy into her church, Crestview Baptist, where her husband, Jarvis, is pastor. Philpot and her husband have two daughters, one in Ft. Worth and the other in Tulsa. They also hav4 two grandchildren. fkZI& , �14 L L y .rItA 5 V. 1� G l "r'i4 G /4t1T Ll M N t- E A v F S �� r•,L .. . Book Report By Kathy Dittman The Georgetown Public Library is truly a cultural advantage for our com- munity. I've finally matured to the point of being able to admit I haven't the vaguest idea of what someone is talking about — sometimes. Some close friends of ours invited us to go to "Evita," the musical playing in Austin. I've heard the name Eva Peron all my life, but I really didn't know anything about her. I admitted my ignorance to our friends. Surprise, surprisel' They didn't know anymore than me. So, I trotted myself off to the library and with help, found the little paper- back Eva, Evita by Paul L. Mont- gomery. The facts of Eva Peron's life are related in detail. Having traveled ex- tensively in Latin American countries, I felt the author showed an amazing lack of understanding for Latin American politics and cultural dif- ferences. Granted: the Peron regime does ap- pear to be one of the top 10 for corrup- tion and torture, with prison and exile of their enemies as a side dish, but none of these techniques for control of the masses is new. Perhaps the worst facet of the Peron administration was their close alliance with the wrong side during World War I1. Argentina remained officially "neutral," but many of its military personnel and secret police were train- ed in Germany and Italy. This did not endear Argentina to the hearts of democratic people. After reading the tragic life of Eva, fondly known as Evita by the common people, I really felt sorry for her. She was a badly educated, illegitimate child of poor family. She had an over powering ambition and used her female charms to climb the ladder of success. Finally her drive and common sense teamed up with Juan Peron's political endeavors with both of them running and ruining the country together. Of course, not surprisingly, only he actually held office. Whatever her faults, and there were many, Evita , made a tremendous impression on the people of Argentina. Dying at the age of 33, cutting short the natural result of her abuse of power, may have helped instill a mystic belief in Eva Peron. More than once, the people of Argentina tried to get "Saint" added to Evita's name. Con- sidering her moral standing, the Roman Catholic Church understan- dably denied this request, stating politely some of the qualifications for sainthood which had not been met. In my opinion Evita was, partially at least, a product of her time. Linking her burning desire for recognition with her lack of education, and her mar- riage with a much older, definitely "macho" (in the poorest sense) hus- band in the political hotbed of Latin American politics with its juntas, coups, intrigues and lack of regard for human worth, it is not surprising that she bused her power. What is more amazing is that she succeeded in securing anything good for the people. I hardly feel an authori- ty on the subject of Eva Peron after reading one book; these are simply my impressions from the book and my ex- periences from traveling in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. If you are going to "Evita" and want some background information, see if you can make it first to the Georgetown Public Library for Eva, , Evita. It is a fascinating biography with lots of action and color set in Argentina, Spain and Italy. See you there! The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, January 6, 1983, Librarian'marks 15th anniversary By Linda Latham Welch She's had her nose in children's books, history books, how-to manuals and musty, old reference volumes for the past 15 years, and she still loves it. Verne Philpot, the librarian at the Georgetown Public Library, celebrated her 15th year Monday as keeper of the books. "We moved here in 1%7, and the library was just getting started. They ' [city officials] asked me if I would take over as librarian," Philpot reminisced. She added that she had no previous experience in library work. "I just learned by doing," she said. • When Philpot first began working, the library was located "in that tiny space under KGTN radio station." She considers the move from that location in 1970 to the present spot at Main and Sixth Streets to be the biggest change the library has experienced in her decade and a half there. ,�'. -"Up until about 3evon •years ago, all ---- we had working here were CETA kids. Now there are four full-time employees, including me," Philpot said proudly. It was hard working by herself, and she's glad to have the paid workers, she noted. "They make all the dif- ference in the world because they like their work." Part of Philpot's job is deciding what books to buy. "I try to fill in all the areas, and 1 have to keep bringing the books up to date." Sometimes, the librarian said, there are complaints about certain books. "But most people are broad-minded enough to know there are some books you really need," she added. Philpot buys books with larger print for elderly readers. The active woman said she would like to be Georgetown's librarian "for as long as they'll let me." She hopes to see the present building enlarged or moved to a larger space. "We just don't have any room for more stacks," she said. Why does she like it so much? "I've stayed here for so long because it gives me such a good chance to meet people," Philpot mused. LONG-TIME LIBRARIAN — Verne Philpot celbrated her 15th year as librarian at Georgetown's Public Library Monday. Philpot began her work in 1W8 when the library was located beneath KGTN Radio Station. She said moving to the present building was the biggest change in her 15 years as librarian. Does she spend all her time with her nose in the books? "No, I really don't read that much. l like to read but I just don't have the time," she said. Philpot said she can remember the time when the library had only 5,000 books, "and now we have 75,0001" Besides her library work, Philpot pours her energy into her church, Crestview Baptist, where her husband, Jarvis, is pastor. Philpot and her husband have two daughters, one in Ft. Worth and the other in Tulsa. They also have two grandchildren. --Vkn /-1,-3".3 Book Report:. By Kathy Dittman I usually try to keep you up-to-date with the latest offerings from the library. This time I'm showing another advantage of the Georgetown Public Library. I've been watching the three-part thriller on "Mystery" on P.B.S., "Quiet as a Nun" by An- tonia Fraser. So far, I've seen two parts. I don't know about you, but I really hate continued stories. My memory is too short or my life is too hectic (I suspect it's really the first) to ever see all the parts of continued stories. This time I decided to do something about it. I checked with the library and they had the book. A ha! Now, I've got my bases � covered. By the time you read this, channel 18 will have already shown part three of this recent soon -to -be -classic tale of murder. But, even if I miss the excellent portrayal, I know "who -dun -it." If you missed the third part, you can read the book. If you get P.B.S. channel 46, you still have at least one more chance to see it at 1 p.m. today. To fill you in on the story thus far, I shall summarize parts one and two and, in the true spirit of mysteries, let you discover the ending yourself. The tale is set in England (which made me want to.. peruse the thesaurus and to use formal, lofty Queen's English — funny how that effects and affects us!) during the current time. Jemima Shore, in- vestigator, the main character of the book, is a television celebrity who has a very popular show investigating all sorts of information touching the lives of her viewers. ' One of her programs has touched everyone more than she realizes. In uncovering both sides of a public housing fight, she impresses an old schoolmate, whom she hasn't seen in 15 years, Rosabelle Powerstock, now Sister Miriam, now also deceased. Unexpectedly, Miss Shore is pulled back into her school -girl days when Mother Ancilla calls and pleads with her to come and help straighten out some mysterious doings at the Blessed Eleanor's Retreat, the tower of the Order of the Ivory Tower, where Sister Miriam died under suspicious circumstances. Feeling, once again; the power of Mother Ancilla as she had been as Iemima's own Head Mistress, femima is drawn back to the old chool. Mother Ancilla produces a note saying, "Jemima knows why I'm doing this." But Jemima doesn't know! Whereas she had been friends with Rosa, she really knows nothing about the. Sister Miriam Ro$a became. In 15 years, Rosa had written once and Jemima had failed to answer. ,. Reluctantly, Jemima agrees to in- vestigate on the pretense of doing a program on women in religious ur- ders. The first night at the school, Sister Edwards, who knew Sister Miriam had retreated to the tower too fast anis pray and hadn't told where she was, dies of a heart attack following an . asthma attack. This shouldn't have been suspicious, but somehow it didn't ring true. The girls in the Sixth Form soon let Miss Shore know how much they admire her and her program and how close they were to Sister Miriam like Jean Brodie's girls. It seems the program called "Power Mad," a play on words of the Powers Project, public housing for the poor, strongly affected everyone at the convent, but particularly Sister Miriam, who was in a state of declining mental and physical health. There is the possibility that Sister Miriam, once Rosabelle Powerstock, daughter of a Lord Mayor of London, actually owned the land the conve sits on. She was rewriting the will sh made when entering the convent passing on all her possessions to the church, giving these lands to the organization wanting to build public housing. Conceivably, they could build right up to the convent's walls, thereby destroying the convent and all it represented for hundreds of years. What's life like in a convent? Do the Sixth Form girls really know . anything? Is there a second will? Where is it? Where is Tessa the Fourth Form girl who is supposed to know where that second will is? Who is manipulating and trying to gain even more power? Mother Ancilla? Alexander Skarbek, the director of the Powers Project? Who knocked out Jemima Shore and dragged her back from the Tower? Is the Black Nun just a ghost story to thrill the school girls? It's a Mystery! For the answers, either watch P.B.S. or read "Quiet as a Nun" by Antonia Fraser, available at the Georgetown Public Library. See you there! The Williamson County SUN, Grr.'rq��!t:'vn. lexas Book Report By Kathy% Dittman n know I 'entioned this book in im t hrlstnlas alI1cle, hill it really deserves much more Ih:rn ;r mention --and now "Inside I'exas" by cactus livor is asailahle al the Georgetown Public 1 ihraly.. Asa native IC\al', I howled page after page, in great hig belly laughs I - no con"t'ent f nom those of you who kilt- me!). I think it world be funny to any reader since its written in