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McCall Public Library Moving day The city scoop seemed to be the easiest way to get books from the old to the new library. MCCALL LIBRARY A peak experience 218 Park St. McCall, Idaho 208 - 634 -5522 weekdays 11 -6 —Friends - MCCALL LIBRARY Patronage is On Increase At Library There are 1502 adult books in your McCall library and 581 child- ren's books. This is a total of 2,083 books in the local library. , Library officials have expressed the hope that the public may en- joy, at least the greater number of these during the year 1947. It is the desire of the library board to add a few hundred books to this total during the year. The annual report of the li- brary from January 1, 1946 to January 1, 1947 is as follows: Cash paybooks ...... ..............$ 47.08 Cash, fines .......... . .. . .. ........ 38.58 Cash, cards ................ ..... . .. 52.25 Cash, donations ... ............... .75 Total ... ............................... $138.66 The number of books loaned during the year 1946 was 3,896 Books loaned during the two pre vious years of 1945 and 1944 numbered 3,029 and 2,165, res- pectively. The substantial gain of each successive year in the number of books issued and peo- ple served is most gratifying to the library committee and to the Progressive club. Pa' 'e 'ZLI% Library Notes ` Hours: time. These things are all found Monday, 2 P• m. to 5 P. 3►• in the "Son of the Danube" and Wednesday, 7 P. m. to 9 P• m. Saturday, 2 P. m. to 5 P. m• even many more. Maybe I can- Saturday, not snake it sound the alive, It is with great reluctance that tensely mowing 'book that it is, you and II close the cover of a but the OuthOr most certainly good book, one that has made does. Try it and see, then tell its adventures our adventures. you librarian chow you liked it Attention, those of you, who or didn't like it---,we would like want true adventure and excite- to know. These books are or- ment in yourr reading�—also, you who know you haven't learned dered for your enjoyment end all there is to know, about catch- appreciation. ing nice eight-inch main-bow trout. Have you read "Color Blind" Have you ever heard of doing it or ..The the Danubian style? It strikes by 1VLargaret Halsey some of us it is the way of a Singing Tree" by Kate Seredy" real fisherman. Have you ever dreamed of I — or "B. F.'s Daughter" by. Mar - finding a ..buried treasure? Well, Mitko found one together with his friends on the banks of the Danube River. It really hap- pened with all the actual glam- our and breath- taking excitement that .goes with treasure finding, or can't you imagine how that is? Then there was the time Mitko ' stowed away in a boat in hopes of ,going to Vienna--a rescue was attempted in .icy winter waters, and another made in the summer Patronage is On Increase At Library There are 1502 adult books in your McCall library and 581 child- ren's books. This is a total of 2,083 books in the local library. Library officials have expressed the hope that the public may en- joy, at least the greater number of these during the year 1947. It is the desire of the library board to add a few hundred' books to this total during the year. The annual report of the li- brary from January 1, 1946 to January 1, 1947 is as follows- Cash paybooks ____________________$ 47.08 Cash, fines ........... ____......... 38.58 Cash, cards ........................ 52.25 Cash, donations .................. .75 Total ............................ $138.66 The number of books loaned during the year 1946 was 3,896. Books loaned during the two pre vious years of 1945 and 1944 numbered 3,029 and 2,165, res- pectively. The substantial gair of each successive year in the number of books issued and peo- ple served is most gratifying to the library committee and to the Progressive club. Library Notes Hours: time. 'These things are all found Monday, 2 p. m. to 5 P. m• in the "Son of the Danube" and Wednesday, 7 P. m. to 9 P• 1n• Saturday, 2 P. m. to 5 F. M• even many more. Maybe ICan- Books— not make it sound the alive' It is with great reluctance that tensely moving book that it is, you and II close the cover of a but the Quthor most certainly good book, one that has made does. Try it and see, then tell its adventures our adventures. your librarian chow you liked it Attention, those of you, who ,or didn't like it—Iwe mould like want true adventure and excite- to know. These books are or- ment in youT reading —also, you who know you haven't learned dered for your enjoyment and all there is to know about catch- appreciation. ing nice eight -inch rainbow trout. Have you read "'Color Blind" Have you ever heard of doing it or "The the Danubian style? It strikes by Margaret Halsey some of us it is the way of a Singing Tree" by Kate Seredy" real fisherman. or "B. F.'s Daughter" by Mar - Have you ever dreamed of I — finding a . buried treasure? Well, Mitko found one together with his friends on the banks of the Danube River. It really hap- pened with all the actual glam- our and breath- taking excitement that goes with treasure finding, or can't you imagine how that is? Then there was the time M!itko stowed away in a boat in hopes of going to Vienna —a rescue was attempted in icy winter waters, and another made in the summer z, �:: A • Library Lore Even when weather fails to yield to summer, McCall Public library readers are carrying home summer days bookmiarks. "Vaca- tion readers have more fun than anyone," says a straw- hatted little man on a sea serpent's back, and the serpent, a ringer for Sharlie, replies: "Except other vacation - eaders." Mrs. Lois Wallace, li- i1rarian, welcomes June visitors as well as the regulars. Two new library features since last June are the "put and take" rack, an ex- change of paperbacks, yours for someone else's; and the shelf of current books sent from Idaho State Library with a change -over in titles every two weeks. Mrs. Wallace would like to ex- press public thanks to Mrs. Toni York's Cadette Scouts, who spring house- celaned the library recent- ly, including the dusting of shelves throughout. Mrs. Thurston of the library board calls attention to the July 31 date set for a second book sale of duplicates and discards, down town location to be announ- ced. Mrs. Gladys Shelton is help. ing with arrangements. Summer people as well as village residents are asked to look through their collections for sale donations. All proceeds go for library book pur- chase. For the convenience of the pub- lic, McCall Library hours are be- ing extended to 8:00 p.m. each Tuesday evening only. Book borrowers who live outside village tax limits are reminded that a fee of $1.50 per family is charged per year. Miss Shirley Hake, state field librarian, is spending this entire week working with staff and volunteers in cataloging books. U r 0 Library Lore W rat can you do with the book club books you've read and set aside? Take them to McCall Publ'.c Library, of course. In cases of duplication they can be sold at the July 31 book sale, accord- ing to Mrs. Lois Wallace, librar- ian. Check the sale date on your calendar; check your shelves for cont ributionts. Hive you looked over library disp_ays featuring old -time art - icleE from high button shoes and buttan hooks to early day dolls witY china heads? New display iterr s this week include a "cure - all nachine of the electric shock type, guaranteed (yeails ago) to cheek the inroads of everything ! from arthritis to middle age. Try it. Two types of coffee grinders; straight edge razors and shaving mud;; fireplace corn popper and waffle iron; hat pins; flat irons; oth( +r memtoes of another day will jog your memory or enlighten depending on age. After you've surveyed the old, wh;, not try the new? Among books recently donated or order- ed are Wolf Willow for the north - we,�terner; Susan, Hospital Aide for the Pink Lady apprentice; Ski the Mountain, Helen Markley Mil - ler�s latest; The Man with the Golden Gun, James Bond's last kie q Agnes deMille's book of the Dance and Lloyd Shaw's Cowboy Dwices for varying facets of one art; The Story of Painting for Yong People, a picture gallery as well as an exciting account of art development; new catalog's for th(, collector of U.S. and Canadian co. ns; Aesop's Fables illustrated by Time cover artist, Artzybasheff; Eighth Moon, a young girl's ac- co.mt of life in Communist China; a Jack London biography that re ads like fiction. You can spend your Clays at the library —from 2 to 5, that is; Tuesday only, until 8:00 in the evening. McCall Public Library Book Sale Takes In $77 McCall Public Library book sale Saturday raised $77.04. A $15.00 sum goes to McCall Mem- orial Hospital Auxiliary in return for sale books donated from the hospital library. The remaining sum will 'benefit the public li- brary. Library board and staffs, personnel, who made sale arrange- ments, express particular thanks to Ted Harwood for the use of his building. 4 -H Club girls helped with ,book preparation and sale. The Catholic Women's League maintained a day -long canteen and local author, Mrs. Helen Markley Miller, was available to autograph her books during noon- day hours. " L i b r a r y L o r e S i n g c u t f o r b o o k s d u r i n g C h i l - d r e n ' s E o o k W e e k , 1 9 6 5 , O c t o b e r 3 1 t o N c v e m i b e r 6 . A s p e c i a l p o e m b y M a r y O ' N e i l l c a r r i e s t h e s p e c i a l b o o k w e e k a p p e a l : D r i n k o f a d v - e n t u r e G o b b l e t h e p a s t 4 N o w ' s t h e t i m e a n d i t g o e s s o f a s t . " M c C a l l P u b l i c L i b r a r y w i l l g o f r o m H a l - l o w e e n d i s p l a y i n t o a b o o k w e e k d i s p l a y a c c o r d i n g t o M r s . L o i s W a l l a c e , l i b r a r i a n , w i t h p o s t e r s a n d a m o b i l e f o r s h o w a n d n e w b o o k s p l u s t h e b o o k m a r k s t o u s e i n t h e m t o t a k e h o m e . N e w b o o k s f o r p r e - s c h o o l a n d b e ; ; i n n i n g r e a d e r s i n c l u d e J o h n n y r o w ' s P a r t y a n d J o h n n y C r o w ' s g a r d e n ; a n e w S c r a m b l e d E g g s S u 3 e r , A n g u s t h e C a t , M a n - n e r s C a n B e F u n , T h e L i t t l e H o u s e , a b o u t a p e r s o n a l i t y h o u s e a l m o s t c r o w d e d o u t b y c i t y g r o w t h . F o r t h e m i d d l i n g c r o w d t h e r e ' s a n e w H o n e r P r i c e ; b i o g r a p h i e s o f L a f a y e t t S a m H o u s t o n , L e i f E r i k s s o n ; R u n A w a y H o m e , a s e n - s i t i v e s t o r y o f a f a m i l y m o v i n g t o a n o t h e r s t a t e ; t w o n e w B l a c k S t a l l i o n s t o r i e s ; D o w n t o E a r t h , a s c i e n c e f i c t i o n w i t h a l e s s o n ; t w o n e w W s l t e r B r o o k s b o o k s a b o u t F r e d d y t h e P i g , a s d e t e c t i v e a n d c o w b o y . 1 ' " I Y o u t t r e a d e r s a r e f i n d i n g t h e i r b o o k s n i n g l e d w i t h a d u l t i n a l i - b r a r y r e a r r a n g e m e n t . N e w : b o o k s h e r e a r e D o u b l e D a t e a n d S h o w - b o a t S u m m e r b y D u J a r d i n ; a c o m - p e l l i n g s u s p e n s e s t o r y , T h e A r m o f t h e S t a r f i s h ; h a n d y p e r m a b o o k e d i t i o n s o f J a m e s , T h e A m b a s s - a d o r s ; H u x l e y , B r a v e N e w W o r l d ; o t h e r c l a s s i c s b y E l i o t , D i c k e n s , H a w t h o r n e , a n u m b e r o f o t h e r s . Y o u t h w a d e r s a n d a d u l t s b o t h w i l l e n j o y a n d p r o f i t f r o m I n t e r n , a d o c t o r ' s a c c o u n t , t a p e r e c o r d e d a t t h e t i m e , o f h i s i n t e r n y e a r ; K e n - n e d y b y S o r e n s e n ; I s P a r i s B u r n - i n g ? ; M a r y S t e w a r t ' s W i l d f i r e a t M i d n i g h t ; T h e M a k i n g o f t h e P r e s i d e n t , 1 9 6 4 ; B e l K a u f m a n ' s U p t h e D o w n S t a i r c a s e , a n . E n g l i s h t e a c h e r ' s a c c o u n t o f t e a c h i n g i n a N e w Y o r k C i t y S c h o o l , n o t n o t - i c e a b l y d i f f e r e n t f r o m t e a c h i n g i n M c C a l l . G i f t s a s m e m o r i a l s f o r M r s . C a r l B r o w n h a v e a d d e d t h r e e h a n d - s o m e a n d u s e f u l v o l u m e s t o t h e r e f e r e n c e s h e l v e s : P r a e g e r E n c y c - l o p e d i a o f A r t ; a b o o k w i t h m a n y c o l o r p l a t e s o f w e s t e r n a r t i s t s ; a n d N a t i o n a l P a r k s o f t h e W e s t , a p r o - f u s e l y i l l u s t r a t e d v o l u m e p u t o u t b y S u n s e t . V i s i t t h e p u b l i c l i b r a r y d u r i n g t h i s s p e c i a l w e e k . r r " L e t t e r T o T h e E d i t o r a f f a i r s a n d w e l f a r e o f m y s e l f a n d m y f a m i l y a r e c o n c e r n e d . I f I d o N o v e m b e r 8 , 1 9 6 5 n o t a c t , I h a v e n o r i g h t t o c r i t i c i z e . E d i t o r , F a y e t t e L a k e s S t a r : I f a c t i o n m e a n s l o s s o f a j o b , s o E d i t h H a m i l t o n i n o n e o f h e r b e i t . b o o k s o n d e m o c r a c y i n c l a s s i c L o r d A c t o n , a B r i t i s h s t a t e s m a n G r e e c e , t a t m o d e l f o r a l l s u c c e e d - a n d w r i t e r , t e l l s u s t h i s : " P o w e r i n g a g e s , w r o t e : " R e s p o n s i b i l i t y t e n d s t o c o r r u p t ; a b s o l u t e p o w e r w a s t h e p r i c e e v e r y m a n ( r e a d c o r r u p t s a b s o l u t e l y . " I b e l i e v e i t w o m a n , t o o ) m u s t p a y f o r f r e e d o m . i s t h e d u t y o f a f a c t i o n n o t i n I t w a s o b e h a d o n n o o t h e r a u t h o r i t y t o s e e t h a t t h e r u l i n g t e r m s . " ] b e i e v e t h i s . I b e l i e v e i t f a c t i o n d o e s n o t h a v e a b s o l u t e m e a n s w o r k i n g e i t h e r f o r o r p o w e r . I f a c h a n g e i s d e s i r e d t h e a g a i n s t a n y a u t h o r i t y w h e n t h e o n l y w e a p o n s o f t h e " o u t " f a c t i o n A s s i s t a n t D i s m i s s e d a r e c r i t i c i s m , p r o p a g a n d a , p e t i t i o n a n d o t h e r s o f t h a t n a t u r e . T h e f i r s t s t e p t o w a r d a d e s i r e d c h a n g e , o f c o u r s e , i s a t e m p e r a t e a p p r o a c h t o t h o s e i n a u t h o r i t y , b u t I a m t a l k - i n g a b o u t t h e t i m e a f t e r t h i s h a s b e e n a t t e m p t e d . L a s t w e e k I w a s d i s c h a r g e d f r o m a n a s s i s t a n t l i b r a r i a n p o s i t i o n a t M c C a l l P u b l i c L i b r a r y . S i n c e g o a l s s t i l l t o b e r e a l i z e d t h e r e w e r e i m p o r t a n t t o m e I t h i n k , t o t h e c o m m u n i t y t h i s h u r t s . I n v i e w o f - - _ - " p r i n c i p l e s s t a t e d a b o v e I w o u l d n o t L i b r a r i a n a c t d i f f e r e n t l y i f g i v e n a c h o i c e . I s h o u l d l i k e t o r u n t h r o u g h t h e B y T r u s t e e p o i n t s g i v e n f o r m y d i s m i s s a l : 1 . " Y o u a r e n o t a r e s i d e n t o f M r s . H a n - i a h W i l l a r d , a s s i s t a n t t h e v i l l a g e o f M c C a l a n d t h e r e f o r e l i b r a r i a n a t t h e M c C a l l l i b r a r y , s h o u l d n o t b e e m p l o y e d i n t h e w a s f o r m a l l y n o t i f i e d b y l e t t e r o f v i l l a g e . " I w a s n o t a r e s i d e n t o f h e r d i s m i s s a l t h i s w e e k b y A r t t h e v i l l a g e w h e n I w a s a s k e d t o R o b e r t s , v i l l a g e t r u s t e e i n c h a r g e t a k e t h e w o r k f i f t e e n m o n t h s a g o . o f t h e l i b r a r y . T h e v i l l a g e c l e r k a n d a t t o r n e y a r e R e a s o n s c i t e d b y R o b e r t s f o r t h e n o t r e s i d e n t s o f t h e v i l l a g e . d i s m i s s a l m e r e t h a t M r s . W i l l a r d 2 . " T h i n g s d o n o t s e e m t o g o a s i s n o t a v i l l a g e r e s i d e n t , h a s b e - s m o o t h l y w h e n y o u a r e e m p l o y e d c o m e i n v o l v e d i n p a r t i s a n v i l l a g e a t t h e l i b r a r y . " Q u e r y o n t h i s a f f a i r s , i s i o t p e r s o n a l l y c o m p a t - b r o u g h t t h e a n s w e r t h a t t h e w o r k i b l e w i t h R o b e r t s a n d d o e s n o t I d i d w a s s a t i s f a c t o r y , b u t I a s k e d a p p e a r t o c o n t r i b u t e t o s m o o t h t o o m a n y q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e b u d - o p e r a t i o n o f t h e l i b r a r y . M r s . W i l - g e t . S o I d i d , a p p a r e n t l y . l a r d s c o m m e n t s m a y b e f o u n d i n g . " Y o u h a v e b e c o m e m u c h t o o a l e t t e r t o t h e E d i t o r o n p a g e 6 i n v o l v e d i n v i l l a g e a f f a i r s o f a o f t h i s i s s t e . p a r t i s a n n a t u r e t o r e m a i n a n e m p l o y e e o f t h e v i l l a g e . " T h e r e w a s s o m e p o i n t h e r e i n p r e - e l e e - ��v f �� t i o n d a y s ; t h e d a y a f t e r a n e l e c t i o n d e f e a t l e a v e s t h e p o i n t o p e n t o d o u b t . B e s i d e s , j u s t h o w f a r c a n w e a l l o w t h e t o t a l i t a r i a n r u l e o f s i l e n c e t o p r o g r e s s ? Y o u c a n ' t s p e a k o u t b e c a u s e o f y o u r w o r k i n a l u m b e r c o m p a n y , i n a g r o c e r y , i n t h e f o r e s t s e r v i c e , i n t h e v i l - l a g e ? I s t h i s w h a t w e m u s t a c c e p t ? 