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Show National Library Week The Deseret Sampler, Fri., April 19, 1974 Post Library: You dont have a car, and youre not alwut to pedal your bike the d miles to Salt Lake City. So. youre stuck at Dugway, right? You have a car, but youre doing your bit to conserve gasoline supplies. So, youre stuck at Dugway, 70-od- YOU BELIEVE weekends weeks Lake youre are for resting from the and the three-horound trip to Salt doesnt meet your definition of relaxation. So labors, j for Dugway residents ALMOST 200 new books have, been received by the library during the first quarter of 1974. Each month a Department of the Army book kit arrives with hardcover and paperback books. In addition, Dorothy Hall, post librarian, purchases Ixraks for the library from a local lxiok store in Salt Lake City. Between these two sources of books, a pretty representative sample of whats happening in the publishing world is achieved. ur stuck at Dugway, right? Not exactly. Books. Books can whisk you off to more adventures and worlds than even the Army can offer. And the book business is big at Dugway. If every man, woman and child living at Dugway were to descend on the Post Library, they would have to check out more than seven books each to clear the shelves. THINGS aUeHve HAPPEN on a much smaller scale than that at the Post Library, however. While a healthy av- erage of 261 items are checked out weekly from the library, it is also probably true that many people on or even know what post don't patronize the library it has to offer them. conjunction with National Library 27, a review of the Post Librarys, services is in order. The library had a collection of over as of Mar. 13. But if you cant find what the Post Library, the library staff will try you from the Salt Lake Public Library. brary loan program will even pay the ways. In 21 Week, April facilities and 15,000 books you want at to get it for The inter-l- i postage both More than 40 magazines are received at the library. Sports, current news, lnisiness, womens, travel and other special interest publications can be found. All but the current issue of these periodicals can be checked out from the library. The library also lias subscriptions to six newspapers; three are daily papers. t If the very thought of reading gives you a headache, you're still not out of luck as far as the library is concerned. You can develop your headache from the librarys collection of. hard rock alliums and tape re cordings. Once again, however, the library has something for everyone. The musical selections run the gamut from classical to country western to easy listening and pop. A NUMBER OF improvements to the library have been made recently or are in the works. The library has been expanded to include a reading room. New lounge furniture and improved lighting are expected shortly. Additional study carrels and desks have been assembled. More shelving has been ordered and temporary and overflow shelving should lie eliminated shortly. So, even if youre not making the trip to Salt Lake this weekend, theres something for you at the library. It will probably be more enjoyable than the Johnson Pass road. for everyone could easily be the Post Librarys motto. it's the pictorial splendor of Utah, military terminology or a childs favorite, the diversity of the communitys interests are well represented in the librarys collection. Something During the first quarter of 1974, nearly 200 new books were processed at the Post Library. And every one of them involves a process before they reach the shelf. Post librarian Dorothy Hall examines book selec- tion aids in the first step in determining what books to purchase. Among the aids die may consult are publisliers catalogs, professional journals and such special library catalogs as Who Done It? for mysteries and Wilsons Childrens Catalog for children's selections. time-consumi- . Before a book can reach the shelf, it must be labeled with its Dewey Decimal classification number. In addition, Leola types circulation cards and pockets for insertion into the book. Leo la Liddiard, library aide and technician, processes most incoming new books. A protective cover for each book is the first order of business. While helping to insure that each book will last longer, die protective cover also enables the original paper cover, with its content synopsis, author information and critical reviews, to remain with the book. An alphabetical index of the books in tlie library under their authors and titles is readily available in the card catalog. A current library project is the inclusion or subject cards and a general update of the card file. book is ready for shelving. Special shelving provided for new books. This is particularly helpful in locating bestsellers and books of current interest in the library's collection. Finally, a is 1 Books are the bait and Jeff Graham is biting. Approximately 260 books, records and magazines are checked out of the library during an average week. |