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174 FEBRUARY sP ECIAL SFSB IMI <br />Essex County Library Co-operative <br />February, 1967. <br />To the Wardell and Members of Fmm Comely Caescfl: <br />As Chairmen of the County Library Bowd it is my lithOW M <br />report to you on the work of the Library during the past year. <br />At the end of 1966 eighteen municipalities in County voted <br />to adopt legislation which permitted them to band together in a cam* <br />puWW Library System, This put the IA'Ixary an a County mrII mate; area <br />it eligible for greatly in� Provincial grants. and allowed free <br />service for all residents of participating nuns ipahties. The eigM edd <br />Mg librarms in the area became branches of the County Public Lthn". <br />During the year, two new branch h1ranes have been opeuuei is <br />quarters provided by the Gesfield South and Sandwich West Towaiy <br />Couwfls. The Cottam Library has been moved to larger quarrtsers is <br />Gosfield North's new Fire Hall and Ubrary Building. TM basensat of <br />the Eon Ldnrary has been renovated and will soon apes as a Chi - <br />dren's Department. This will provide much needed additimal spree <br />on the main floor for adults and high school student& <br />Much work has been dare in the Branch Libraries, ad ar <br />librarian's report will contain detailed information and statistim &r. <br />via to our rural arms is still a matter of great concern to the 1,,Imwey <br />Baer&. A bookmobile, designed to povide direct service to tedividashs <br />areas without organized libraries, was ordered last May Delivery d this <br />vehicle has just been made to us, and we hope to have it in opwatm <br />in a vest' short time. <br />In 1986 the Canty Library Board lost a valuable aseauber is tM <br />person of Mr. Alfred Dyson, our Past C hainnan. Our best wisbss ge is <br />him in his new home in Chatham. My sincere thanks are emiesded M <br />aD the members of the Library Board who have waelusd so hard M <br />establish our Canty LAMP OR a firm foc>dM& <br />On behalf of the Library Board, I would like to dm* the assn. <br />bees at this Camrcil for their interest and amport durirug orsr fins# VW <br />a. a Canty Public U xw7 <br />fib+ as6ndttud, <br />CLYDE O'NM CLimm <br />