4 . " W e d o n o t s e e m t o b e p e r - s o n a l l y c o m p a t i b l e . " I s h o u l d h a v e l i k e d a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o t e s t t h i s . I n t h e f i f t e e n m o n t h s I w a s e m p - l o y e d i n t h e l i b r a r y , t h e v i l l a g e t r u s t e e i n c h a r g e o f t h e l i b r a r y , M r . R o b e r t s , d i d n o t o n c e c o n i c t o s e e m e a t w o r k , t o a s k e v e n o n e q u e s t i o n , o r t o a t t e m p t t o d i s - c o v e r t h e g o a l s a n d a i m s o f m y e m p l o y m e n t t h e r e . I a s k e d t o b e a l l o w e d t o w o r k a s a v o l u n t e e r t o c o m p l e t e s o r n i e o f t h e t a s k s ' b e g u n a n d l e f t i n c o n - ' f u s i o n b y m y i n s t a n t d i s m i s s a l a n d w a s r e f u s e d . T h e s i t u a t i o n i s a n - a l o g o u s t o a h o u s e h o l d t u r n e d o u t f o r c l e a n i n g i n w h i c h t h e h o u s e - c l e a n e r h a s b e e n r u s h e d o u t t h e f r o n t d o o r w i t h o u t a b a c k w a r d l o o k . W e l l , t h e r e w e a r e . A s t h e b e a u t i f u l O . H e n r y s t o r y , " A M u n - i c i p a l R e p o r t " c o n c l u d e s : " I w o n - d e r w h a t ' s d o i n g i n B u f f a l o . " H a n n a h W i l l a r d Village Trustees l Revise By -Laws Of Municipal Library Village Board of McCall held a special (continuation) of their reg- ular meting last Wednesday, Dec. 15. Members present were Size- more, Mason, Crosby, Arlher and Schaufelburger. The main purpose of the meeting was to discus 3 the proposed budget of the coming year and take action on the by- laws of the McCall public library. Under the new by -laws of t:he li- brary there will be a five :nem- ber board appointed by the village trustees who will serve for five years with the exception of the first board who will have staggered terms. All members of the hoard must be citizens of the village and can not be employees of the vil- lage, and not more than one .am- ber of the board will be a village trustee. The library board will run, manage and operate tl.e li- brary and also recommend the li- brarian who will be appointed by the village trustees. The li )rary will be operated on a fiscal year basis which will be from J,m. 1 to Dec. 31. Other business of the trustees was recommendations on water meter installation, and the ap- proval of the Rio Vista subdivision. Approval was also given t3 go ahead with preliminary application with the FHA on the sewagi� col- lection and disposal system pro- gram. /Al/--f I,%� 'State Donates Records To Local Public Library The state of Idaho has given the Mc:Cail Public Library a gift of Columbia Records. They will be rented out to adult patrons at the rate of five cents per day. Some of the titles are as follows: PLAYS: Girl Who Came To Sup- per, My Fair Lady - original sound track recording; Here's Love and I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Anyone Can Whistle and To Broad- way with Love, The secret life of Walter Mitty. MUSIC: Show stoppers from South Pacific, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Kiss Me Kate, The Real Ambassadors. Records by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Songs ,of North and South, God Bless America, The Holly and the Ivy. f Christmas Carols around the World, The Great Organ. MUSIC: Rachmaninoff, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Debussey, Dvorak, Mozart and Schubert. Shakespeares Ages of Man, Giel- gud Reading, An Evening of Eliz- abethan verse and music - Auden. Music as heard in the stage plays of Shakespeares England. Also: The Mass, history and meaning, Praise to the Lord, Hymns of the Church Year, How to listen to a Heart; Technique of examination and many others. ie Fayette Lakes Star and Cascade Librarian Reports New Volumes, Identifies Donor Of New Recordings According to Mrs. Lois Wallace, librarian, Columbia Recording Company was the donor of some 60 assorted records recently given to McCall Public Library and to other libraries in the state and not Idaho State Library as prev- iously reported. The records are for public loan at a small daily rental fee from the library. Two slight, but helpful, refer- ence books new to the library are a gift from the Regional Library District, a state- supported group. A pamphlet, "General Encyclope- dias in Print, a Comparative Ana- lysis," is a 1965 edition put out by the American Library Associ- ation reference service and is a gathering of comparative facts in- valuable for any family about to invest in an erteveloDedia set; "An Introduction to Children's Work in Public Libraries" is a layman's text on children's books, good for parents as well as children's li- brary workers with out profes- sional training. The author, Dorothy Broderick, begins with, facts on the contribution of poor reading to juvenile delinquency. Other book titles new to the li- brary at year's end are Scott's 1966 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue; David's Lion Among Roses, a Britisher's memoirs of years spent in Finland; Release the Sun, a first book on the Baha'i religion; pamphlets on glass col- lecting, Old Time Bottles by Blu- mentein, an Oregon collector, and The Past in Glass by Pat and Bob Ferraro. Nevada enthusiasts. Those We Love, Irving Stone's story of John and Abigail Adams, is a gift in memory of Mrs. Lora Biggs; The Offensive Traveller by V. S. Pritchett was given in memory of Mrs. Bell, mother of Mrs. Shelley Timm. The Bruno Munari ABC book adds an outstanding book of this type for pre- schoolers. For a happier new year—with, books —' know your library. " " S t a t e D o n a t e s R e c o r d s T o L o c a l P u b l i c L i b r a r y T h e s t a t e o f I d a h o h a s g i v e n t h e M c C a l l P u b l i c L i b r a r y a g i f t o f C o l u m b i a R e c o r d s . T h e y w i l l b e r e n t e d o u t t o a d u l t p a t r o n s a t t h e r a t e o ��P f i v e c e n t s p e r d a y . S o m e o f t h e t i t l e s a r e a s f o l l o w s : P L A Y S : G i r l W h o C a m e T o S u p - p e r , M y F a i r L a d y - o r i g i n a l s o u n d t r a c k x e c o r d i n g ; H e r e ' s L o v e a n d I C a n G e t I t F o r Y o u W h o l e s a l e , A n y o n e C a n W h i s t l e a n d T o B r o a d - w a y w i t h L o v e , T h e s e c r e t l i f e o f W a l t e r M i t t y . M U S I C : S h o w s t o p p e r s f r o m S o u t h P a c i f i c , M y F a i r L a d y , T h e M u s i c M a n , K i s s M e K a t e , T h e R e a l A m b a s s a d o r s . R e c o r d s b y M o r m o n T a b e r n a c l e C h o i r , S o n g s o f N o r t h a n d S o u t h , G o d B l e s s A m e r i c a , T h e H o l l y a n d t h e I v y . C h r i s t m a s C a r o l s a r o u n d t h e W o r l d , T h e G r e a t O r b a n . M U S I C : R a c h m a n i n o f f , B a c h , B e e t h o v e n , B r a h m 3 , S c h u m a n n , D e b u s s e y , D v o r a l : , M o z a r t a n d S c h u b e r t . S h a k e s p e a r e s A g e s o f M a n , G i e l - g u d R e a d i n g , A n E v e n i n g o f E l i z - a b e t h a n v e r s e a n d m u s i c - A u d e n . M u s i c a s h e a r d i n t h e s t a g e p l a y s o f S h x k e s p e a r e s E n g l a n d . A l s o : T h e A l a s s , h i s t o r y a n d m e a n i n g , P r a i s e t o t h e L o r d , H y m n s o f t h e C h u r c h Y e a r , H o w t o l i s t e n t o a H e a r t ; T e c h n i q u e o f e x a m i n a t i o n a n d m a n y o t h e r s . I _ I e e . z 5 / F l o . �� L i b r a r i a n R e p o r t s N e w V o l u m e s , I d e n t i f i e s D o n o r O f N e w R e c o r d i n g s A c c o r d i n g t o M r s . L o i s W a l l a c e , l i b r a r i a n , C o l u m b i a R e c o r d i n g C o m p a n y w a s t h e d o n o r o f s o m e 6 0 a s s o r t e d r e c o r d s r e c e n t l y g i v e n t o M c C a l l P u b l i c L i b r a r y a n d t o o t h e r l i b r a r i e s i n t h e s t a t e a n d n o t I d a h o S t a t e L i b r a r y a s p r e v - i o u s l y r e p o r t e d . T h e r e c o r d s a r e f o r n u b l i c l o a n a t a s m a l l d a i l y r e n t a l f e e f r o m t h e l i b r a r y . T w o s l i g h t , b u t h e l p f u l , r e f e r - e n c e b o o k s n e w t o t h e l i b r a r y a r e a g i f t f r o m t h e R e g i o n a l L i b r a r y D i s t r i c t , a s t a t e - s u p p o r t e d g r o u p . A p a m p h l e t , " G e n e r a l E n c y c l o p e - d i a s i n P r i n t , a C o m T ) a r a t i v e A n a - l y s i s , " i s a 1 9 6 5 e d i t i o n p u t o u t b y t h e A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i - a t i o n r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e a n d i s a g a t h e r i n g o f c o m p a r a t i v e f a c t s i n - v a l u a b l e f o r a n y f a m i l y a b o u t t o i n v e s t i n a n e n e v e l o p e d i a s e t ; " A n I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C h i l d r e n ' s W o r k i n P u b l i c L i b r a r i e s " i s a l a y m a n ' s t e x t o n c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s , g o o d f o r p a r e n t s a s w e l l a s c h i l d r e n ' s l i - b r a r y w o r k e r s w i t h o u t p r o f e s - s i o n a l t r a i n i n g . T h e a u t h o r , D o r o t h y B r o d e r i c k , b e g i n s w i t h f a c t s o n t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n o f p o o r r e a d i n g t o j u v e n i l e d e l i n q u e n c y . O t h e r b o o k t i t l e s n e w t o t h e l i - b r a r y a t y e a r ' s e n d a r e S c o t t ' s 1 9 6 6 S t a n d a r d P o s t a g e S t a m p C a t a l o g u e ; D a v i d ' s L i o n A m o n g R o s e s , a B r i t i s h e r ' s m e m o i r s o f y e a r s s p e n t i n F i n l a n d : R e l e a s e t h e S u n , a f i r s t b o o k o n t h e B a h a ' i r e l i g i o n ; p a m p h l e t s o i l g l a s s c o l - l e c t i n g , O l d T i m e B o t t l e s b y B l u - m e n t e i n , a n O r e g o n c o l l e c t o r , a n d T h e P a s t i n G l a s s b y P a t a n d B o b F e r r a r o , N e v a d a e n t h u s i a s t s . T h o s e W e L o v e , I r v i n g S t o n e ' s s t o r y o f J o h n a n d A b i g a i l A d a m s , i s a g i f t i n m e m o r y o f M r s . L o r a B i ; g s s ; T h e O f f e n s i v e T r a v e l l e r b y V . S . , P r i t c h e t t w a s g i v e n i n m e m o r y o f M r s . B e l l , m o t h e r o f M r s . S h e l l e y I T i m m . T h e B r u n o M u n a r i A B C b o o k a d d s a n o u t s t a n d i n g b o o k o f t h i s t y p e f o r p r e - s c h o o l e r s . F o r a h a p p i e r n e w y e a r w i t h b o o k s k n o w y o u r l i b r a r y . J - Library Lore Libraries offer good shopping yez r- round; ,McCall Public Library, shelves hold December specials, • too. Among current adult books just out are Vardis Fisher's blood I and gutsy but vividly western Mo.mtain Man; Walter Sullivan's' scholarly We Are Not Alone on space occupancy; Sammy Davis Jr.'s autobiography, Yes ,I can: former U.N. Secretary Generall Dag Hammarskjold's journal jott- ing Markings; two Fleming tou; hies, Dr. No and Goldfinger; the latest Rex Stout, The Doorbell Rai -.g, in which Nero Wolfe takes on the FBI; Donald Westlake's amusing mystery, The Fugitive Pig ?on; and in a sterner field, The Truth About Cancer by Charles Cameron, M.D., Medical and Scien- tifi( Director, American Cancer Soc_ety. Thomas Fleming's recounting of the first year of the Pilgrims in Am erica, One Small Candle, is an obligation -to read from 6th grade or sooner on up, L'Engle, The Arm of the Starfish is youth adv- enture with older appeal as is Des pond Bagley's High Citadel, acti )n and suspense in the Andes. The 1865 Presidents in American History by the Beards brings the Seri >s up -to -date. In Drop Dead Juli i Cunningham tells a story of . an :.1- year -old orphan so ably and wisely that adults shouldn't miss it; Six Feet Six is a biolography of Sam Houston; in Fuller, Fire in the Sky, a boy lives through the Vesuvius eruption. Replacements of Pyle, King Arthur and His ,Knights and McCloskey, Homer Prig are reminders that good bool:s are perennial. J. R. Tolk- fen's The Hobby is philosophy for adults and excitement for youngsters. A sensitive picture book of a child in a summer night is Fisher's In the Middle of the! Night; Salt by Zemach is a re -tell- j ing A a Russian folk tale. There I are replacements on Munro Leaf's I Safely Can Be Fun and Manners Can Be Fun. Donated books come from many sources and each one is appreci- ated according to Mrs. Lois Wal- lace, librarian. Recent older books new to McCall Library are Eliz- abeth Roberts, The Great Meadow, a c: assic about the Kentucky frontier; Han Suyin, A Many Spler dored Thing; Biles, The Be- lievei• and Farewell the Stranger; Mary Stewart, Madam, Will You • Talk; Jules Verne, The Mysterious Islam 1. Miss Edwina Heacock is a new library assistant. A door slot con - struc ,ed by Mr. Kulp for return- ing library books outside library; Village Trustees Revise By -Laws Of Municipal Library Village Board of McCall held a i special (continuation) of their reg- ular meting last Wednesday, Dec. 15. Members present were Size- more, Mason, Crosby, Arlher and I Schaufelburger. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed budget of the coming year and take action on the by- laws of the McCall public library. Under the new by -laws of the li- , brary there will be a five mem- ber board appointed by the village' trustees who will serve for five years with the exception of the first board who will have staggered t -,rms. All members of the board must be citizens of the village and can not be employees of the vil- lage, and not more than one mam- ber of the board will be a village . trustee. The library board will run, manage and operate the li- brary and also recommend the li- brarian who will be appointed by the village trustees. The library will be operated on a fiscal year basis which will be from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Other business of the trustees was recommendations on water meter installation, and the ap- f)roval of the Rio Vista subdivision. Approval was also given to go at,ead with preliminary application with the FHA on the sewage col - lectiLm and disposal system pro- gram. 171 wv...nwca. — F.W. -1 Or" Village Trustees Designate library Board, Study lardo Area Annexation McCall Village Trustees, meet- ing for their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, appoint- ed a five member library board to conduct the affairs of the vil- lage library. Appointed to the Board, whose five members will serve staggered terms, were Mrs. Tekla Armstrong, one year term; Mrs. Jeanette Seetin, two year term; Mrs. Marcia Gauss, three year term; Al Schaufelberger, four year term; and Mrs. Gladys Shel- ton, five year term. A tentative library budget was submitted by Schaufelberger to be included in the village budget, if approved by the village trustees. The village board also agreed to the necessity of separating the duties of the librarian and the as- sistant village clerk. Persumably a division of duties will be work- ed out before the 1966 budget is approved. The installation of eleven new street lights and the re- location of two of the present lights was approved. The Board devoted much of the meeting to consideration of he poss'ibil'ities and desirability of an- nexing a portion of the Lardo area. It appears quite definite that a condomonium type apartment complex will be constructed some- where on the lake near Shore Lodge. This would be a major con- sideration in determining the practicality of incorporating the area into the village. The board took no action pending investig- ation of all factors involved in an- nexation. Operational problems with the village water system and snow - plowing routes and policies were also discussed. Several complaints on snow removal were heard. 0 Library Lore For several weeks McCall Pub- lic Library will feature book and toy displlys of children around the world. Librarian, Mrs. Lois Wallace, reports that current doll and toy exhibits, hand - crafted in Europe, are on loan from Mrs. Mary Thurston. Mrs. Wallace would like to remind borrowers that the door slot permits book . return any time of day, regardless of library hours. Recent library additions through gift and purchase include Helen Markley Miller's newest book, Julie, titled for the teenage heroine who is homesteading with her famly in the Twin Falls coun- try; two helpful references for young Leople, Biographical Encyc- lopedia of Science and Technology by Asimov and Understanding and Training Horses,by Ricci; for the younger reader Utah by Carpenter in the Enchantment of America series. New adult non fiction offers two Better Homes and Gardens- edited ' titles, Decorating Ideas and Fam- ily Camping; Good Housekeeping's Compl >te Wedding Guide; north - wets ore in Robertson, Ft. Hall: gateway to the Oregon country and The Wolf and the Raven, a University of Washington public- ation on Indian totems. Other non fiction is the timely Vietnam Nightmare, Marguerite Higgins' last book; In Cold Blood, Truman Capote's thoughtful study of crime and punishment in Kansas; psychiatrist Berne's Games Peo- ple Play, as assessment of alibis and excuses. Also in this group are Virginia Graham's autobio- graphy of bravery, There Goes What's Her Name; the gay Who Get, the Drumstick ?, Helen Beard - sley's account of •a marriage that united his and hers in a family total of twenty; a Bennett Cerf collection of anecdotes. The L.av eh's On Me. What Every Wom- an Doesn't Know by Gustave Simons offers financial counsel, clear and councise, for the woman who needs to know. Borden Deal's A Long Way Home tells a suspenseful story of the 600 miles journey of three children to reach home; Fowles, The Magus, Greene, The Come - dians and Gordon, The Rabbi offer current and commented -on fiction; al3o in this class are whodunits, B' ack Money by Phi Beta Kappa R,)ss MacDonald, who always oi,fers more than action, and Date With Death by Elizabeth Lining - ton. Some 200 titles from Idaho State Library are on local library shelves on a six month loan basis with much good browsing and reading is these. LIBRARY LORE Idaho State field librarians Rob- ert Ensley and Kay Mushake spent four days last week continuing the cataloguing of McCall Public Library. Volunteer W o r k e r s Darlene Colenbaugh and Hannah Willard assisted with the typing, and Mary Thurston with filing. Librarian Lois Wallace explains that the completed library catalog will contain title, author and sub- ject cards on every volume in the library, making the resources of the collection more available. The cataloguing work of the last two years is nearing comple- tion only juvenile fiction and some pick -up work to do. The job has included Dewey decimal class - ifica,tion by Idaho State librarians so that the public library is set up according to the same system as the public school library and most public and school libraries. !Most recent books on library shelves include four outstanding for illustrations: The American West, a pictorial epic compiled by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg; an Albert Schweitzer anthology; a new Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; and a Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the U.S. Capitol. Other additions are Kjel- I gaard, The Coming of the Mor- mons, readable junior high hist- ory; Richard Dillon, Meriwether Lewis, one of last year's books of permanent interest; Consumer's Guide Reports for 1965; and a small volume of inspiration for the thoughtful housewife, The Pace of a Hen by Josephine Ben- ton. " r 1 L J I n v i t a t i o n E x t e n d e d T o V i s i t L i b r a r y D u r i n g N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y W e e p N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y W e e k s i s f r o m t h e 1 7 t h t o t h e 2 3 r d o f A p r i l . T h e l i b r a r i a n a n d t h e l i b r a r y b o a r d e x - t e n d a c o r d i a l i n v i t a t i o n t o a l l p e o p l e o f t h e a r e a t o v i s i t t h e M c C a l l P u b l i c l i b r a r y , n e w l y d e c - o r a t e d , a n d r e a r r a n g e d s o t h e r e - f e r e n c e c o r n e r , h a s a t a b l e f o r I c o n v e n i e n c e o f e n c y c l o p e d i a u s e r s . 1 T h e y a l s o s u g g e s t t h a t i n l i n e w i t h s p r i n g c l e a n i n g ; , a n y o n e w h o f i n d s a n y b o o k s d u r i n g h i s o w n c l e a n i n g t h a t b e l o n g t o t h e l i b r a r y , o r t h a t h e w i s h e s t o d o n a t e , d o s o a t t h i s t i m e . L i b r a r y L o r e F r e s h a s s p r i n g a n d b r i g h t w i t h p a i n t a n d n e w i d e a s i s M c C a l l P u b l i c L i b r a r y a f t e r a r e n o v a t i n g j o b a c c o m p l i s h e d j u s t i n t i m e f o r N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y W e e k . T h e A p r i l 1 7 t o 2 3 d d a t e s a r e r i g h t f o r v i s i t - i n g t h e l i b r a r y , a n d M r s . L o i s W a l - l a c e p o i n t s w i t h p r i d e t o a n e w r e v o l v i n g r a c k f o r p a p e r b a c k s ; ) t h a t i s , n e w t o t h e l i b r a r y f r o m M c C a l l R e x a l l s u r p l u s . A n i n d i v i d - u a l g i f t o f t h r e e b o x e s o f p a p e r - b a c k s l a s t w e e k i p o i n t s u p t h e b e n e f i t s o f g e n e r o u s e x c h a n g e : b r i n g y o u r s , t a k e t h e i r s . M a n y p a p e r b a c k s o f c l a s s i c m e r i t a r e n o w a v a i l a b l e . T h e b e s t o f t h e s e t h a t c o m e t o t h e l i b r a r y a r e p o c k e t e d f o r c i r c u l a t i o n , a c c o r d - i n g t o t h e l i b r a r i a n . O t h e r s a r e d i s p l a y e d o n t h e r a c k a n d e x t r a s a r e k e p t f o r a t u r n o v e r d i s p l a y , a w e l c o m e v a r i e t y . I n t h i s s p e c i a l l i b r a r y w e e k M r s . W a l l a c e e x p r e s s e s a p p r e c i - a t i o n f o r a l l g i f t s o f b o o k s , e q u i p - m e n t , t i m e , l a b o r a n d t h o u g h t w h i c h c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e g r o w t h a n d u s e o f t h e l i b r a r y . I d a h o S t a t e L i b r a r y s e r v i c e s i n b o o k l o a n , f i e l d l i b r a r i a n h o u r s a n d a d v i c e r e c e i v e p a r t i c u l a r - t h o u g h t t h i s w e e k a s d o e s t h e R e g i o n a l B o o k S e l e c t i o n C e n t e r . C o n g r e s s i o n a l l i b r a r y a i d a n d s t a t e l e g i s l a t i v e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s h a v e m a d e t h e s e s e r v i c e s , a v a i l a b l e t o t h e s m a l l l i - b r a r y . " T h e h a p p i e s t p e r s o n i s t h e p e r s o n w h o t h i n k s t h e m o s t i n t e r - e s t i n g t h o a , g h t s , " a Y a l e p r e s i d e n t o n c e s a i d , a n d a l i b r a r y i s a r e - p o s i t o r y o f s t i m u l i f o r t h i n k i n g . R e c e n t b o o k a d d i t i o n s b y g i f t a n d p u r c h a s e , w h i c h M r s . W a l l a c e l i s t s , a r e M e a d , H a n d b o o k o f D e n - o m i n a t i o n s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , a r e c e n t , a n d f a c t u a l l i s t i n g w i t h b r i e f h i s t o r y a n d d o c t r i n e ; L a F a r g e , P i c t o r i a l H i s t o r y o f t h e A m e r i c a n I n d i a n s ; H i t c h c o c k , S t o r i e s N o t f o r t h e N e r v o u s , a h a i r - r a i s i n g c o l l e c t i o n ; B e r r y , A M a j o r i t y o f S c o u n d r e l s , a h i s t o r y o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l i s t s o f t h e R o c k y M o u n t a i n F u r C o m p a n y ; H u r s t , T h e S m o k e j u m p e r s , a n a c c o u n t o f I a j o b o f l o c a l i m p o r t a n c e b y a v e t e r a n o f o v e r 1 0 0 j u m p s . T h e b o o k i s p r i n t e d b y C a x t o n o f C a l d w e l l . R e c e n t g i f t s o f t i t l e s , n o t n e w e x c e p t t o t h e l o c a l l i b r a r y , e x e m p - l i f y t h e t e s t e d v a l u e s o f o l d e r b o o k s : S a i n t E x u p e r y , W i n d , S a n d a n d S t a r s , a n a i r p l a n e p i l o t a p h i l o - s o p h e r ' s m u s i n g s a n d H e n r y H o u g h ' s T h e N e w E n g l a n d S t o r y , a n o v e l q u a i n t w i t h C a p e C o d - ; f o i b l e s . I n H e l e n M a r k l e y M i l l e r ' s n e w b o o k , J u l i e , s e t i n t u r n o f t h e c e n t u r y T w i n F a l l s , t h e t e e n a g e r G r e g a s k s , " D o y o u r e a d m u c h , J u l i e ? " S h e r e p l i e s , " A t h o m e ( i n I o w a ) I d i d . H e r e w e l l , w e d i d n ' t b r i n g a n y b o o k s a n d t h e r e ' s n o l i b r a r y . I m i s s b o o k s . " I n V a l l e y C o u n t y i n N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y W e e k , 1 9 6 6 , t h e r e a r e l o t s o f b o o k s f o r e v e r y o n e . 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L i n c O n S p e a k s a t G e t t y s b u r g ; a . b i o g r a - p h y o f F l o r e n c e N i g h t i n g a l e ; W r i g h t , E v e r y d a y L i f e i n C o l o - n i a l A m e r i c a b o t h f a c t u a l a n - i f a s c i n a t i n g ; S w i n t o n , T h e W o n - d e r W o r l d o f P r e h i s t o r i c A n i - m a l s ; a n d a m y s t e r y , F l " e i s c h - m c n , T h e G h o s t i n t h e S u n . N e w b o o k s f o r t h e , p r e - s c h o o l - O r s a r e T e a l , A n g e l C h i l d ; T r e s - s e l t , H i d e a n d S e e k F o g ; a n e w C i n d e r e l l a ; T r e z , T h e R o y a l H i c c u p s ; B r e n n e r , T h e F l y i n g ; P a t c h w o r k Q u i l t . W i t h C h i l d - r e n ' s B o o k W e e k j u s t p a s t g r o w n - u p s m i g h t r e n e w t h e i r y o u t h b y r e a d i n g o n e o f t h e n e w j u v e n i l e s o r c h e c k i n g o u t a p e r e n n i a l f a v o r i t e l i k e R a g g e d y A n n o r A l i c e o r W i n d i n t h e W i l l o w s . W i n n e r s i n L o c a l P u b l i c L i b r a r y P o s t e r C o n t e s t R e p o r t e d b y L i b r a r i a n L i b r a r i a n , M r s . L o i s W a l l a c e , o f t h e M c C a l l P u b l i c L i b r a r y l i s t s p o s t e r p r i z e w i n n e r s i n t h e C h i l d r e n ' s B o o k W e e k c o n t e s t , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e b o o k c h o s e n f o r i l l u s t r a t i o n , a s f o l l o w s : f i r s t g r a d e , T o m B r u c e , f i r s t , B u f f a - l o B i l l ; T o b y W h i t m a n , P u t M e i n t h e Z o o ; s e c o n d g r a d e , B r i t t E d d i n s , f i r s t , P e t e r R a b b i t ; n o s e c o n d e n t r y ; t h i r d g r a d e , J o e W h i t m a n , f i r s t S t o r y o f G e n e r a l C u s t e r ; D a v i d S p r i n g e r , T h e U t - t l e F r i g h t e n e d T i g e r ; f o u r t h g r a d e , L o t t i e S o r g , f i r s t , K i n g o f t h e W i n d , K a t h y V a s , T h e B l a c k S t a l l i o n ; f i f t h g r a d e , J a c k s o n W h i t m a n , f i r s t , O n I n - d i a n T r a i l s W i t h D a n i e l B o o n e ; L i n d a T r u m a n , B l a c k S t a l l i o n ; s i x t h , f i r s t , . D o n T a y l o r , T h e W r e c k o f t h e U S S S a g i n a w ; J o h n B r u c e , G u a d a l c a n a l ; s e v - e n t h , f i r s t , C i n d y V o s , W a l t e r F a r l e y ' s b o o k s o n h o r s e s ; D d u D i x o n a p o s t e r o n s e v e r a l t i t l e s ; ; e i g h t h , f i r s t , J u d y A n n G i l b e r t , T h e I r o n P e a c o c k ; S u s a n B e e - b a n , I n c r e d i b l e J o u r n e y . T o p a n d s e c o n d p l a c e m o n e y p r i z e s g r a d e s o n e t h r o u g h s i x w e r e s e v e n t y - f i v e c e n t s a n d f i f t y c e n t s w i t h o n e d o l l a r a s f i r s t p r i z e a n d s e v e n t y - f i v e c e n t s a s s e c o n d i n b a t h s e v e n t h a n d 8 t h g r a d e s . S h a v e r s ' m a r k e t p r o v i d e d c e n t r a l d i s p l a y i n d o w n t o w n M c C a l l f a r a l l ; t w e n t y - e i z h t . p o s - t e r s e n t e r e d . M r s . W a l l a c e e x - p r e s s e d t h e - h o p e t h a t t h i s y e a r ' s c o n t e s t m i g h t b e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a n a n n u a l d i s p l a v w i t h i n - c r e a s i n g p a r t i c i p a t i o n . T h e l i b r a r y r e c e i v e d a n u m - b e r o f c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s i n t i m e f n r f i r s t c i r c u l a f i o n d u r i n g B o o k W e e k : F e e t , F a r e w e l l t o S h a d y C l a d e , a n a n i m a l s t o r y ; A r m o u r a n d G a l d i n e , A n i m a l s o n t h e C e i l i n g : S p v k m a n , E d i e o m " t h e W a r p a t h ; W i l d e r , h a p p y G o l d - e n Y e a r s , a r e p l a c e m e n t ; ; G a g e , G h o s t o f : F i v e O w l F a r m ; H u t - c h i n s , T r a v e l s , o f M o n a r c h X , a t r a c i n g o f t h e m o n a r c h ' b u t t e r - f l y ; B r i n k , A n d y B u c k r a m ' s T i n M e n , a r o b o t e n t e r t a i n m e n t b y a n I d a h o a u t h o r ; C l a r k e , I r o n P e a c o c k , c o l o n i a l a d v e n t u r e ; S c o t t , I v a n h o p . a r e p l a c e m e n t . E x p e c t e d b y t h e m i d d l e o f t h e m o n t h a r e t h i r t v b o o k s s e n t i n f o r r e b i n d i n g . W i t h t h e i r n e w l o o k t h e s e w i l l c i r c u l a t e l i k e n e ! w , a n d a n u m b e r h a v e b e e n o u t o f c i r c u l a t i o n f o r s o m e t i m e a w a i t i n g r e p a i r s . 