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Show 4, . ' ::::: r-'u I f ; , r I " ' . 0 ' ' "' " ' , ; ... I v ' .. , f v - ' 1 inn A n Davis County Library's patron library cards are made LIlJllHll T by Denice May on a graphotype machine that within Ofinn K1 n nilirir seconds can emboss the user's name and address and (jlllJ It I A U 1 1 1 1 a El receive a protective plastic coating. TOM BUSSFLBKRG FARMINGTON That library card you have in your wallet or purse holds the key to a world of knowledge at the Davis County Library. AS A matter of fact, there's quite a story behind producing those cards, of which there are 3(),7f)H registered in the county. coun-ty. That's one card for every four residents outside of Kays- ville, which operates a separate sepa-rate library. And if you're a county resident resi-dent (outside Kaysville), the card costs you nothing a real bargain in today's inflated world. In fact, use of the library lib-rary is quite economical. That's the theme of National Library Week, which runs through Saturday: "America's Greatest Bargain the Library!" ACCORDING TO Library Public Information Coordinator Coordina-tor Sarah Beth Galloway, card carriers can check out not only books but also records, film-strips film-strips and pictures. They can be utilized at any of the three county libraries in Bountiful, Farmington and Clearfield. Patrons under the age of 18 are required to obtain a parent's pa-rent's signature, unless they are married. Cards are buff for children, blue for adult and red for non-resident. CARDS ARE processed at the headquarter's library in Farmington on a graphotype machine, somewhat similar to an addressograph. The operator oper-ator can type in the name, city code and other information on a keyboard similar to a typewriter, type-writer, and the machine will enclose the card in a protective plastic covering, she says. Denice May processes the cards as part of her duties, with about 300 applications rc-N . ceived each week. ...... i.' - ' ' AND LIBRARY employee Donna Lbertini has earned honorary membership in the detective guild for her ability to decipher card applications, Mrs. Galloway says. "One family brought in cards where the children had drawn smiling faces on them. Another child had drawn a picture of the date due on the back of his card, similar to what is shown in the books. "On the card applications we had a place to list the occupation," occu-pation," she continued. "One mother had put taxicab driver, psychiatrist, etc., instead of just mother. I have fun trying to decipher them." SOMETIMES CARDS be come hard to read because they have been carried in a back pocket or are run through the washer. Damaged cards are replaced for a 50 cent fee and if they are lost the charge is $1, Mrs. Libertini says. Cards are normally renewed every three years. Cards have been issued to people living as far away as Murray or to non-resident Hill Air Force Base employees who like to utilize the nearby Clearfield branch. Several Vietnamese applied for cards last week, Mrs. Galloway said, and while they couldn't speak any English, their sponsor was willing to sign them up. |