Pryor'. nnnmahle style. full of his wanks sense of humor. Actuall,. is a compilation of script, Iron' los %atious radio shows over the Yeats. You get an inside look at his family. public officials. Texas politics, performers and sports figures. You can find out why and how Cac- tus "passed" as Richard Pryor in I.as Vegas. What was it like "fighting" Viet Cong will' .John Wayne in Georgia'' \\ hat's it like to ,cc Willie Nelson at C assays Palace in Las Vegas'' \1'llich go►crnurs of Teas were fun• ny, which wile funny go%ernors? Find out all you ever wattled to know • and wore about .John Henry I.urlk! How did a rnostcr from Teas Ili to New York'' More. mole and There are n'ans. charming Photographs of Cactus and his cronies, in all their natural settings — clubs. ranches, 'I'c\as towns. Ncw York. Washington, D.C.. ctc. Find out why Cactus pleads with Willic Nelson to come home to Austin to save US! One of the many superlative articles relates: "You can take a 'Texan out of Texas but you can never take the Texas out of him. But you can hrang a non -Te .\an to Texas and you'll never get him out of Texas, if he's got any brain at all in his head bone. No sir, us Texans don't change, and ain't no Yankee gonna make thangs any different a'iall around here. No difference a'tall. "The man was an IBM employee who had moved here from his hometown, Hartford, C'onnetieut, eight rnonth< ago." It's impossible to quote ocr%dling quotahlc without copynrg the entire hook. No matter how nice Cactus seen's I'm sure he wouldn't like that! . For a chuckle, chortle or guffaw, check out Cactus' hysterical and poig- nant new book "Inside Texas" available at the Georgetown Public I.ibrary. have to report on the hit show, "Evita," which I mentioned last week. Personally, I get a physical thrill from live performances, so I'm sure I'm a little biased when discussing one. This one was really good! The stag- ing was unique, the songs varied and moving, and the costumes colorful and in keeping with the period of history. I was at a definite advantage for hav- ing read the book before going. The only criticism I (and others) had was the microphones really seemed to hinder the performance. You could hear the singers without the use of microphones and so you got a sort of feedback that made it difficult to understand the words at times. Since the story was carried by song, it' you didn't know what was going on anyway, you lost some of the thread of the story. It must not have been too bad though, because the people around me were all involved with the story and the two hours melted away. Some hints for attending the Theatre for the Performing Arts Center at UT. Don't take seats in the second balcony, unless you have to. We didn't have the cheapest seats but we still had to strain to see clearly (I'm blind as a bat anyway, but others said the same thing). The acoustics are excellent — even according to my acoustical expert — my husband! The balcony steps are steep and combined with the height, I had to tight motion sickness everytime 1look- ed away from the stage. 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Coo 'd gg p,'2 ,n f0 "' V IS .Z of 3 u«o >>, g'SopY5v,;w w lu W; Jj>. .aumi3p.,�v,>,au �i�a�2;Za��ppe��xcppr�°Gqm°uyv��'w��vtib��H c'uw ii .`3 .n 0 vi Li w 0 p 0 0 O u 0 G w e0 O `ni u O o F u o 0 y w E p Thursday, DecemtsaN 16, I'M. •>** Austln-An-�erIcen-S it---tman/N?lghbor Thanks are due to Thatcher and GenevlC4e At- kin, who have given the (.Je,.)r ;+,town Pah!',c L.- brary a major giti. Thanks also go to General Telephone Co., First National Bank, Citizen's State Bank and the Business Women's League of Geor- getown for donations. The library has launched a fund raising drive that will begin in January. The campaign's purpose is to raise funds so the library can expand its building. Texas Crushed atone and Georgetown Railroad have pledged a donation of 10 percent of all other gifts. Barbara Seever will be chairman and the Atkins Wil- liamsare honorary chairmen. Harry and Leo Wood will be committee members. The library needs more room for shelf, work and storage space, reading and study areas and meeting and program rooms. Individuals and companies should make donations at the library or mail them to the Georgetown Public Library Building Fund, P.O. Box 428, Georgetown. *00 Book Report The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Dec- l6, 6rZ., By Kathy Dittman I'm getting a little worried. The last two times I requested some books at random from the library they have wound up being too relevant to what we were going through in our life. Last week the ladies at the library suggested I read "The Nurse's Story" by Carol Gino. They hadn't read it, but it looked interesting. I had thought about being a nurse and changed my mind after volunteer work, so I knew I'd be interested in the real experiences of nurses. As it wound up, we spent from noon Friday until noon )rgetown, Texas Monday in the pediatrics ?J ward at Brackenridge Hos- pital with our youngest child, t Darcy, age fifteen months. She's fine now, but a bout with a vi 69,causing vomiting and diarrhea caused her to By Kathy Dittman down. Spending patterns get dehydrated, and it was In all the newscasts, we have changed. No longer do really traumatic for all pf us. hear how the economic situa- shoppers buy on impulse. Once we got home, I pick. tion- has affected the Every purchase is planned ed up "The Nurse's Story." American public. Spending is carefully to make the best of You can bet I was interested, our available dollars. The and quite good for