0 0 McCall Library Gets Encyclopedias A NEW SET of encyclopedias - has been presented to the Mc- Call Public Library by the Payette Lakes Progressive Club. Making the presentation is Mrs. Sam Defler, center, president of the civic organi- zation. Looking on are Al Shauffelberger, chairman of the library board, and Mrs. Lois Wallace, librarian. is Library Lore .. . Santa Claus soars over a wintry scene in December display at McCall Public Library. Lhbrar- ian Lois Wallace reminds pat- rons that although library ,per- sonnel don't actually ring bells, book ,gifts for the library are seasonal and welcome. She is es- pecially asking for copies of Zane Grey ;books in good condi- tion and other books by early - day western writers. Zane Grey stories are still in popular de- mand locally, and •many of the labrary copies hae reached the end of the trail. Any donations, pardner? There are new books on lib - rary shelves for reading in those minutes of Christmas rush col- lapse: the Churchill biography by the great man's ,personal phy- sician, Lord 'Moran; a blograohy of "the true Hirohito," by Mos- ley; the second volume of the Han Suvim autobiographilal tri- logy, Mortal Flower; a best sell- er favorite for fun reading, The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Crichton: Rafe, an Oklahcona backwoods adventure in home- spun by Weldon Hill; The Last Adventure, Oisa Johnson's ac- count of husband Martin's last safari; Tree Frog, espionage with humor by Woodhouse; With a Vengeance, a Dell Shannon who - dunit; Hotel, Arthur Halley is ponular fiction in a paperback edition. For young adults several of the above will appeal. Two oth- ers are Loring, With This Ring, romance, and Lawrence, No Slip- per for Cinderll.a, the trials of a teenage tall girl. McClung, Lady Bug, and Nickless, Owl Glass, are fact and fictional nature books for the younger readers, and Three Poor Tailors is the newest pre- sebooler's tale. "And numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas brings a brief season of havoi- ness and enjoyment . . . How many old recollections and how many dormant sympathies does Christmas time awaken!" Char - les Dickens wrote it for the years and it means that Decem- ber is the time to look up old story .friends, too, like the Christ - mas Carol., Gift of the Magi, Christmas Mouse, All Through the Night, so many others. t -,J L. 7-7 . '� - / f 7 LIBRARY LORE Easter, Thanksgiving, Christ - mes, the Library Lore ln•essage Is always the same: you can know more, enjoy more with a book. Nappy New Year with a book at McCall Public Library can mean an experience with any of the new titles listed be- low by librarian, Mrs. Lois Wal- lace. New young adult and adult titles of non - fiction include Brandon, Lucky Lucky, an auto - biographical .account of Vietnam nursing; Wyse, Help, I'.m the Mother of a Teenage Girl, a humorous recital profitable to moms and daughters, too; Shep- herd, In God We Trust; All Oth- ers :Pay Gash, .a fun book; Fuller (Incident at Exeter author), In- terrupted Journey, another ex- citing UFO account; Geroli, Boston Strangler, sociological as well as shocking reportage; the Gcdden sisters' happy reminis- cence, Two Under the Indian Sun; ,a paperback Maltz, Psych - o•logy of Cybernetics, a hand- 'book of adjustment to life ideas; Sunset Magazine, Art Treasures of the West, a guide to western art centers, practical pre -trip reading, contains a (half -page on the Boise Art Gallery. Three fi- nal non fiction titles: Helen Hayes, Gift to Joy, autobiogra- iphical and ingpiirational, Arid, rey, Territorial Imperative, fas- cinating relationships propound- ed between animal and human behavior; and Randolph Church- ill, Winston S. Churchill, first volume of a bi•r.1graphical series concerning his father. Fiction this time is a leaner list: Kennelman, Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry, a follow - up to Friday, the Rabbi Slept Late, using a wise and likeable rabbi as a detective and student of hum -an motives; Mitford, The Sun King, historical .pageantry ,at Versailles; :and Susann, Val- ley of the Dolls, sex, sensation and society, a best seller for many weeks. Mrs. Wallace adds that the Zane Grey books are stil•1 wear- ing .out, and any gift copies in good •shape will be much a'ppre- ci ated. Book Program Planned For Play Group Meeting Children's .books — both 01:3 and new - wild be discussed by McCall village librarian, Mrs. Lois Wallace, when she presents a program for -mothers of pre - schooers at a :meeting .Monday of the Cooperative Play Group. Mrs. Ed Heikkenan, play group president, said that anyone interested is welcome to attend the imeeting, which starts at 8 77 . / f - / %GJ p.m. at the Congregational Chur- ch. Mrs Heikkenan added that openings in the kindergarten nursery classes exist for both four and five year olds, and that mothers of ch9dren not cur - rently enrolled might like to consider entering 'their young - sters for the final three months of classes She pointed out that kindergarten experience is im- portant in halping youngsters ad- just to first rgrade. Enrollment in each of the two kindergarten classes is 15, Mrs. Heikkenan said,, enabling the children to receive considerable individual attention. Anyone wanting further infor- mation on classes can call her at 45103. 0 U NOTICE MCCidl 'Public Library will be closed three days next week, Thursday through Saturday, Feb- ruary 9, 10, 11 for the purpose of taking inventory. NOTICE McCall Public !Library hours have been changed as of Mon- day, February 43: daily, Monday through Saturday with the ex- ception of Tuesday, 3 p.m. to 6 pan.; Tuesday only, 3 p.m. to 9 P.M. /.,04 le. -i 5�G 7 Librarian Summarizes Circulation Figures For Community Library After inventory for the yearly report, McCall librarian, Mrs. Lois Wallace, has announced fig- ures of interest to library users. Volum �s of all kinds in the lib- rary total 6,676. A breakdown lists 2,321 adult fiction and 1,510 adult non fiction. Three sets of encyclopedias, one the recent gift of Progressive Club, and two older ; >ets as well as 108 refer- ence books are included in the non fiction fire. Young adult fiction numbers 467 books. This age group shares in reading ad- ult fie-ion and- • non fiction. Ju- venile book totals are 880 fiction- 421 nc•n fiction. For preschool through primary grades there are 577 books. Circulation figure for a year (books checked out) was 13.771 with monthly highs of over 1,800 each in June and July. Gift and purchased books for the year number 143. The above figures, Mrs. Wallace adds, do not regis- ter receipt or circulation of pa- perbacls on the exchange rack or pap- �rbacks purchased and ,pocketed for library checking out that are not catalogued for the permanent collection. Library Lore Since nearly every youngster has a sometime crush on the Hardy boys and nearly everyone has an effection, past or pres- ent, for Zane Grey, McCall lib- rarian, Mrs. Lois Wallace, is happy to announce gifts of a 19- volume set of F. W. Dixon (Har- dy boys) and a 29- volume set of Zane Grey. Even that number doesn't cover the Zane Grey ti- tle list. she adds, and hopes oth- ers will be brought in. Library board chairman, Mrs. Gladvs Shelton, and Mrs. Wallace would like to repeat that all book gifts, Marge or small, are greaty ap- preciated. Donors' names are not mentioned in newspaper writin!*s for fear of omissions, ibut ' a do- ner ,plate •goes into each gift book as a continuing thank -you and reminder. Mrs. Wallace announces two (books on mvuvic, recent gifts: The Infinite Variety of Music, by Leonard Bernstein and The Enjoyment of Music by Queens College music ;professor, Joseph IMachlis. Mention of music brings a reminder of the library collec- tion of recordings available for loan. This is a well- rounded and worthwhile collection, according to Mrs. Lucy Hall, who recently checked through the records and as the background for knowing. New books by purchase recent- ly are two biographies, Taylor Vessel of Wrath, a full and fun- ny account of saloon - smasher Carrie Nation; .Skinner, Madame Sarah, a devoted pursuit of act- ress Sarah Bernhardt's triumphs; an autobiography, Speak, Mem- ory by Lolita author, Nabokov; and another Art of the World book, Matz, the Art of Crete and Early Greece. Just for fun is Linkletter`s ,Secret World of Kids while West, The Birds Fall Down and Renault, The Mask Apollo are current best -se] fiction. Procter, Rogue Runni Peters, The Piper on the Mo Lion; and Freeling, The King the Rainy Country are suspej stories, the latter two, gift iboo Additions of special interest Idaho history buffs are Gu1i They Came to a Valley on I settlement of Idaho territory a ,pamphlets, Povey and Paint The Bonanza Years, text and on ghost towns; Dudgeon, St ies of Minerals, and Adkino The Nez Perce Indian War a Original Stories, printed Grangeville. For younger readers, the prize ,winning Always Room for One More has been added, also Keats, Jenny's Hat. Slightly older read- ers will enjoy Fleischman., Ile - Broom Tells the Truth; Henry Ong the Wild Gander and some Popular Charlie Brown books on the `SPleanuts" youngsters. Every library patron can share in browsing through the new Idaho State Library loan books, generous 30o of them. For the first time, 20 of the loan books are for pre- schoolers, another 20 for junior readers, and. the bal- ance for young adults and ad- ults. 0 • • National Library Week To Be Observed Locally National Library week turns up this month, April 16 -22. Mc- Call Public Library has plans for a contest to mark this week, Mrs. Lois Wallace, librarian, an- nounces. Details will appear in next weeks paper and in radio publicity. The library= has just received a number of new books, some ready for immediate circu- lati�on, Mrs. Wallace further stat- es. A statewide conference on In- terlibrary Cooperation was held ,March 31 in Boise. Helen M. Miller, bd'aho State Librarian, as- sembled the group of public and school librarians, trustees, and library users to consider possi- bilities for increaing library ser -_ vices through (both small and: far - reaching cooperative projects; among public and private librar- j ies over the state. Mrs. Bill Wil -I from attended fro this area, f1.. 4� - /9G7 LIBRARY LORE For librM buffs every week is library week, but April 16 to 22 is Nati )nal Library Week. In McCall Public Library birds are on the wing in a spring wall dis- play (or if you insist, the wing are on the birds). Librarian Mrs. Lois Wallace invites all young people from pre- school age thru twelfth grade to stop by and make a contest, week guess on the number of words in a book on display. Prizes of one dol- lar each will be awarded- for closest estimator in each grade and among the preschool group. New books are ready for both children an,i adults visiting the library this week. �r .Z O 9/v> Library Lore McCall librarian, Mrs. Lois Wallace, used a picture and rhyme book, Animals on the Ceil- ing, for National Library Week contest guessing on the word total in the book. Fifth grader Linda Truman won the dollar prize for best guess in her grade and an additional dollar when her guess of 1,400 words came closest to the actual :1,401 true count. Other winners by grades were Sheila Hamilton, preschool; Vickie Turner, grade 1; Tony Curtic, grade 2; Joe Whitman, grade S; Joy Johnston, grade 4; Glen Collett, grade 6;, Dennis Stewart, grade 7; .Sherri Bier, grade 9; Merrill Saleen, grade 10; Davis Stewart, grade Ll; Gary Greenwell, grade 12. Eighth trade only was unrepresented in the guessing. Library patrons may expect an outside book drop soon. The met - al containers for this purpose, something like postal boxes, cost around $200 when new, but the McCall box purchased from Gow- en Field surplus cost $8.00 and was secured through regional li- brary meeting information. Such old reading favorites as the Raggedy Ann books, Kate Seredy and de Angeli children's stories, a number of others have S. turned up again at the library --aa. rebound with covers fresh and bright as spring. Among gift books lately are whodunits by English ladykillers, Christie and Marsh, At Bertram's Hotel and Killer Dolphin; Wheeler, Peace - able Lane, a story of Negroes new in a neighborhood. LaVida by Oscar Lewis is a relentless social documentary an Porto Ricans in New York slums; Stonhenge De- coded by Gerald Hawkins relates an astronomer's theories on the ancient stones of England; Stand - by -Y -Y to Start Engines by Dan - iel Gallery is a retired admiral's knowledgeable fiction salted with humor and "hanky panky" which did not occur on any ship of his, the author says. The ab- ove titles are only teasers to lure the reader to the library. There are more. Regional Library Meet Held in McCall June 2 McCall Library Board Chair- man Mrs. Pere. Shelton was one of seventeen - delegates attending a regional library meeting for librarians and trustees at Shore Lodge on Friday, June 2nd. The ladies represented public library facilities in Nampa, Homedale, Payette, Weiser, New Meadows, Mountain Home, Boise and Mc- Call and concluded their day -long session with a tour of the McCall Public Library. 