The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 April 1984 — Page 15

By BEN SMITH Staff Writer Lakeland area residents, justly proud of their community’s special features, should be happy to know their libraries are prettyspecial in themselves. During visits to libraries in Milford, Syracuse and North Webster, it became evident reader tastes are changing in a number of areas. In others, however, things are not all that different

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Lakeland libraries are special places

Two of the institutions offer a variety of services in addition to lending books, with the third planning to follow suit. All are healthy and viable. Milford Located on Main Street, Milford’s Public Library was built in 1917 via a grant from Andrew Carnegie, a billionaire industria list-philanthropist whose gifts tp the cause of reading resulted in a burst of library construction across the

jffl BEBI I ggfl fl ItZ ■ MILFORD LIBRARIANS — Milford children's librarian Donna Angle and librarian Mary Jurss are shown with the new microfilm copy of the January 2. 1941. issue of The Milford Mail. (Photo by Ben Smith)

whole of the United States in the early part of the century • “It’s unusual for people to have a library this large in a community as small as ours," librarian Mary Jurss says There are presently some 15.000 volumes housed in the Milford library, she adds, noting her institution has a feature others in the area don't: reciprocal borrowing A Van Buren Township resident's library card is good in no

less than 173 other participating institutions in the state. This is helpful. Mrs. Jurss adds — in the research area especially. A book found in Fort Wayne can be checked out to a Milford scholar who may be going to school in the Summit City. There are "a lot of new books too" in Milford's library, Mrs. Jurss notes, as well as services such as area newspapers, regional and national magazines, book renewal by telephone, microfilm files, phonograph

records as well as a growing selection of paperbacks for people of all ages. Paperback popularity has mushroomed in recent years, Mrs Jurss says, due to economic conditions and the price of books. This includes paperbacks as well, she explains, noting the cost has risen along with everything else. "People ask for books such as Lace' and others that are made into TV mini-series,” Mrs. Jurss adds, "and we buy for the community ” Among the library's special programs is a look back at Milford history, which resident Ted Baumgartner has prepared. Reader traffic is up. after having slowed for a time, Mrs. Jurss notes . "It's amazing how many people trekked in despite the weather this winter,” she adds. Older people, many of them walking some distance, made visits on a regular basis, Mrs. Jurss says. Book loss due to errant borrowers continues to be a problem at the Milford Library, as it does at many, but an Amnesty Day last year netted about $425 in returned books and $176 in fines. Children s librarian Donna Angle says a change in reading habits is apparent. "Kids no longer tend to read the classics,” she explains. SI-FI books and books written by contemporary authors such as Judy Bloom. Beverly Cleary and Carolyn Haywood have taken over Mrs. Angle says. Contemporary best sellers, biographies, how-to books and religious offerings are favored by

Farm women fight home labor law

According to the Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., farm women ing for ways to earn extra money working at home are joining in a

fight to amend a national law prohibiting them from doing so. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the US Department of Labor regulates home work. The act makes it illegal for all Americans to make certain clothing, apparel and crafts in their homes and to sell those items. Among the prohibited articles are knitted outerwear, embroidery, women’s apparel, jewelry, gloves, mittens, buttons, buckles and handerkerchiefs. Hundreds of Indiana Farm

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Milford residents, Mrs. Jurss notes. Story hours for children are still popular staples of librarylife, she adds. Mrs. Juris says when times are bad more people read though, “It’s a nationally-know-n fact only--10 percent of the people in the U.S. use libraries with any regularity.” This may change, she observes, that is if the winters stay cold. “It’s a nice hiding place to come in to keep warm.” Mrs. Jurss notes. Syracuse Fully 32,000 books are available for perusal in the Syracuse Public Library and, with circulation doubling each summer due to the influx of lake residents, librarian Rosalyn Jones and children's librarian Bonnie Bjeila say they're busy to say the least. Like the Milford library. Syracuse’s facility was spawned in the pre-Depression era — 1927 in this instance. Mrs. Jones says In addition to serving town

IBMBh* ■ J ■ \ • SYACUSE LIBRARIANS — Syracuse librarian Rosalyn Jones and children’s librarian Bonnie Bjeila are shown above w ith a reading poster in the children’s department of the library. (Photo by Ben Smith) It t ' l▼ z a B * F \BBB* j ' v —W / y * / | ENTERTAINMENT AT THE LIBRARY- “Bo ’ the clown, an anonymous resident of Syracuse, will be at the Syracuse Public Library on Tuesday. April 10, in conjunction with National Library Week. “Bo” will be presenting an evening of fun. magic and games in the children’s department. Rich Timons will present a flower arranging program in the adult department.

