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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, September 18, 2008 Comments Springville library is too small Editor: I read your editorial last week with regard to the Springville Library Bond. What does it pay for, you asked. I, for one, support paying a little more for great community facilities. Let's see what GOOD a free public library can do. In 1731, Ben Franklin and some members of his philosophical association decided they needed to set up a subscription library. Each member put in a small sum of money annually to purchase books. The books were then purchased and available free to each subscriber sub-scriber or for a small fee to non-subscribers. At first, they only had access to a handful of books, but by 1770, their catalogue held over 20,000 entries. These items were INVALUABLE IN-VALUABLE to the founding found-ing of our nation. Members Mem-bers of the First Continental Continen-tal Congress, while meeting meet-ing in Philadelphia, utilized this resource. Many members mem-bers of this society were contributors to or signers of the Declaration of Independence. Inde-pendence. In the late 1840s, a young boy named Andrew Car-' negie, a recent immigrant to Pennsylvania from Scotland, took advantage of his employer's offer of free use of his library. This inspired Andrew, who became be-came one of the wealthiest men in America and often stated he owed a lot of his education to library use. In fact, he was so inspired that, by 1883, he began building Carnegie Libraries Librar-ies in the United Kingdom and America. These free public libraries librar-ies were paid for by Carnegie Carn-egie himself, provided the community that asked for the grant would provide the building site and also pay the running costs. And guess what? Utah was a major recipient of these Carnegie grants. I first learned to love libraries li-braries at our Carnegie Library Li-brary in St. George. Later when I moved to Utah County, I used the Carnegie Carne-gie Library in Provo. Provo had grown tremendously Springville Herald 269 E. 400 South Springville, UT 84663 An edition of The Daily Herald a Lee Enterprises, Inc. Newspaper Subscriptions & Delivery Service ...J7S-S103 News & Advertising .489-5651 F .489-7021 E-mail ...tcityg'avpfocom Springville Herald, Daily Herald edition (USPS 513-060) a weekly newspaper published at 269 E. 400 S. Springville, Utah 84663. Periodicals Postage Paid at Springville, Utah 84663 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Springville Herald, 269 E. 400 S. Springville, Utah 84663 Member: Audit Bureau of Ovulations News We welcome news tips. Call 489-5651 to report a news tip or if you have a comment or a questions. We welcome letters to the editor. All letters must include the authors name printed and signed) and a telephone number. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, punctuation, taste and length. Letters are welcome on any topic The Springville Herald Customer Service 375-5 1 03 489-5651 Fax 489-7021 269 E. 400 S. Springville, Utah 84663 M&her Rono Rahff rrohlflieraldextra.com Manager CrrjgConover aonoverherrJde)drtta)rn Editor PotConover arkityavpro.corn Page designad layout Marcia Harris Typesetter Short Harris Office Manager JanealDuffin SendNewhermtousat trtdtycivpro.com and needed to move outfb the Carnegie, so they petitioned pe-titioned the city and got a bond and the city insisted that they keep the size reasonable, rea-sonable, although the librarians librar-ians warned that it would be outgrown too sooa Unfortunately, the librarians li-brarians were right. When Provo Library moved into its new digs on Center Street as part of the cfty complex, the new building 1 was already too small. This was the late 1980s. The public complained that it wasn't as nice as the Orem , Library, which also needed to expand. Guess what happened within ten years? Both Provo and Orem had new buildings, Provo at Academy Acade-my Square and Orem with a whole new three-story wing. Who doesn't find those buildings impressive? impres-sive? They are a wonderful wonder-ful asset and not impossi- bly costly. And, they have f room to grow as the community com-munity grows. Springville benefited from a Carnegie grant. Our Carnegie Library stands near 200 S. Main. It was built about 1920. .' Our current library next to the city offices, was built in the early 1960s. Well, folks, that was over 40 years ago. Don't you think , we are living in a different size town today? Our library is a farce. If , you walk in the entrance (the actual entrance, not the back door to the city building), you are immediately imme-diately on top of people-trying people-trying to pay fines at one desk and check out books at another. The computers t are right in front of you ' and are crowded in front Brotherhood: The Fireman's Code Will I.L .11 III I. I 1 I, ,, v - , ,.,,- Limul ! i"n I ' X Ml ' ' N ENGINE 42 J-Jy i 1 I r . i. -Jr'- ' '"mm. . , f : 1 " t. John Shinners, right and Springville Fire Chief Phil Whitney met together in solidarity of the Fireman's Code at the occasion of the funeral of Shinners' daughter in Springville. Shinners is from the Boston area. - - - " ' f LANDMARK V -f homes V!lirJiiti r fij('Q fQ 'f V'l "1"- tlllif-iiTir-irnTiitiriiiinr-' H H-Nrl -V'-rWiriihTBlB1ii'Vff)t nfrmratiWurr iri 'liii iiffi-' -- - -Vi nr ii INCLUDES Lot 'Basement Prime Location AndfAore "n ' """ .. 