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Books and more at libraryPatrons have all kinds of resources to get informationBy TERRIHUGHES-LAZZELL Tribune staff writerThe library is still the place to go for the latest novel or to get information from the most recent encyclopedias.But the world inside the brick walls of the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library gives patrons access to many more opportunities.Jennifer Guyer recently picked up several mythological books to research the meaning of goddess' names. The daughter she's expecting in January may be named after one of the mythological goddesses.I want to know what the names mean before I pick one, she said.At the same time Guyer was searching for baby names, Marilyn Ault was spending theafternoon looking through Kokomo Tribune newspapers at the library to find an advertisement she saw earlier for boat storage.With boating season over and winter coming, Ault was prepared to search as many papers as it took.I thought I had cut it out, but I didn't, she said about the ad, I hope I find it.While these patrons silently go about their task, others are searching for other information.Librarian Assistant Doug Workinger said many come in with legal questions — usually related to divorce.They don't want to hire a lawyer, Workinger said.Bill Huff is one of those patrons who spends time looking through the law books, although his search is school-related.His recent trip to the library onSouth Union Street was spent searching through murder cases for a criminal law class he's in at Indiana University-Kokomo.On this busy afternoon, children and adults almost continuously enter and exit the library, some putting books down at tables to study and others going to card catalogs and book shelves.Soon, the task of looking up a favorite title or information will change at the library. With the influx of technology, the library should be on-line by February with its automation tnat will discard card catalogs for computer terminals.Library Director Charles Joray said this will be a major advancement for the library.The 1994 year also will bring remodeling to make the library more accessible to the disabled, complying with the AmericansWith Disabilities Act.Another change also is possible. A broken-down bookmobile has forced the library to double up stops on its remaining running library on wheels.Because this is happening, there will be consideration to keep the stops combined when the new bookmobile is delivered next spring, Joray said.Since the library was considering purchasing a second bookmobile in 1995, Joray said they may want to use those funds in other areas of the library and its operations instead.Joray also comments on the ability to add a third floor to the building at Main and Mulberry streets. Architects designed the building for expansion, Joray said. Although there is no plan to do so now, Joray is pleased the ability is there if more room is needed.
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Kokomo Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Sun, Nov 07, 1993
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