first, your business second." Gino has compiled actual cases and made the narrator public wants basic quality motivating you toward She finally cornered the pro- of the story, Teri Daley, a goods at discount prices. positive attitudes and ob- fessor and asked him directly composite of herself and the You have available at the tainable goals for your fami- if he really meant family first, other caring nurses she has Georgetown Public Library a IY- She repeats, " 'You heard known. free gift for your family, to In defining the family, correctly!' His answer was is Due to the grisly and heart - last your entire lifetime. Schuller writes, "In 1969, a direct and immediate. It a fact, he continued, .rending details, this is not a ' book "The Positive Family" by Christmas card we received from one of our friends in- proven that executives who value for children or the fainthearted. Gino tries to Arvella Schuller gives tips for improving family life. Unlike cluded a personally written their families more than their give a realistic look at the other books, which stress on- note to our family. Their businesses have their problems of nurses and what ly what the wife or husband greeting ended with this priorities in correct order. causes "burnout." The should do, this book stresses beautiful sentence: `We are Those executives are far more specifics change with each the combined efforts of all so thankful for our family productive. Their creative profession, but anyone can the family members to make and our lives together. The energy is greater and they are go through this type of reac- - a family all it can be. chances we have to risk far more relaxed and confi- . tion to excessive demands Schuller takes a positive, together, solve together, dent.' " and stress. She describes: Christian attitude toward the learn together, work if you would like to "At the next class Ms. priorities of family, com- together, play together, laugh reorganize your priorities to Richards talked about some- munication, sex, parenting, together, cry together, and enjoy life at the fullest, check thing called 'burnout'. She dealing with teens and family pray together have brought out "The Positive Family" was even more high-keyed. crises. Even though some of joy and love in unending by Arvella Schuller, Her tips her tips and ideas seem sug- dimensions to our lives.' " and explanations will simplify gested for the "ideal family," Schuller attended a course making your New Year's you should be able to adjust on executive management for resolutions. Strengthen the concepts for your her husband. The class focus- America by strengthening family's lifestyle and needs. ed on "the priorities of the your family. Happy "The Positive Family" is a executive." Surprisingly, the Holidays. See you at the short book, very readable main concept was "family library. Book Report than usual, more emotionally involved. " 'Burnout. Catchy phrase,' she said, and she rea- ly looked angry. `It means that .a nurse literally cannot work any longer; it means she's forced to stop. Let me explain — first the reasons, then the symptoms. " `For you as a nurse, there's a tremendous amount of responsibility. The work load in a hospital is usually impossible, the tension of waiting for something to hap- pen to one of twenty patients plays havoc with your nerves. The pay is terrible — the same as a secretary when you start, but after years still not over twenty thousand dollars a year. That adds financial pressure to your personal life. " 'There's a high decree of accountability. You'll be call- ed to take the blame for almost anything that goes wrong in patient care. If the patient's unhappy, he'll scream at you; if the doctor's unhappy, he'll scream at you; administration will insist you explain every move you've made. If a lab slip is missing or if blood work hasn't been done, they'll ask you why. " 'Also, because there is no clear-cut job description for a nurse, you'll be picking up for every other service when they're not available. You'll be mopping floors when your' patients vomit or blee4, you'll be making toast and tea for your patients when the kitchen is closed, you'll be transporting to X-ray and back, to the operating room and back, when the technicians are off — and you'll also be acting as recovery room nurse at night when they do surgery on an The Staff at johns Clinic is pleased to Announce the Association of Charles E. Kime, 11 N1.D.,''F.A.C.S, EAR, NOSE, AND THROATS ECIALIST For Appointments Call 352-5251 office Hours Monday -Friday, 8:005:00 Saturday, 8:00-12:00 Dr. Kimelwill beoff all day Thursday. .403 Mallard Lane, Taylor emergency. All this, while you still have to care for your assigned patients. " ` You're going to feel depleted from the emotional support you give your pa- tients and their families, and you're going to feel unap- preciated because when you can't handle an impossible assignment somebody is go- ing to make you feel as though you should have been able to. " 'There is no applause for nursing as a profession; there isn't even recognition for what We do as professionals....' " "After a break for a drink of water, Ms. Richards con- tinued. 'Symptoms of burn- out,' she said with a voice more controlled than usual. . 