1 " - "in - I , i.. - of the reading tables and the new book shelf. It is uncomfortable. It is crowded. It is too small. ( It doesn't allow you to see ' what is there. There are not enough computers to go around for the number of people who want to use them. I love libraries, but I really re-ally don't enjoy our library. I want a comfortable, ' quiet, easy place to relax, and our library just doesn't have the space to provide this. I want to be able to , utilize the Springville local history and find it without hassle. My elementary-age elementary-age daughter wants to use the computers and participate partici-pate in library programs, but since parking has always al-ways been limited and the space within the building is a mess, well, we don't do as much as she or I would like there. I want enough library staff on hand to provide programs and help me use the computers to maximum maxi-mum efficiency. If we build a library that reflects current size and future growth, not to mention our library usage (this place is iwapieton police report Rnlire are inveshVatinf an mals Charcrps arp nendmct Police are investigating an incident at Mapleton Jr. High where students were pass ing out prescription drugs to other students at the school. Mapleton police had 48 calls week before last with eight of them for animal problems. Colby Johnson, 630 E. 1000 South, Springville, Spring-ville, was cited for possession posses-sion of tobacco by a minor. This past week police had 49 calls with seven for ani ALWAYS crowded and busy), then should we re ally pinch penniesow? I heard it's only going to cost me about $5 a month That's less than going to the movie, by myself, with no popcorn! Let's avoid Provo's mis takes and get it right the first time. Let's build a li brary we can be proud of, as we are proud of our art museum. I wonder if the museum would have been built at all in 1937 -without the WPA! It probably wouldn't be built today, just because someone thought that spending money on art was frivolous. Well, free educational opportunities are not frivolous. frivo-lous. We all benefit from the free exchange of ideas. Let's build a facility that will be a blessing and asset as-set to our community for generations to come, not just one or two. Learning and intelligence should be encouraged within a community com-munity as enlightened as Springville. Let's not let the future down. Let's leave a legacy we can smile about. Michele Richings Springville mals. Charges are pending on a domestic violence call. And a black and gray bike was found. Police responded to a report re-port of suspicious material. They found it to be blasting caps. The material was removed and will be destroyed. de-stroyed. Brett Reed Harris, 2082 S. Mm. Vista Lane, Provo, was arrested for an outstanding v"iicuii. The Fireman Code of Brotherhood expressed itself it-self recently in Springville at the funeral for Carolyn Kay Shinners. It was brought to the attention at-tention of Fire Chief Phil Whitney that Carolyn's father was a fireman from the Boston area. Chief Whitney met with John Shinners and volunteered to assist him in his time of bereavement. Two firemen from across the country joined in solidarity, a This bond of brotherhood brother-hood that is expressed by the Firemen's Code is an example for all of us to admire. ad-mire. ' What a sight to behold, a Springville fire truck preceding the funeral procession pro-cession to the Evergreen Cemetery was a sign that something very special was going on here. ; Fellow firemen 4rvere there giving support at a very difficult time in' John Shinners's life - the burial services for his 20-year-old daughter. Thanks to Chief Whitney and the Springville Fire Department for showing a Boston fireman that the fireman's code of support is for real. Sale mattresses not as pictured Library plans at Community Not too much has been said, but there will be a Community Commu-nity Forum to discuss plans for a new library in Spring ville. It will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25, at p.m. in the Springville City Council Chambers at 50 S. Main. Citizens of Springville are being ask to vote Nov. 4 on a $9.8 million bond to raise money for a new library. How much do you know about the bond? How much do you know about the plans for a new library? Do you want to give your input on the plans for a new library? If so, you should attend the community Forum on Thursday, Sept. 25. As we understand it, the meeting is being held to discuss dis-cuss the plans, and items to be discussed are as follows: Needs assessment given by consultants. Architect recommendations.. What services will be offered. Site plans. Cost and how it would be funded. Other ideas and feedback. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can e-mail your recommendations and comments to librarianspring-ville.org. librarianspring-ville.org. Actually, you can go to springville.org, click on "library" and then on "contact us" and you will have a choice to e-mail the librarian. You do not have to put your name on your comment. As we understand it, actual architectural plans have not been rendered yet. They the voters on the bond election before going ahead with the plans. Our present library is population today, but questions still have to be asked and plans discussed How big of a building do we need? What programs are necessary at the library? What are the computers being used for? teenagers with video game competitions at the library? Do we need Spanish story time? What are the functions of Web site for Editor: Hello Springville citizens. citi-zens. Anyone who uses the library knows it is woefully woeful-ly undersized for its uses including programs, computer, com-puter, use, and just plain walking around without bumping into people. Numbers Num-bers probably bore you, but I must use a few to show how important the library la iv ouimgvme citizens. During the past year it had nearly one-quarter of a million mil-lion visits and double that number of items checked out. 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