417r e /167 Librarian Reports New He'p For .Handicapped Lois Wallace, McCall Public . Librarian, reports that the Ida- ho State Library has undertaken to enlarge its services to the physically handicapped. This in- eludes the blind and those whose physical handicap is of a nature to restrict or prohibit the use of conventional printed mater- ials. Under louse Bill 227, passed by the 1)07 Idaho Legislature, the services to the blind have i been rein )�ved from the Depart- ment of Public Assistance and placed under the jurisdiction of the newly created Idaho Commis- sion for the Blind, effective July 1, 1967. Anyone interested in taking ad- vantage cf special library ser- vices for physically handicapped should contact Mrs. Wallace at the McCal. library and prove el- igibility for this opportunity. - u rst 1f —19(67 • • Old School Building Serves McCall as L..ibrary THIS IS THE THREE- IN -QNE building that serves McCall as building constructed in 1910 and moved to McCall from "up on a library, city hall and police station. It was originally a school the hill." r" 4/7111 McCall Needs $6,500 More For Library McCALL — Only $6,500 is needed in cash or pledges for the McCall library board to be able to announce a $75,000 new building project. Accord- ing to Mrs. Jack Seetin, board chairman, the $6,500 is essen- tial within the week because the deadline is only a week away for filing to obtain the 60 per cent federal funds available for library building. Mrs. Seetin revealed Mon - day a series of events that have developed to aid the project. In July the library board was informed a $15,000 donation had been made by an anonymous donor. A Flea Market was con- ducted on the city park lawn. Pledges and checks have to- taled $8,500. A Chinese auc- tion of painting and art ob- jects donated by local artists is scheduled Saturday in the city park. With federal funds of $45,000, the $15,000 donation and the $8,500, "this only leaves $6,500 needed to reach our goal," Mrs. Seetin said. tio ST ATESMAN 3E, IDAHO, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1972 PAGE 15 j.rf You Like Books, It's Cozy A BIT COZY a ith books stacked everywhere, said she "can't wait to get out of here," the the McCall Library will move to new quarters move will have its sad moment because Mrs. next fall. Librarian Mrs. Martha Chitwood is Chitwood once went to school in the old build - shown busy w th her records. Although she ing that now houses the library. New Alefall Rijildinor to Snell End Of City Hall-Police Office'.Library By TIM WOODWARD Statesman Staff Writer McCALL — Time is running out for one of the West's few combination public library -city hall - police headquarters. The whitewashed, ramshackle structure in McCall serves all three purposes. If you're under arrest, you go in the front door. The back door is the proper entrance if you want to check out a book, and authorities say the old building unofficially doubles as city hall. That's somewhat of an overstatement, though, because the mayor's ,office is in a gro -. cery store, according to Mrs. Martha Chit - wood, McCall's librarian. The topsy -turvy situ- ation, won't last long, she says, because McCall will be getting a new library soon. That will put an end to the multi - purpose city hall McCall residents have squeezed so much service out of in the past 60 years. After receiving an anonymous $15,000 library dona- tion last year, and raising $60,000 in private and federal funds, McCall's residents are look- ing forward to groundbreaking in May. The new library will be completed next fall, Mrs. Chitwood said. McCall residents have wanted a new library for some time and most have accepted the fact the old building must go, but one thing is certain: the old one has more than its share of charm. You just don't see many whitewashed wood- * * * * en libraries anymore — particularly with po-, lice_ headquarters just behind children's fic:, tion. , The building is obviously too old and too small. Wooden steps creak as you walk in, and books — hundreds of them — are stacked on_ the floor and atop chairs which line the walls. Amidst all this is Mrs. Chitwood, who'll tell You anything you'd like to know about her li -' brary. "It was built in 1910," she said. "It used to be the schoolhouse and sat up on that hill over there. They moved in in 1924, as I recall, and then it became City Hall." "It still is City Hall, really," she continued. "I guess it isn't much of one. The mayor owns a grocery store and everybody says the mayor's office is in the store. Most of the building is the library. You have to go to po- lice headquarters if you want a drink of water though." City residents really pitched in to raise the money for the new library, Mrs. Chitwood pointed out. She says it's a good thing they did, because "books are coming out of her ears" and she "can't wait to get get out of here." �. One can detect a note of hesitation in that statement though. Looking the old building M' over as if for the last time, Mrs. Chitwood !` said, "In a way, I gess I'll hate to see it go, P really. It's sort of cozy in here. We need the new one, but it's still kind of sad. I used to go to school here." it McCall Library Moves L p From Origin in Gas Station By MEREDITH B. MOTSON Statesman Correspondent McCALL — Once upc n a time, a little library dwelt in the is dies' room of a bygone service station. Years passed and it Found its way to a vacant one -room school house. This was a nicer pla,:e to bring one's friends, but, alas, it had to share its home with the American Legion, the city council, the city police, the ladies' bridge club, and other civic organ- izations. At last a squadron of princes (from the McCall community) pranced to the little library's rescue. With donations ranging from $15,000 down to simply a willing hand behind a paint brush, McCall's Public Library is going to have a home of its own. "Almost everyone in town has do- nated," says Jeanette Seetin, chairman A TRUE COMMUNITY PROJECT, the new McCall library is scheduled to open March 1. Contributions have ranged all the way from a $15,000 anonymous donation to a willing hand behind a paint brush. Mike Compton, a McCall retiree, is shown helping to finish the interior. of the Library Board. "It's not often that a community really gets behind a project like this." She explains that the city matched the initial $15,000 gift, and, with the help of state and federal funds, as well as countless private pocket books, was able to raise more than $75,000 for the new building. Typi- cal of the "library spirit," when the city simply could not afford the big windows that architect Thurber Marler of Boise, wanted for the interior, he simply up and donated them himself. Constructed by Haldeman and Wil- liams Inc. of McCall, the.library's new home has 28,000 square feet with a spe- cial children's section, public meeting room, office, and the standard stacks and reading sections. "The design has been kept com- paratively simple due to limited funds," says Mrs. Seetin. "But this way we were able to get a larger build- ing. And the meeting room is designed for further expansion." A full glass entry way looks straight down the hill to Payette Lake. By sum- mer the Library Board hopes to add landscaping and benches. A call went out last week for volun- teer painters to give the building its "sun colored" decor. As soon as the paint has dried and the shelves are up, the little library can pack its books and get ready for its final move. An orphan and foster child all along, which has been handed from club to club and finally to the city itself in 1965, the McCall library has had one steadfast friend. Mrs. Martha Chitwood, the present librarian remembers going to "the ladies' room" as a child. Later, in high school, the eight- member bridge club chipped in 25 cents apiece to pay her salary to run the library. Now a retired school teacher, she devotes her time to checking out an average of 200 books a week, ordering numerous requests from the state library, and somehow managing to find her way through the ceiling -high stacks in the old 1908 school house. Along the way others have befriend- ed the Cinderella of the stacks. A Sen- ior Citizen's group now volunteers time, mending books and getting them ready to shelve. The O.E.O. ladies lend a hand, and recently the McCall Senior Girl Scouts said they will help too. The Intermountain Historical and Geneological Society also hopes to of- fer their books and microfilm for use in the new library. "Everybody has gotten into the act," exclaims Mrs. Seetin. She adds that McCall's library proj- ect is being used in other small Idaho towns as a model for both building and methods of obtaining public support. . F � T }. .PAGE 12 —B THE IDAHO STATESMAN, Boise, Sunday, February 4, 1973 c a ll Library Mover Up By MEREDITH B. MOTSON Statesman Co •respondent McCALL — Once upon a tithe, a little library dwelt in the ladies' room of a bygone service static n. Years passed and it found its way to a vacant one -room school house. This was a nicer F lace to bring one's friends, but, alas, it had to share its home with the Am arican Legion, the city council, the City police, the ladies' bridge club, and other civic organ- izations. At last a squadron of princes (from the McCall community) pranced to the little library's rescue. With donations ranging from $15,000 down to simply a willing hand behind a paint brush, McCall's Public Library is going'to have a home of its own. "Almost everyone in town has do- nated," says Jeanette Seetin, chairman of the Library Board. "It's not often that a community really gets behind a project like this." She explains that the City matched the initial $15,000 gift, and, with the help of state and federal funds, as well as countless private pocket books, was able to raise more than $75,000 for the new building. Typi- cal of the "library spirit," when the city simply could not afford the ,big windows that architect Thurber Marler of Boise, wanted for the interior,'.; he simply up and donated them himself, Constructed by Haldeman and Wil- liams Inc. of McCall, the:library's new home has 28,000 square fdet with a spe- cial children's section, public meeting room, office, and the standard stacks and reading sections. "The design has been kept com- paratively simple due to limited funds," says Mrs. Seetin. "But this way we were able to get a larger build - ing. And the meeting room is designed for further expansion." A full glass entry way looks straight down the hill to Payette Lake. By sum- mer the Library Board ' hopes to add landscaping and benches. ; A call went out last week for volun- teer painters to give the building i its "sun colored" decor. As soon as the paint has dried and the shelves are up, the little library can pack its books and get ready for its final move. An orphan and foster child all along, which has been handed from club to club and finally to the city itself! in 1965, the McCall library has had one steadfast friend. Mrs. Martha Chitwood, the present librarian remembers going to "the ladies' room" as a child. Later, in high school, the eight- member bridge club chipped in 25 cents apiece to pay her salary to run the library. Now a retired school teacher, she devotes her time to checking out an average of 200 books a week, ordering numerous requests from the state library, and somehow managing to find her way through the ceiling -high stacks in the old 1908 schoolhouse. Along the way others have befriend- ed the Cinderella of the stacks. A Sen- ior Citizen's group now volunteers time, mending books and getting them ready to shelve. The O.E.O. ladies lend a hand, and recently the McCall Senior Girl Scouts said they will help too. The Intermountain Historical and Geneological Society also hopes to of- fer their books and microfilm for use in the new library. "Everybody has gotten into the act," exclaims Mrs. Seetin. She adds that McCall's library proj- ect is being used in other small Idaho towns as a model for both building and methods of obtaining public support. A TRUE COMMUNITY PROJECT, the new McCall library is scheduled to open March 1. Contributions have ranged all the way from a $15,000 anonymous donation to a willing hand behind a paint brush. Mike Compton, a McCall retiree, is shown helping to finish the interior. prom Orrin in Gas Station ORIGINALLY BUILT in 1910 as a one -room in UIC Ulu ...,..o.., _ - - -___, ____ school house, McCall's old public library soon will cupied the ladies' room of a bygone service sta- be vacated for a new modern one. Before locating tion. t i MCCALIr- Another four walls came "tumbling down" this week wk en city crews members dismantled and then burned ;he 56- year -old American Legion Hall at the south enil of Second Street to make room for the the Episocopal Diosece fo Idaho as a local parish in 1916 and deeded to the the McCall American Legion Post in late 1946. Many other civic and private groups have also used the facility on a rental basis through new city library. The McCall landmark was built by the years. �� �� �� �� a . > . ��. �� . �� ! / / \ �� �� �� f � �� # �� �� 2 �� �� : . . �� ��d } k \ k � � ��\ / k \ �� ) �� ) �� ) �� } P C 0 . 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Here is the schedule for the books to be discussed. Each discussion is set to begin at 7 p.m. at the library: • Today through Friday: Sign up. • Sept. 12: This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind, by Ivan Doig, presented by Dr. James Hadden of Boise State University. • Sept. 26: A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, presented by Dr. Gerald Flynn, College of Idaho. • Oct. 10: Ordinary People, by Judith Guest, presented by Stuart Evett, Boise State University. • Oct. 24: Points of View: An Anthology of Short Stories, edited by James Moffett and Kenneth McElheny, presented by Stuart Evett, Boise State Univer- sity. • Nov. 7: During the Reign of the Queen of Persia, by Joan Chase, presented by Driek Zirin- sky of Boise State University. ,j-%} R I� t:Ao-'. �� g / 1� i .Library to start new reading program The Summer '85 reading pro- gram at the McCall Public Library will begin on June 12 at 10 a.m. All elementary school students are invited to join in the fun, librarian Gloria Cantrell said. The theme of the program is "Seek Your Own Adventure." Interested students may sign up at the library during open hours. yl Grp .Sr'�y - lj�'v✓s %��.7 --�/�7 Library sets sale, movie Bookworms can take home an armload of books from the Mc- Call Public Library's book sale room for a special price during the next month. Through the month, an armload of books will cost just $1. Also at the library, the movie Snowball Express will be shown on Friday beginning at 5 p.m. The movie will be shown to children who wish to join in the annual Torchlight Parade that opens the McCall Winter Car- nival. THE STAR NEWS - THURSDAY 11INP IQ loon bhirts for reading These youths show off tie -dyed shirts that they made as part of their act ivities during the Summer Reading Program staged by the McCall Public Library. A total of 35 youths took part in the four -week session. Pic- tured, back row, from left, are Klye Brooks, Chayne Photo by Tom Grote Rogers, Nick Whiteman, Sarah Rogers, Audry McCauley, A.J. Kahler and Holly Wild. Front row, from left, are Ben Carrico, IsaacWilliamson, Bart Carrico, Garrett Hudson, Levi Brown and Emily Leatham. S � a,,, - /Vczt"') s 1iz c e vy, 6-e rz ao l 4 4O Library donation McCall Public Library Librarian Gloria Cantrell, center, receives a check for $500 from officers of the Payette Lakes Progressive Club. Club treasurer Ferne Krumm hands Cantrell the check while club president Mardi Keen holds ,i sample of the books that the library will be able to buy with the funds. Cantrell said she will be able to double th through discounts offered t suppliers. The Progressive McCall library and has bee n the library as well as other activities. Photo by Tom Grote e value of the donation o the library from book Club helped found the a constant supporter of community projects and Library to host Columbus exhibit "Seeds of Change," an exhibi- tion commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage to the New World, will be on display at the McCall Public Library starting Tuesday and going through March 5. Originally developed by the Smithsonian Institute, the exhibi- tion explores the widespread ef- fects which were set in motion with Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America 500 years ago. Mounted in poster form on kiosks at the library, this travel- ing display focuses on the ex- change of plants, animals, and people that resulted from the Columbus contact. As a companion to the exhibi- tion, a theatrical performance about Christopher Columbus will be held on Friday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Alpine Playhouse. Entitled "Christopher Columbus — Yesterday and Today," this original historical monologue is being presented by well -known Utah actor Michael Jesse Bennett. Bennett appeared in Central Idaho last year as Patrick Henry. The exhibition and performance are traveling under the sponsor- ship of the Idaho Humanities Council and the Cambridge Library. . THURSDAY, JUNE 24, The Fair ► The McCall Dancers y Do to d y Doll Workshop wall perform "The In a ballet for childr; The ballet McCall H; h' n, at 10 a.m. Tuesday dance teacherrD anednd g School Music Room. choreographed by McCall Public Library Jorgensen, w;p end the y s summer readin McCall Young readers are invited to attE nd and refreshments Will be served. d series. Parents of