'You stop being able io work to your full capacity. You get depressed more often than , usual and for longer periods of time .... You get sick more often because of the stress. Sometimes you get more ir- ritable, have insomnia, and when you do fall asleep you have nightmares. You lose your objectivity, and one day you find that in order to spare yourself work or pain you sacrifice your pa- tients.' " Not only does Gino give a good description of what a good nurse is, she describes the quiet heroes and heroines — the patients who are forc- ed to deal with pain on a long term basis and the ones who bravely face death, caring enough to try to make it easier for those who remain behind. I cried through several case histories. This book should be read by anyone who works in (or uses) the field of medicine. Few patients realize how vital the nurse who cares for them is. They always remember to thank the doctor — but what about the nurse, who may have given them the primary first aide that kept them alive until the doctor could Ret there? How marry doctors and administrators forget how important the nurse is to the total care of the patient and his family? Back to my original, newly begun superstition — I hope the ladies at the Georgetown Public Library will only recommend happy books for a while. I'd like my life to calm down. Merry Christ- mas. See you at the library! 1982 Georgetown, Texas December 2, 1982 M. Co"hi-y Suri Yplans expGeor eto n librar ansion drive � With several major dona- tions already in its coffers, the Georgetown Public Lib- rary is planning a campaign to expand its current building on the northeast corner of Georgetown's square. Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Atkin began the drive with a• gift that library officials call "significant," followed by donations from First Na- tional Bank, Citizens' State Bank, General Telephone Company and the Business Women's League of George- town. Texas Crushed Stone and Georgetown Railroad have pledged a donation equal to 10 percent of all other gifts. A drive to raise additional funds will begin early next year. The Atkins were named honorary chairpersons of the campaign and Barbara Seever will serve as working chairperson. Other commit- tee members are Harry Gold, Everett Williams and Leo Wood. The present library was constructed at a cost of $120,000 and opened its doors in 1970. A federal grant of $50,000 had been. quickly matched, then ex- ceeded by funds from the city and from individuals and cor- porations. Furnishings were provided completely from gifts. In 1970 the library had 11,000 accessioned volumes on its shelves, and circulation that year was 23,590. Ten years later, accessioned volumes numbered 35,760 and circulation had increased to 81,651. Just under 8,000 residents of the Georgetown area are listed as library card holders, and that number is increasing rapidly. About 100 new cards were issued each month last summer. During that same ten year period, Georgetown's pop- ulation grew from 6,390 to 9, 468. Projected growth during the next ten years is another 7,000 people in the city alone. The library also serves a con- siderable population outside the city limits, in areas that have also experienced rapid growth and share the pro- jected increases for the future. The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas By Kathy Dittman The Georgetown Public Library has received several new, superbly illustrated children's books on the life of our early ancestors. The books are for. third graders and older. I really enjoyed looking at the drawings and photographs of reproduc- tions of early American life. Bobbie Kalman, the nook Report author, has carefully and faithfully prepared a glimpse into our past to allow us to see how full and joyous the early settler's life really was. There are poems and excerpts from diaries from the early 1800's with only the names changed. I chose two, "The Early Family Home" and "Early Stores and Markets" to Library officials call atten- tion to the building's cramped 5,000 square feet — too little room for the necessary shelf, work and storage space, reading and study areas and meeting and program rooms, they say. They promise to release addi- tional details and architect's drawings in the near future. Individuals and companies wishing to make donations now should make them at the library .or by mail to the Georgetown Public Library Building Fund, P. O. Box 428, Georgetown 78626. PRESENTATION TO LIBRARY — Thatcher and Genevieve Atkins, who have made a sizeable gift of money to the Georgetown Public Library, are flanked by librarian Vern Philpot, library board president Harry Gold, City Manager Leo Wood, Everett Williams and Barbara Seever. preview for you. Each book contains a glossary and an in- dex facilitating their use as reference works. However, they are very enjoyable to sit and read through. In "The Early Family Home" you can read about every aspect of life from traveling to the site, clearing the land, building the home and what was in it, to life as it Thursday, December 9, 1982 went on, helping neighbors, hard work and rowdy celebrations. "Most of the settlers' social life took place in so- meone's home," writes Kalman. "People used every chance they could to have a party. Parties helped the set- tlers to forget the hardships in the new land and to remember the joys of friend- ship. Every job that required the help of others ended in fun and games. There were big parties around Thanksgiving and weeks of parties before and after Christmas... "Everyone enjoyed a good Party, and in the days of the settlers there were plenty of them. Almost any special oc- casion called for music and dancing. The people in the picture above are dancing off the huge meal they enjoyed after husking corn all day... "A wedding was celebrated with many parties. This party at the home of the groom was held