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Show ! (Q (m) j aa nn j (u) Q I I - READING AREA! U U ! G D 'READING AREA "J I 1 n X ST0RA0E jy HANDICAP TRIPOD -TOaET SIGN X tviT 1 u I1 . S Ai MOVABLE ROTATING I tAII I " I J NJ BOOKRACKS 1 . j ENTRY j 9-12 OPTIONAL BOOKRACKS I 0 1 3 6 10 y PORTA - STRUTURE FLOOR PLAN Portable and compact libraries, no larger than the average house, I IRIZ ARY Af TFRNATIVF could help solve the Pror,,em f making libraries accessible to as LlLllinill riLllilllinillii many peopje as possible. The Davis County Library Board is due to study the issue in future months. t'hat would indicate "there doesn't seem to be much consensus. con-sensus. Some say we should stay with the larger libraries and expand our filmstrips, etc. and build up types of services." ser-vices." With the book policy modification modifi-cation adding more "light" reading material, more bookmobile book-mobile readers are being attracted to the county libraries, librar-ies, Ms. Layton said. "A majority ma-jority of the people w ho use the bookmobile also use the libraries." lib-raries." COST FIGURES and other details should be available by the next regular meeting Sept. 28. By TOM BUSSELBERG FARM1NGTON Heavy bookmobile patronage in Sunset Sun-set and Centerville could lend itself to branch libraries, some day, although nothing is in the offing for now. THE LIBRARY board has received data outlining "alternative "alter-native library" plans for two facilities one with only 170 square feet interior space to 1 ,600 in a larger version. Available Avail-able from an eastern firm, both would accommodate thousands of volumes. In fact, the facilities would provide space for about the same number of books as the bookmobiles but could be permanently per-manently placed on a site within with-in a matter of weeks, literature from the firm says. "THEY ARE used in high traffic areas as a rule," Library Director Jeanne Layton says. "But some systems are building build-ing them as alternatives (to full-scale branches). They can be picked up and moved as needed." As the northwest county area grows, for example, such libraries could provide service during limited hours. Because of normally higher use in the afternoon and evening hours those would be considered rather than alternating staff between be-tween libraries during the day. THE 1,600-SOUARE foot version, about the size of a house, could house more than 12,000 paperback or 8.000 hard-cover books and with the addition of book carousels could reach 18,000 paperback and 12,000 hard-cover. Seating Sea-ting would be available for 32 or more patrons. Even in the smaller version, up to 5,000 soft-cover or 3.000 hard-cover books could be housed with the possibility of moving either version if needs changed. "THAT'S A slight change in philosophy," Board Chairman Evan Whitesides said. "Ten years ago we decided to go with the regional philosophy and wanted to go to Layton (with a headquarters) but I think we should get the particulars, parti-culars, particularly for the northwest area." Asked if it might be time for a Centerville library, Ms. Layton said, "I would not want to say one way or the other. My recommendation would be to get cost figures, etc. and see who else uses it (portable libraries)." AND COUNTY Com. Glen Saunders said he had met with "two or three groups" and received re-ceived a "number of calls" |