There is no admission charge. The ebut 1993 THE STAR NEWS ,. Photo by Earl Brockman music room is located orated on the south Stibnite Street building, with the side of the ancersshownranCe and high Sandra Swick are: back rowafro1ng ° row, from ' DianeJorgensen andDr m left A'ntoniaMcl a Laura Bechdel °Faust. Middle Bunnies, from leFtn,Taw°eyHanksandAl Jorgensen, and Kelsey are Allison Geeslin Ahsha Weldon. y Remboldt. , Erica Laidlaw Library gets encyclopedia The McCall Public Library has received a set of the Encyclopedia of Mormonism for the reference section of the library. The five - volume set, valued at $300, was donated by the High Priest Group of the McCall Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. The reference set was a joint effort of Macmillan Publishing Co. of New York and Brigham Young University and has been placed in most major libraries throughout the U.S., librar- ian Gloria Cantrell said. Macmillan Publishing began the project to include the history, scrip- ture, doctrine and procedures of the LDS Church. "We are pleased that the city li- brary will have this reference avail- able to provide information and an- swer questions about the church for our ward members and non -member friends alike," Ward Bishop Randy Stone said. The encyclopedia set will be placed in the religion section of the library. _TAO star - . // Weigh -in for McCall library The Friends of the McCall Library will hold its annual book sale begin- ning Jan. 20th continuing through Jan. 30. The sale will be held in the refer- ence room of the McCall Public Li- brary, Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Books will be weighed and priced by the pound. Hardbacks and paper- backs will cost 50 cents per pound, and magazines will be sold for 10 cents per pound. The Friends of the Library will also offer record display cases for sale. Books to be donated should be taken to the sale at the McCall Li- brary, 218 Park Street, McCall, Mon- day through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning Tuesday, when the library reopens after the current remodeling. For information, call 634 -5522. `iMo -�`— /10,v, — Hitting the Books Photo by Shari Hambleton Judson Zen.ic of McCall last week replaces some of helped during the library remodeling which took the many books which had to be moved to make way place from Jan. 3 through Jan. 16. "It wouldn't for new carpet and paint throughout the McCall have happened if we hadn't had the extra help," Public Libriiry. Zenzic, a member of the Friends of McCall Public Library Librarian Gloria Cantrell the Library, was one of the many volunteers who said. 77iP .S4-ar - lif'Wj - .5131,4,14Z Library has novel draft The McCall Public Library has a new novel — so new, in fact, that it hasn't been published yet. Lyn Kidder, who has been living in McCall with her husband Frederic Moras since last October, has fin- ished what she calls "the first com- plete draft of my first novel ever." Titled Double Black Diamond, it is a murder mystery set in a Western ski town. The book, in a loose -leaf binder, will be available for check -out, but unlike most of the library's books, scribbling in the margins is encour- aged. "I've included a short question - aire with the book that I hope every- one who reads it will fill out," Kidder said. "I don't consider the book to be completed yet. There are probably things that I've overlooked, and things that could be done better. What I'm really looking for is feedback." "After all, coming up with the ideas is the fun part. Actually sitting down and writing is the part that can be gruesome," Kidder said. She began the book nearly two years ago while attending a writing seminar in Ketchum. "I'm a very slow worker. Some parts have been rewritten 10 times, some parts are pretty much first draft," she said. "But after we arrived in McCall, I really got back to work." May �, i9yy Library sets up grant- writing resource cex A central location for information on applying for grants has been set up at the McCall Public Library through a project coordinated by McCall/ VALUED. The foundation grant information collection will be housed at the li- brary and will allow area community members to research grant opportuni- ties at a more convenient location. Prior to this addition, the nearest grant resource collection has been at the Boise Public Library. The collection provides informa- tion on foundations and the grants they award. Resource books also are available to supply information on how to write a proposal for a grant request and how to raise funds for nonprofit organizations. The McCall Library will be host- ing a free public workshop on "How to Ilse Grant Resource Books" this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the library, located at Second and Park streets in downtown McCall. The session will be led by Elaine Leppert from the Caldwell Founda- tion Resource Center located in the Caldwell Public Library. All those interested may call the McCall Li- brary at 634 -5522 for more informa- tion or to register for the class. Groups donating to the purchase of the foundation publications include Ponderosa Natural History Associa- tion, West Central Highlands Re- source Conservation and Develop- ment Council, U.S. Forest Service through its Rural and Economic De- velopment Grant, and McCall Me- morial Hospital. The Friends of the Library have provided the support to house the collection in the newly redecorated Resource Room at the Library. Photo by Tom Grote Sponsors of the new grant resource center at the Memorial Hospital, Larry Smith of McCall/VALUED, McCall Public Library are represented above. From Deanna Flemmer of the Payette National Forest, and left are Becky Hearne of the library staff, Mary Boone Joan Lee and Richard Tapliu of the Ponderosa Natural of Friends of the Library, Marion Johnson of McCall History Association. Libraries E references The McCall and Cascade p libraries now each have an e sive collection of new refer books obtained through a li services construction act grai Reference questions can now be answered at either library. Within 24 hours of a request, an answer or FAX response will be available. Information can also be copied and be available for pick -up at the li- brary. For more information call the McCall library at 634 -5522 or the Cascade library at 382 -4757. Tko McCall Public s Library Library to host author Morgan (Note: This is the first in a regu- lar column by the McCall Public Library about events and programs offered at the library.) - Morgan Reception: Friends of . McCall Library invite the public to a reception for McCall author and Idaho Writer in Residence Clay Morgan. The reception will be held in the Mountain Java Garden, 501 Pine Street, on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Morgan has worked as a commen- tator for National Public Radio and for 12 years as a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper. He has published nov- els, short stories, essays, articles and book reviews. His first novel,Aura, won the Idaho Fiction Competition in 1984. His sec- ond novel, Santiago and the Drinking Party , received the 1993 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Awards. His latest book, Boise: The City and the People, was published in 1993. - Story Time: Every Thursday at 11:30 a.m., bring your child to story time at the McCall Public Library. These delightful stories will give you a clue on the kinds of books your child enjoys. Browse with your child through both fiction and non- fiction. Chal- lenge your child to uncover at least one new fact every day in books brought home. Trade those amazing facts at mealtimes to work up an appe- tite for more books. Come join us at the library for storytime, Thursdays at 11:30 a.m., or just come to browse, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. . - Brats and Beer: Thanks to the many generous donations and super community appetite, the Friends of the Library Brats and Beer fund- raiser on Saturday was a great success. We would especially like to thank Nicki Humphries of Edible Art Cater- ing, FSA -Food Service of America, Grasmick, KMCL, Mary Clemmer and the McCall Clubhouse Restau- rant, Esther Mulnick and Mountain Java, John Watkins and Mountain Monkey Business, Paul's, Shannon Distributors, Shaver's, Spirit Bever- age, Sysco, The Star -News, Tri- City Meats, many hard- working library friends and the community. Information link set up between McCall, Cascade libraries All I really need to know I learned in ... a library. Do you know it is possible to find almost any information you might need from a library? The Cascade and McCall public libraries have formed an information link in order to offer everyone in Valley County answers to most of their questions. They are recipients of a library service construction act grant which has provided an extensive collection of new reference books, differ- ent in each library. If one library does not have an answer in print they will contact the other library and get an answer over the phone or in the mail within 24 hours. If neither has the answer at hand every effort will be made to find a source. The Administrator librarians, Gloria Cantrell and Mary Sides, are committed to this resource sharing program to meet increasing com- munity needs. They also are hoping that additional resources can be shared in the future. Any person may call or come into either library. Cascade hours are Monday through Friday, 12 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 382 -4757. McCall hours are Monday through Friday, l 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 634 -5522. A library card is not necessary to use this service. Do you want to know about dog breeds, how to write a business letter, who sang "Hello, young lover" in what movie, what actor said "The only thing you owe the public is a good performance," the address of Levi Strauss & Co. or Huffy Bicycles, how to get grants for indi- viduals or groups, how to get free publications and reprints of journal articles on over 1500 diseases and health issues, or other statistics or sources? Call your local librarian now. We are as close as your phone. McCall library plans coffee September is friends of McCall Library membership drive month. Through volunteer activities and fund- raising, Friends of the Library can lend important support to our local library program. Special events, continuing pro- grams, fund - raising projects, shelv- ing, mending and cleaning books, landscape maintenance, book sales and yard sales are areas where your help is needed. If you are interested in becoming a member either through donation of time, money or both, please contact the McCall library. 634 -5522. The public is invited to a get -ac- quainted coffee on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. in the garden of Moun- tain Java, 501 Pine Street. McCall - Cascade Link: The Cas- cade and McCall public libraries have formed an information link in order to offer everyone in Valley Country an- swers to most of th -,ir questions. The libraries are recipients of a Library Services Construction Act grant which has provided an exten- sive collection of new reference books different in each library. If one library does not have an answer in print they will contact the other library and get an answer over the phone or in the mail within 24 hours. If neither has the answer at hand, every effort will be made to find a source. The administrators, Gloria Cantrell in McCall and Mary Sides in Cas- cade, are committed to this resource sharing program to meet increasing community needs. They also are hop- ing that additional resources can be shared in the future. Any person may call or come into either library. Cascade hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or call 382 -4757. McCall hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or call 634 -5522. A library card is not necessary to use this service. Morgan Reception: Over 80 people gathered on the lawn of Moun- tain Monkey Business for a reception honoring Clay Morgan of McCall, Idaho's Writer in Residence. Gayle Wilde, McCall's District 8 represen- tative, presented Clay with a Friends of the Library Certificate of Recogni- tion. Refreshments were provided by Nicki Humphries of Edible Arts Ca- tering and Friends Volunteers, flow- ers by Floral Design /Deb Jones Yensen and Judy Muir, setting by Mountain Monkey Business, coffee by Mountain Java and books for sale and signing provided by Blue Grouse. Basques Exhibit: Arthur A. Hart, director emeritus of the Idaho State Historical Society, will present an il- lustrated program about the Basques of Idaho on Friday in the McCall Public Library, 218 Park Street, McCall, at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Mark your calendars now for an- other traveling exhibit, "Barns of Idaho," to be on display in the library Nov. 7 -18. Arthur Hart's barn exhibit will end with an illustrated program Friday evening, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. This program is also free. Books on Tape: Lillian Braun, Cat Who Turned On and Off; Ken- neth Grahame, Wind in the Willow; Zane Grey, Riders of thePurple Sage; James Herriot, James Herriot's Dog Stories; Ursula Leguin, Wizard of Earthsea; Ed McBain, Mary Mary; Francis Parkman, Oregon Trail; Rosamunde Pilcher, Wild Mountain Thyme; Robert Louis Stevenson, Trea- sureIsland; and Ann Tyler, St. Maybe. New Books: The Chamber, John Grisham; The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield; The Waterworks, E.L. Doctorow; Everything to Gain, Bar- bara Taylor Bradford; RememberMe, Mary Higgins Clark; Playing for Ashes, Elizbeth Goudge; Men Are From Mars Women are from Venus, John Gray; Embraced by the Light, Betty J. Eadie; Midnight in the Gar- den of Good and Evil, John Berendt; Magic Eye, Thomas Baccei; and Lis- tening to Prozac, Peter Kramer. McCall library to display quilts Members of the Pine Needle Quilters gathered Mon- day at the McCall Public Library to present three of the nine "Challenge Quilts" which will be displayed at West One Bank in McCall Tuesday through Thurs- day Oct. 20. Fron left are Billie Hawley, Joyce Photo by Shari Hambleton Alexander, Emily Ede and Bev Davenport. The three quilts displayed here include, top, "Stained Glass Tu- lips" by Alexander, below, "Hummingbird Delights" by Davenport and, left, "Moscow Memories" by Joyce McFadden. 