a week after the wed- ding. The bride's parents had thrown many parties for the couple in the week before the wedding. Wedding celebra- tions took more than two weeks to complete." Perhaps, with our society enduring stress, we will have to return to these simpler times. Partying was mainly the enjoyment of friends' relatives', and neighbors' company. They usually shared the expense and effort of feeding large groups by having each person bring a special dish. "Early Stores and Markets" shows what shopp- ing was like in the 17th and 18th centuries. Most things were made by hand. Many were packed in barrels made by the local cooper. Wigs, books and shoes all were made by hand. At the apothecary shop you'd find the pharmacist (who usually lived in the back of the shop). "People were 'bled to rid their bodies of poisons which made them ill," Kalman writes "Poultices were mixtures of herbs ground into a powder and mixed into a paste ... No matter what the remedy was, it was usually painful. There were no anaesthetics in those days." On the edge of the, wilderness was the trading post. Later, where more peo- ple had settled, there was the general store. Here people picked up their mail and bought all the things they couldn't make or grow for themselves. It was also a place to socialize. Usually the storekeeper was an important, respected member of the community. The entire family helped to run the store. Some people traded farm products for foods and pro- ducts available in their com- munity. There were "dry goods" (dishes, tools, etcetera, "groceries" (spices, tea, coffee, etcetera), and "Produce" (fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs from nearby farms). If you wanted special things like toys, the storekeeper would order them for you, but you had to wait one to three months to get them. "Big cities had huge marketplaces where goods could be bought or traded," _ says the author. Eventually stores became more specialized. Ready. made clothing became available. With more stores and goods, competition brought about advertising. Department stores were born — really cousins to the old small general stores. Gone were the old days of visiting by the warmth of the pot belly stove — no more Playing checkers with your buddies. Since so many peo- ple have warm memories of "the good old days," new stores are springing up all over the country copying the "old general store." If you and your family want to travel back in time, try these new time capsules available at the Georgetown Public Library. See you therel. SUN, Georgetown, Texas Thursday, December 2, 1982 By Kathy Dittman "Vogue Sewing" by the makers of Vogue patterns, is an excellent reference book available at the Georgetown Public Library. Unless I've missed something, there is no store selling Vogue patterns in Georgetown. This is an un- fortunate oversight. Having, sewn for many years, I've found I could trust Vogue patterns to give a profes- sional fit and finish. In keep- ing with that tradition, the "Vogue Sewing" book gives Book Report the home seamstress all she (or he?) needs to know to produce quality garments. Having taken homemaking all through junior high and high school, having been awarded Betty Crocker Homemaker of the Year (you don't know how hard that is to work into a conversation — much less an article!), and having sewn professionally for years, I feel qualified to criticize a book on tailoring. This book gives tips on the fashion fundamentals — col- or, texture, line, proportion and balance. There is a sec- tion on developing your own personal fashion analysis. You can even study all the differences in fabrics of fibers, yarns, structure, finishes and spot removal. The second section deals with how patterns are design- ed, how to choose the correct one for yourself and what Ali the information on the pat- tern envelope means and is used for. This section also in- cludes a complete discussion of alterations so your clothing will have that custom tailored fine fit so seldom seen any more. The third section helps you choose the correct fabric for the pattern you've chosen and explains what prepara- tion of the fabric may be needed. Here you learn the necessity of careful cutting and the use of special layouts, as well as when and how to use underlinings, interfacing and linings. You also. get a good idea of the various sew- ing accessories available as well as how to use them. There is even a description of different types of sewing machines and special at- tachments available for them. In the fourth section you get down to the nitty gritty of construction basics. All types of hand stitches are il- lustrated with very clear drawings and explanations of the need for each different type. Assembling all those pieces you've carefully cut' out takes care, and sometimes some simple special techniques help give your work a professional quality. Many of the "tricks of the trade" are discussed thoroughly. In the fifth section, special approaches needed for special edgings, collars, sleeves, cuffs, pockets, waistlines, belts, closures and hems are illustrated and discussed. If you've ever wanted to know exactly what is meant when a garment is said to have cap sleeves, short sleeves, three-quarter or long sleeves, you can see a very ex- plicit drawing showing how the garment industry dif- ferentiates the terms. There are many beautiful photographs throughout the book. They are especially ef- fective in this section. The sixth section describes fabrics that need special handling. There are different techniques for