Bureau members have launched a “legislative tree” campaign and will each contact a legislator to support an amendment that would change this law This “tree” will incorporate each of the 92 county Farm Bureau woman leaders in the state and they will be asked to phone five other people Each of them, in turn, will phone three additional persons, who will phone three more. By this system, there are 65 contacts made in each county and 65 made from each county to Washington, D C. In this area, the women will be contacting Senator Dan Quayle, asking him to support Senate Bill 2145, which would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Senator Quayle is a member of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. The Indiana Farm Bureau women point out that computers are creating a new center of productivity in the home for thousands of Americans seeking more income. Yet, they say, persons with an equally valuable skill, such as the making of

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residents, the Syracuse library lends to most of the Lake Wawasee area, she adds. A reading club for youngsters is offered in the summer (as is the case in Milford and North Webster), along with monthly movies for area senior citizens. Other services include records and tapes which may be checked out, a number of large print books for people with poor vision, microfilm records and a copy service. “Here in Syracuse. I don’t think tastes have changed.” Mrs. Jones points out. Basically biographies, popular fiction and mysteries top the list, with science fiction and fantasy continuing to enjoy a large readership, she reports. “Shuttle to the Stars” the is theme for Mrs. Bjella’s summer reading program, with not only space but animal stories constituting the most popular fare among young readers “Actually, they (the children) read about everything," Mrs. Bjeila notes. "The same as in past years."

women's clothing are denied the right to earn an income doing this at home because of the US Department of Labor regulations. Mrs. Tom (Carol ) Hegel, chairman of the Indiana Farm Bureau women's committee, says Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah has introduced a bill. Senate Bill 2145, which would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to facilitate industrial home work, including sewing, knitting and craftmaking. Mrs. Hegel said, "We must plan with an eye on the future and encourage productivity where technology and the time dictate. Many farm women are looking for ways to earn extra money working at home, so this is important to them ” Okays aid The Senate appropriations Committee gave President Reagan the gc ahead for more military aid to El Salvador and anti-leftist guerrillas in Nicaragua recently.

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North Webster Unlike the libraries in Milford and Syracuse, North Webster’s lively lender is only five yearsold. Operating out of a remodeled house, the North Webster Library, though licensed, isn’t a public library. Tax monies don’t help support this budding babybook nook, but North Webster Lions Club members, in donating the building and ground for the facility, caused a dream of many to be realized. “The library pays $1 a year lease,” Dean McFadden, the town’s librarian says, “and we serve Tippecanoe Township only.” McFadden says the town of North Webster and Tippecanoe Township each came up with $6,000 in order to set up a lending library in 1979. Help came as well from other groups interested in providing Webster residents with a reading service. A story hour and summer reading contest for kids is a regular part of the library's program. McFadden adds, observing. “The kids live in here in the summer especially in the mornings, but alot of them will hit the beach in the afternoon.” Though there are only about 5,200 books on the shelves at present. McFadden s confident there'll be more in the near future — not to mention a new library building — provided a

a ■ B 'dßwflSS GROWING CONCERN — Dean McFadden, librarian at North Webster’s privately-funded book repository, is optimistic about the future. A new building is being considered because of the library’s popularity. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

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building fund can be gotten organized and underway. How-to books are hot items here; also, mysteries and thrillers. Surprisingly, westerns are a big draw for North Webster readers, McFadden notes. “Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour.” As far as thrillers go, Stephen King tops the list of . popular authors, he points out. Youngsters like Dr. Seuss and selections from Berenstain and Rich Scarry, McFadden says. Books are the only items at present that can be checked out; however, he expects once a larger building can be obtained, phonograph records and the rest will follow. "The people here have really supported their library.” McFadden says. Library Hours Following are library hours for the several libraries serving the Lakeland area: Milford Monday thru Saturday — Noor, to 5 p.m. Syracuse Library Monday thru Friday — Noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 am. until 3 p.m.; Tuesday adult department open 7 p.m. to 9 p.m North Webster Library Tuesday thru Friday — 10 a.m. until Noon, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.; Tuesday evening, 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. until noon

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