stretchable, lace, sheer, brocade, satin, taffeta, vinyl, pile, fake fur, quilted, leather and fu fabrics. This is one of the few books that gives directions for every type of clothing material you can imagine. The seventh section discusses Very Easy Vogue, which refers to Vogue's simplified patterns and techniques. This is a "crash course" for the new or infre- quent seamstress. The eighth section is a con- cise description of fine tailor- ing. Tailoring is simply the term for special techniques that are usually not all that difficult _(but are time con- suming) and are used to pro- duce a truly fine garment of designer quality. These are not the techniques a beginner would even want to read about, usually. However, it is this feature that makes this such a fine resource book for the serious seamstress. This section enables the seamstress to produce a beautiful suit or coat. The ninth section gives couture techniques. Here you can learn what Bill Blass, Gloria Vanderbilt, Lily Rubin and all the other fine designers use to give their clothing the perfect finish. Also in this section is a discussion of creative trims like braid, fringe, lace, ruf- fles, beading, fur, stitchery and such. I The tenth section is ex- clusively about men's clothing. You may never have considered making your hus- band's clothing, but with prices as they are you might begin to think about it. My best friend's aunt makes her husband's clothing, and if she didn't tell you, you'd never guess. The final section is the in- dex. This is great because it keeps you from having to wade through this lengthy book for a specific sewing hint. In case Santa is listening, I sure wouldn't mind finding "Vogue Sewing" under my Christmas tree. It's definitely too big for even my stocking! See you at the library. 2„ t- i d Library thefts, major problem By EMILY BAKER thlat use other names, and it runs down into the children," she said. American -Statesman Staff "On our cards, we're asking for "How to Make Love to a Man" last- drivers' licenses, which we've never ed on the Round Rock Public Li- f done before, and we're checking brary shelf for two weeks. addresses." "The Physician's Desk Refer- ence" disappeared in a mere three days. Round Rock librarian Dale Ricklefs speculates one patron is es- tablishing a private Lyndon B. John- son collection — every new book on the former president vanishes from the library's shelves. Library thefts, whether intention- al or the result of forgetfulness, cost North Travis and Williamson County public libraries hundreds of dollars each year. The losses are robbing taxpayers of money that could be spent on new purchases and depriving responsible readers of valuable resource materials. .. _..__._.. . "It's a serious problem," said Ce- dar Park librarian Pauline Lam. "People check out books and don't return them. They claim they have, but we can't find them on the shelves. "It takes a lot of staff time to let people know their books are over- due," Lam said. "You're going to have loss, you can't avoid it," Ricklefs said. "But it's theft, plain and simple theft. In a li- brary, you're taking something a city taxpayer has paid for.' But Cedar Park and Round Rock aren't closing the book on the losses. The two libraries, both protected by city ordinances, are issuing warrants for violators with outstanding books and fines of more than $50. Those who don't return their books after a court summons are subject to a municipal court fine of up to $200. Cedar Park municipal judge Mar- garet Robbins said she has mailed summons to 10 patrons, and war- rants will be issued this week to Staff Photo by Emily Baker Round Rock librarian Dale Ricklefs helps Round Rock High School junior Don Dray Smith check out a magazine. All periodi- cals are kept behind the checkout desk as a precaution against theft. those who have not returned books and paid overdue fines at the library. Ricklefs said local police issued 32 warrants last week for overdue books spanning the last year and a half. So far, two patrons have re- turned their books and paid the fines. "We have one case of a felony of- fense over $200," said Ricklefs, add- ing that members of one family have more than $300 worth of fines on overdue books. "This seems deliber- ate and planned when it's done — this is not a person who comes in often." The Georgetown Public Library also has been hit hard — 820 over- due books have not been returned despite repeated notices. "That's pretty drastic for a small library," said library board member Barbara Seaver. The board is consulting the city attorney to see what legal re- courses are available to retrieve the books. "It seems to be getting worse all over," Seaver said. "I don't know whether it's a disregard for other people's property or what." Taylor librarian Margery Pearson said the problem exists at her library as well. "I know I'm losing books that aren't checked out," she said. "And we're having more of a problem get- ting overdue books back." Pearson said she has tightened checkout procedures to try to pre- vent losses. "We've even had people The libraries have found other measures to control the thefts. Both Round Rock and Georgetown have set two -books -per -checkout limits on new cards. "It really has helped," Ricklefs said. "We can't lose all of one section at once." The North Oaks branch of the Aus- tin Public Library system and the Lago Vista Community Library have not experienced significant losses. North Oaks librarian Karen Baker attributed her library's good record to its small size and the presence of cameras on the circulation desk in the Lamar Savings lobby on U.S. Hwy. 193. Lago Vista volunteer librarian Elizabeth Little said no books have been stolen from the library, and overdue book fines are paid promptly. But the small Pflugerville Library, which opened in April, already has suffered losses. "We haven't noticed any outright thefts, but we do have some problem with people not returning their books," said Pflugerville volunteer Nadine Whiteley. She estimated 20 books have not been returned to the shelves — a large number for a li- brary with only 3,000 volumes. "We're strictly volunteer," White- ley said. "We've been known to go knock on doors. We simply cannot af- ford to lose books." Although the books missing from Pflugerville are fiction because the non-fiction section has not yet been opened, other librarians contacted agreed that adult non-fiction, partic- ularly how-to books, Texana and ref- erence materials, are the most common targets of theft. j ��'r��/aArse.j L'd The Williamson County SUN, Georgetown, Texas Su,,day, November 26, 1982 Section 1, Page 11 By Kathy Dittman The ladies at the library came through again. Last -week; F had a severe migraine, but 1 wanted some reading material for a trip to my husband's mother's home, so I sent my husband to the library for me and he requested some light, easy to read books. The one I'm • reporting on is "Remem- brance" by Danielle Steele, a best seller on the seven-day shelf. If I'd gone in 1 wouldn't have chosen this particular one as it appeared to be a romance novel, and as I've said before, that's not my favorite type. Principessa Serena di San Tibaldo, the main character, is a strikingly beautiful; platinum blond, emerald - eyed Italian princess who is nineteen at the beginning of Book. Report the book, set at the end of World War I1. Her jealous uncle had spread vicious lies about Serena's father, whom Mussolini's henchmen dragg- ed into the palazzo cour- tyard. She and her mother were forced to listen to his torture and, later, to watch him be tied to a post and shot. Serena's mother, over- come with grief, rushed to her dying husband. Mussolini's henchmen shot her as she clung to the lifeless body of her husband. Serena was taken way by her grand- mother to live in Venice and finally sent to a convent in the United States to protect her from the horrors of war and from her greedy, treacherous uncle, who wanted all the family fortune and titles for himself. The book begins with Serena's return to Italy to find what has happened to her family. "Remembrance" follows Serena's tragedy -filled life from her happy marriage to Brad Fullerton, whose mother openly hates her and secretly harasses her into signing a paper relinquishing all claims to financial support in the event of Brad's divorc- ing her or dying, to her loss of Brad as a casualty of the Korean War. She and Brad have a daughter named Vanessa and a son born stillborn the day his mother learns of Brad's death. Serena struggles to support herself and Vanessa by modeling in San Francisco. Eventually, Brad's brother Terry, the only one in the family who cares for Serena (or even for Vanessa) and who must content himself to be a friend, convinces Serena to move to New York, where she quickly becomes a top model, even though Brad's mother harasses her and tries to get her fired. Inadvisedly, after a whirl- wind courtship, Serena mar- ries a photographer she meets through work. She and Vanessa, now eight, move to London with Vasili. Too late, she finds he is a junkie with drastic personality changes while on heroin. She nearly dies giving birth to their child Charlotte, dubbed Charlie by her older sister Vanessa. To escape the horror life has become, Serena calls Teddy, who comes and takes her, Vanessa, and Charlie back to New York from Europe. Serena returns to modeling quickly and life settles to the calm existence so necessary for the health and happiness of children (and adults). Vasili tires desperately to find Serena. Inadvertently, a model answering the phone as a favor to a secretary gives Vasili Serena's phone number and address. As Serena is get- ting ready to go to work, she answers a knock at the door. In bursts Vasili, obviously high and irrational. Sensing there is going to be a scene, Serena tells him she does not want to talk to him in front of the children and the sitter. Serena and Vasili go to the bedroom and have a loud discussion. Vanessa, realizing everything has gotten too quiet, goes into the bedroom to check on mommy and finds Vasili with his hands around Serena's throat and her head at a strange angle. After Serena's funeral, custody of the children is decided. Vanessa, in deep ,psychological trauma, has held onto Charlie almost con- tinually, rocking and cooing to her precious baby sister. Cruelly, the judge decides to separate the children. Charlie is sent to Greece to be raised by her father's brother. Vanessa is first placed with an aunt and uncle who really don't love her. Finally, Uncle Teddy, her only consistent link with her past, wins custody of her. The story continues to the reuniting of Vanessa, now grown, with Charlie, now a teenager. In the "good old days" a movie like this book would have been rated a "tear jerker." A really good tear jerker was a three hankie movie, meaning you'd use up three handkerchiefs before the movie was over. This book was at least a five hankie book. There is explicit language, a few torrid love scenes and other material, making this definitely an adults only book. See you at the library. CE0RCETCNN PUBLIC LIBRARY r f};c {fit{Ltifiti