11371-1s Library readies first day of reading series sponsored by the Idaho State Library, legend to small town life in contem- that has been helping over 40 Idaho porary times. libraries present similar reading and Each program will feature a guest discussion series for adults during the humanities scholar who will speak past 10 years. about the book, followed by group "Idaho, Tough Paradise" features discussion. Stuart Evett from Boise books which provide a balance of State University will be the first viewpoints and offer both historical speaker on Monday. and geographical perspective. Anyone interested in participating Three novels, one autobiographi- in "Idaho, Tough Paradise" reading cal work, and a collection of poetry and discussion series is encouraged to span the centuries — from Native sign up at the library and check out the American culture found in song and first book by Friday. Call 634 -5522. How has Idaho — its land, history, and culture — shaped the state's in- habitants is one of the questions that will be posed by reading and discus- sion series focusing on Idaho litera- ture. "Idaho, Tough Paradise," begins Monday at the McCall Public Library, 218 Park Street, McCall, and contin- ues every other Monday for five ses- sions through March 20. The series is part of the statewide "Idaho Let's Talk About It" project, Library plans birthday sale Friends of the McCall Library,a e having a birthday benefit sale next , month to celebrate the library's 22nd year in its present location. Household items, clothing, books and furniture will be sold in the refer- ence room of McCall library, Friday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds will be used to continue programs and projects. Donations of good, usable cloth- ing, books, toys and furniture are be- ing accepted now. Large appliances, plumbing fixtures or tires cannot be accepted. Take items to McCall Library during open hours, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. For a pick- up, call 634 -5522. • Books for Babies: Knowing how to read is critically important to a child's future success. Reading and speaking to a baby promotes close- ness and opens the mind to the magic of sounds, words and pictures. To encourage this important pro- Literary Line McCall Public Library A*— cess, Friends of the McCall Library are giving a special packet to parents and their newborn babies. The packet includes a variety of items which will start parents and child on the way to a long life of shared pleasure with books. The Books for Babies project will be launched with parents and their newborn babies attending the class, "New Baby, New Life: What's Next ?," on Tuesday, April 21, at the McCall Memorial Hospital Annex. Packet coupons redeemable in the library will be distributed in the hos- pital. �3/1,�5/9j 7d r McCall library to join Internet The McCall Public Library is surf- ing the Internet with the rest of the world after being awarded a grant from the Idaho State Library Board. McCall was one of 43 Idaho public libraries which received a total of $375,000 in grants under the Educa- tional Technology Initiative of 1994. The funding will allow the library to participate in an innovative pilot project which will provide telecom- munications links to the Internet, the world's largest computer network, and training and support to assist librar- ians in using it. Funds given to libraries through the Educational Technology Initia- tive of 1994 are the first state funds appropriated for public libraries in many years. McCall's grant will, allow library access to collections of scientific re- search and educational information, library catalogs, electronic books and journals, government and health in- formation and data bases, digitized image libraries, archives, business data, and statistical information about almost anything. For more information on the pro- gram, call the McCall Public Library at 634 -5522. News Marrk 9;lq9!5� !.ri7� Vd //r A�vocdr� Craven Coffee addition sparks fundraising event To celebrate their addition of Craven's Coffee, EcLecTic will host the event as a fundraiser for the McCall Public Library on Thursday, April 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the library. Pre - registration is required and $5 donation per guest is request- ed. The Friends of the Library and EcLecTic will provide a desert tray to compliment the coffee tast- ing. Proceeds will benefit Friends of the Library. Participation is lim- ited to 30. Simon Craven - Thompson, owner of Craven's Coffee Co., will be on hand for the celebra- tion and informal discussion on the coffee industry. Craven's Coffee Co., owned by Thompson and Becky Templin, is a specialty coffee roasterie locat- ed in Spokane, Wash. The spe- cialty coffees are personally select- ed by Thompson. They cup and evaluate all coffees bgfore and after purchasing. "Our specialty is to slow roast, individually, each coffee varietal to enhance it's own natural char- acteristics. We roast in small batch- es using the traditional drum -style method," said Thompson, a spe- cialty coffee roaster. Craven's Coffee is inspired by Grandmother Mildred Craven from the Craven district of Yorkshire, England. It was, in fact, England where some of the first coffee housess were established in the early 17th century. Grandmother Craven was born in 1898 and lived a life of strength and determination as a nurse in the First World War and in estab- lishing a Free Medical Clinic in India. "Along with her inspiration, we salute Grandmother Craven for her good taste —in an era when drinking tea was more common- ly accepted, Mildred drank cof- fee," says Thompson of his grand- mother. Thompson and Templin are as enthusiastic about their product as they are it's history. "We believe that great coffee is one of life's subtle pleasures and few beverages are as satisfy- ing and comforting," Thompson said. Throughout history, coffee has been a part of commerce, cama- raderie and even survival. 5-fd News Mjy if, 1995 Star -News Photo by Shari Hambleton Library to open Saturdays Jamie Valle, 4, takes some time to de side which library books he wants to :ake home from the McCall Pub- lic Library. Although Valle visited thi! library during the week, pa- truns will have the chance to use the library on Saturday for the next three weeks from noon to 3 p.m. The library is normally open only during weekdays, so the special Saturday opening is designed to survey patron use on weekends. Depending on the public response, Librarian Gloria Cantrell said funds could be budgeted to keep the library open on Saturdays next year. Valle is the son of Caroline and Brian Valle of McCall. Ju 1 y 6, �9�5 McCall .library jumps McCall Public Lib Cary clerk Becky Hearne tries he hand at surfing the Internet on the library's com- puter system. The public is invited to reserve time an receive training using the Internet today from 11 a.m. Star -News Photo by Shan Hambleton on the Internet r to 6 p.m. The program is supported by the State of Idaho Education Technology Initiative of 1994 and d administered by the Idaho State Library. To reserve time or for questions about the program, call 634 -5522. 3td�- News St Andrew's to feature Coulter, in organ concert St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in McCall is presenting the fifth in a series of organ concerts on Sunday at 8 p.m. The featured artist will be Rich- ard Coulter, directorof Music Minis- tries at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem, Ore. The public is invited, and tickets will be available at the door. A $4 donation is requested. Coulter will also play at the 10:30 a.m. service of Holy Eucharist on Sunday. Coulter supervises a program of five singing choirs and three handbell groups at St. Paul's. He is also the music director of the Bells of the Cascades, a semi - professional handbell choir in Portland. He received his early music train- ing in Idaho, is a graduate of the University of Idaho in Moscow, and also received a Master of Sacred Music degree from Union Theologi- cal Seminary in New York City. Fur- ther graduate work was at North- western University and in Europe through the University of Oregon. Coulter has also served churches in Virginia and in California during his career as a church musician. While in Berkeley, he was on the adjunct faculty of Pacific School of Reli- gion, a non - denominational semi- nary. Richard Coulter Will perform on Sunday It was also in Berkeley, at St. John's Presbyterian Church, that Coulter es- tablished a reputation as a conductor of handbell choirs. As director of the St. John's Ringers, he took three Eu- ropean and several U.S. tours. The American Guild of English Handbell Ringers and the American Guild of Organists have used Coulter as a clinician to lead workshops re- garding music in workshop. He is now serving as past presi- dent of the American Guild of En- glish Handbell Ringers. He is also active in and has held office in the American Guild of Or- ganists, Choristers Guild, American Choral Directors Association, Cho- ral Conductors Guild and the Asso- ciation of Angelic Musicians. JU /y b, Library holds celebration A library celebration is set for to- day beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the McCall Public Library, 218 Park Street. Of special interest is the mural which will be installed for the cel- ebration. McCall artists Wanda Duel and Mildred Selement Reddick have cre- ated an Idaho wildflowers panorama to span the children's corner. Recently, volunteers spent several days restruc- turing the shelving in the children's section, painting the walls, and pre- paring the new cork bulletin board to display children's artwork. A mini -book sale will feature re- cent donations to the Friend's used book collection. Hardbacks are 50 cents each and paperbacks are 25 cents. The public is welcome to come and enjoy the newly painted exterior, renovated children's corner, and mu- ral today. Refreshments will be served. The annual Friends of McCall Li- brary membership drive is now in progress. In addition to the member- ship drive the Friends also would like to share various projects that have been in process this year. Ale ws ?/z 8 //995.— Star -News Photo by Shari Hambleton Library walls sprout flower mural Wanda Duel and Mildred Reddick of McCall stand proudly in front of a multi- seasonal mural the two painted for the child.renN section of the McCall Public Library. The mural was officially dedicated during a Friends of the McCall Library celebration, an annual membership drive, last week. The mural fea- tures wildflowers which bloom through the seasons around McCall. Library has investment publication One of the most useful and infor- mative tools for those interested in the stock market is now available at the McCall Public Library. Value Line Investment Survey, a weekly publication, was purchased with contributions from West One Bank, Key Bank, Cutthroat Invest - ment Club, Weller Miller Insurance and other individuals. Value Line is a service which offers detailed financial, historical and performance information on 1,800 stocks, which is updated ev- ery quarter. It also offers general economic news and investor infor- mation regarding portfolios for growth, income and long -term growth stocks that investors need to make decisions affecting their fi- nancial future. The continued service of Value Line will rely on the support by individuals and businesses that use the publication. For more informa- tion, contact Librarian Gloria Cantrell at 634 -5522. Star -News Photo by Jeanne Seol Falcon donates book as part of CF fight McCall Public Library Director Gloria Cantrell, left, accepts the book, "Alex: The Life of A Child" as a donation by falcon Cable TV, represented by Kelly Clark, right. Written by Frank Deford, the book tells the true story of the author's daughter who lived and died from cystic fibrosis. Falcon donated a copy of the book to several public and school libraries as part of an annual campaign to Book sale at library The McCall Public Library on Sat- urday will celebrate its 23rd anniver- sary in its present location. A benefit sale will be held in the back rooms of the library from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds will be used for the library. Donations of clothing, toys, small appliances, books and bric-a-brac will be most welcome to make the Birth- day Benefit Sale a big success. Bring any items to the library at 218 Park Street today or Friday from 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tax receipts are available at the check -out desk. Those who cannot bring items to the library and need help with a pick -up should call 634 -5522. raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The foundation funds research to find a cure for the fatal genetic disease. Throughout April, Falcon will donate all revenue collected from two special offers to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. New customers may get cable TV installed for a special fee of $10, while current customers may get one month of HBO or Showtime movie channels for $10. Book Fair: Tyler Vance, repre- sentative for Dorling Kindersley Fam- ily Library, Inc., will present a dis- tinctive line of books plus games, educational materials, videos and CD- ROMs on Friday, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library. Friends of the Library are sponsor- ing this fund - raising event. A per- centage of the sales will result in credits which the library can apply toward purchase of library books. Drop by the library to evaluate the materials and find something justright for the family while helping the li- brary at the same time. Origami Demo: On Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Maki Okano, an exchange student from Japan, and Heather Rogers will demonstrate origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes. This demonstra- tion and workshop is free. Library lists new books The following has been submitted by the Friends of the McCall Public Library: New Books for Children: Ben- jamin, Cynthia East, "Snow Big;" Bliss, Corinne Demas, "The Shortest Kid in the World;" Dubows�i, Cathy East, "Snow Bug;" Farber, Erica, "The E -Mail Mystery;" Ziefert, Harriet, "How Big Is Big ?" New Books for Adults: Clark, Mary Higgins, "Silent Night;" Conroy, Pat, "Beach Music;" Crichton, Michael, "The Lost World;" Evans, Richard Paul; "The Christmas Box;" Garner, James Finn, "Politi- cally Correct Holiday Stories;" Har- ris, Robert, "Enigma;" HIllerman, Tony, "Finding Moon;" Morgan, Clay, "Idaho Unbound, A Scrapb000k and Guide;" Pearson, Ridley, "Chain of Evidence;" Pilcher, Rosamunde, "Coming Home"; Saline, Carol, "Sis- ters;" Saul, John Black, "Lightening;" Sheldon, Sidney, "Morning, Noon, and Night;" Steel, Danielle, "Five Days in Paris;" Tan, Amy, "The Hun- dred Secret Senses;" Taylor, Barbara, "Love in Another Town;" Timberg, Robert, "The Nightingale's Song ;" Woodruff, Sandra, "Fat Free Holi- day." McCall Public Library Library Notes: A new selection of videos and Books on Tapes will be available in the library Friday. Tax forms are now available in the library. Don't forget you can surf the Internet in the library. Book Sale Coming Soon: Thanks go to members of the public who have brought in donations for the coming book sale. The library can still use more books. Bring them to the library, 218 Park Street, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., or Saturday, l l a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 634 -5522 for help get- ting a donation to the library. Friends of the Library Meeting: Friends of the Library will meet Fri- day, Jan. 19, in the reference room of the library at 1 p.m. Topics will be planning the book sale and the com- ing year's activities. Library book sale nears Book Sale: The annual Friends ` { of the Library Book Sale will be.tQf1f'�`.1f1C held Thursday, Feb. 8, and Friday, Feb. 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the McCall Public Library reference room, 218 Park Street. Hardback books will be sold for 50 cents each, paperbacks for 25 cents each and magazines or 10 cents each. On Saturday, Feb. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., prices will change to $1 for a bag of books, hardback, paperback or both. Several sets of encylopedias, miscellaneous reference books, fic- tion, non - fiction, children's books and magazines are available. Come arly for the best selection. This sale helps to fund continuing McCall Public Library projects in the library. Birthday Benefit Sale: Save all those items you're thinking about i discarding for the library's annual sale which will be held in April. Clothing, toys, small appliances, books, furniture, and housewares are all needed. We will begin col- lecting in March. Call the library, 643 -5522, if you have questions. Women's 0-f-27 loips Library seeksr� M books for sale`s The Friends of the Library are col- lecting paperback and hardback books for the annual book sale to be held in February. Donations can be taken to the McCall Library, 218 Park Street, McCall, Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 634 -5522 if you are unable to take your books to the library. Book sale set The annual Friends of the Li- brary Book Sale will be held today and Friday from I 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day in the McCall Public Library reference room, 218 Park Street. Hardback books will be sold for 50 cents each, paperbacks for 25 cents each and magazines are 10 cents each. On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., prices will change to $1 for a ba of books. Z��i K These women dressed up as famous female American historical figures on Tuesday to celebrate Women's History Month. The women por- trayed the characters on Tuesday at the McCall Public Library and also to elementary school students in McCall, New Meadows, Cascade and Riggins. The local presenta- tions are sponsored by the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women. The actors and their characters, from left, are Caroline Valle (Jane Addams), Phyllis Hower (Eleanor Roosevelt), Sandy Cottrell (Amelia Earhart) and Judy Dinwiddie (Abigail Scott Duniway). s s y Ri ,011011 �. i Star -News Photo by Jeanne Seol history comes alive These women dressed up as famous female American historical figures on Tuesday to celebrate Women's History Month. The women por- trayed the characters on Tuesday at the McCall Public Library and also to elementary school students in McCall, New Meadows, Cascade and Riggins. The local presenta- tions are sponsored by the Long Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women. The actors and their characters, from left, are Caroline Valle (Jane Addams), Phyllis Hower (Eleanor Roosevelt), Sandy Cottrell (Amelia Earhart) and Judy Dinwiddie (Abigail Scott Duniway). 542p, iU s W/(e iq (' Book sale at library The McCall Public Library on Sat- urday will celebrate its 23rd anniver- sary in its present location. A benefit sale will be held in the back rooms of the library from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All proceeds will be used for the library. Donations of clothing, toys, small appliances, books and bric -a -brac will be most welcome to make the Birth- day Benefit Sale a big success. Bring any items to the library at 218 Park Street today or Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tax receipts are available at the check -out desk. Those who cannot bring items to the library and need help with a pick -up should call 634 -5522. Book Fair: Tyler Vance, repre- sentative for Dorling Kindersley Fam- ily Library, Inc., will present a dis- tinctive line of books plus games, educational materials, videos and CD- ROMs on Friday, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library. Friends of the Library are sponsor- ing this fund - raising event. A per- centage of the sales will result in credits which the library can apply toward purchase of library books. Drop by the library to evaluate the materials and find something justright for the family while helping the li- brary at the same time. Origami Demo: On Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Maki Okano, an exchange student from Japan, and Heather Rogers will demonstrate origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes. This demonstra- tion and workshop is free. Library teaches public The McCall Public Library celebrated its 23rd an- niversary in its pre.;ent location last Saturday with a benefit sale, book fair, Internet log -on class and origami demonstration. Here, Wayne Larsen, of Journeymen Data in McCall, teaches Joe and Susan Cornell of Pollock how to obtain information from Star -News Photo by Jeanne Seoi to 'log -on' the computer network. Other events throughout the day kept the library a busy place, including a book fair that will help the library purchase new books, and an origami lesson from Maki Okano, an exchange student from Japan, and Heather Rogers. The demonstration showed the Japanese art of folding paper. Libraries receive grants from Community Found, The Cascade and McCall public libraries have each received a $500 grant from the Idaho Community Foundation and U.S. West Foun- dation. The Cascade library will use the grant for facility renovation to im- prove handicapped and child ac- cessibility. The McCall Library will use its share to purchase books for a traveling library. Cascade and McCall are two of 43 rural Idaho libraries receiving more than $20,000 in grants from the two foundations. "The foundation's goal with this program was to identify low -cost projects that could have an impact on services to patrons of rural li- braries," Idaho Community Foun- dation Executive Director Steve Guerber said. The Idaho Community Founda- tion is a public charity formed in 1988 with a mission of improving the quality of life for Idahoans by supporting and enhancing library activities in the state. Since issuing its first grant in 1990, the founda- tion has distributed more than $1.7 million in grants. 5��A - ve Lr-j d Across Idah Speaker to present history of theater in Idaho "Footlights Across Idaho: Gem State Theatri- cals from Mining Camp to Motion Pictures," will be presented on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the McCall Public Library, 218 Park Street. Charles Lauterbach of the Department of Theater at Boise State University will give the evening presentation, which is a lively overview of Idaho's theatrical history from the pioneer mining camps of the 1860s to th3 demise of traveling road shows in the earl} 1920s. Lauterbach's presentation wi:l include professional and amateur theatricals as well as minstrel shows, circuses and musical events. He will also cover cultural development in and around the cities of Boise, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Silver City and Hailey. Lauterbach, born in Denver, received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Colorado and his doctorate from Michigan State University. He taught at Central Washington University and the University of California it Riverside before becoming a professor in the Boise State University theater arts departmetit in 1971. Lauterbach has been the stage director of nearly 100 plays, musicals, and operas. This presentation is sponsorec by the Friends of the McCall Library and the Idaho Humanities Council. Refreshments will be served. Admis- sion is free. d 461? C_ /3/ i 9q6 Photo courtesy University of Washington Libraries Photo shows a scene from "Capt. Debonaire," a swashbuckling play and romance from about 1906. National star Paul Gilmore performed in many road shows such as this one that came throueh Boise. ,/1 /9 �, Star -News Photo by Jeanne Heins Internet adviser aids McCall library Bill Payne, a McCall -area computer consultant, is Payne is available from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. every donating his Saturday afternoons at the McCall Saturday at the library, and at other times by ap- Public Library, introducing people of all ages to pointment by calling the library at 634 -5522. There the Inteniet, the world -wide computer network. is no charge for Payne's help on the computer. iii' McCall Library schedules Christmas party for children MCCALL — The Friends of the McCall Library will host its annual Christmas Party Dec. 19 for all children ages 3 -10 years old. The party will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the library at 218 Park Street. Featured will be performances by Payette Lakes Middle School students, a terrific puppet show, and participation in a Christmas craft art project. There will also be goodies for the children to take home, thanks to the baking talents of the McCall Seniors. Space at the party is lim- ited to 60 children, so call and make reservations for your chil- dren as soon as possible. Parents should note that the Christmas Stroll will also be held that evening. The party will pro- vide a great opportunity for par- ents to get some shopping done while their children are occupied at the party. Call the library at 634 -5522 for more information or to regis- ter your children. THECTAR_1VPWv Library gets grant for books Star -News Photo by Roger Phillips Gloria Cantrell, left, librarian of the McCall Public Library, receives a check from Dixie Lewis, presi- dent of the 'Friends of the Library. The library received a $500 matching grant totalling $1,000 to purchase children's books and books on audio tape. The grant was made possible by the citizens who created a number of funds in the Idaho Community Foundation. They include: Albertson's Southwest Region Fund, Earl C. and Harriet Reynolds Fund, Green Giant Community Fund, Jim and Bette Roper Fund, Robert W. and Carol A. Reed Fund, Curtis Turner Memorial Fund, the Terteling Company Fund, and the Idaho Community Foundation Youth Fund. Funds supporting the grants also came in part from the Unrestricted Charitable Endowment, which includes the following: J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Fund, Cam- pion Family Fund, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Fund, Amalgamated Sugar Company Fund, Tom and Alice Hennessey Fund, Whit and Paula Jones Fund, Alice and John Roper Fund, the Whittenberger Foun- dation Fund, the William and Glenn C. Janss Fund, and the Gordon C. and Frances B. Randall Memorial Fund. Library celebrates 24th year with flea market The Friends of the McCall Public Library will hold a birthday flea mar- ket to celebrate the library's 24th year in its current location on Saturday, April 19, at the library. The library is currently soliciting donations of used goods that are in salable condition. Donations such as good clothing, books, small pieces of furniture, small tools and other flea market -type items are being accepted. Large items such as tires and plumbing fixtures cannot be accepted. The library is also soliciting one large, valuable item to highlight the sale. Small items can be dropped off at the library from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For large quantities of items, large pieces or home pick up, call the library at 634 -5522 to make arrange- ments. All proceeds will benefit the McCall Public Library. National Library Week celebration set next week The McCall Public Library will celebrate National Library Week next week with the theme "Kids Connect @ the Library." The goal of the week is to encour- age parents, grandparents and other care- givers to bring children to librar- ies early and often. The visits will help youths connect to books, computers and other re- sources that will help them to learn i1,2 IVff k1 y%/ _7/�7 Library ``� flea market set for Saturday The Friends of the McCall Public Library will hold a birthday flea mar- ket to celebrate the library's 24th year in its current location starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the library. The library is currently soliciting donations of used goods that are in salable condition. Donations such as good clothing, books, small pieces of furniture, small tools and other flea market -type items are being accepted. Large items such as tires and plumbing fixtures cannot be accepted. The library is also soliciting one large, valuable item to highlight the sale. Small items can be dropped off at the library from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For large quantities of items, large pieces or home pick up, call the library at 634 -5522 to make arrange- ments. All proceeds will benefit the McCall Public Library. McCall library shows collectibles A special display of English col- lectibles will be on view through this month at the McCall Public Library. The display, put on by the McCall Literary Outpost, will be on view dur- ing library hours, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. [)ryteller Deb singer will pear at the ne 17 session the McCall iblic Library's inner lading - ogram. Library launches Summer Reading Program for kids The McCall Public Library's Sum- mer Reading Program will bi: held on four Tuesdays beginning June 10. Registration is now open and is limited to the first 50 children ages 4 to 10. The programs will begin at 10 a.m. each Tuesday at the library on Park Street. The schedule is: • June 10: Ray Ginther, mountain man. • June 17: Deb Eisinger, storyteller. • June 24: Cindi Jones - Batten, The Potting Shed, gardening. • July 1: Library Day, Dale Points, making bird houses, bird stories. On June 17, Eisinger will be shar- ing "Tales from Around the World" An experienced storyteller and teacher, she's noted for her humor and energy. Eisinger performs her stories ex- temporaneously, studying tales from every continent and from ancient times to modern times. Eisinger said that no matter what kind of electronic entertainment is available, listening to stories from a live performer is still one of the best ways to stir the imagination. She is the daughter of Jack and Kay Magee of McCall. She studied theater arts in high school and at the University of Idaho, received a master's degree in education from Boise State University and taught fourth, fifth and sixth graders in Ada and Blaine counties for 15 years. Eisinger is co -owner of Creative Energy, a Boise company that writes and produces entertainment for events. She also writes for various publica- tions and has been telling stories pro- fessionally since 1990. Library to start used bookstore, needs donations The Friends of the McCall Li- brary will soon open a used book- store in McCall. All proceeds from the store will go to the library to create and enhance existing pro- grams for children, teenagers and adults. In order to get the bookstore off to a great start, the Friends of the Library is soliciting used books. The bookstore needs paperback and hardback books of all kinds. They can be donated to the McCall Public library at 218 Park Street in McCall. For more infor- mation, call 634 -5522. ST'i91?. f\lE:ws 6 /id- � 77 Used book store set to open today Members of Friends of the Library prepare for the opening of Pump House Books, a non - profit used book store, at 1001 State St., across from McCall Memorial Hospital. Pictured are, seated, Helen Porter and Dixie Lewis. In back are Dick Porter, Terry Avitable, Mary Boone, Gloria Cantrell, Bobbi Smyth and Mike Sellers. The book- store will be open from 11 a.m. iio 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and fr.)m 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and Mon- day. Proceeds from book sales wil I finance special projects and events. The bookstorf accepts tax- deduct- ible donations of used books, which can be dropped off at the book store or at the library, or pickups can be arranged by calling 634 -5522. Star -News Photo by Roger Phillips Travel to Ecuador 0 your armchair A slide show on the diversity of South American plants and animals will be shown at 7 p.m. tonight at the McCall Public Library. The Friends of McCall Library will host Marilynn Olson of McCall, who recently traveled in the Ecuadorian Reserves, cruised the Galapagos Is- lands, and did a little shopping South American style. Olson will present a slide show featuring the Maquio Pucuna Reserve, a 45- hectacre, managed, natural re- serve. The reserve boasts four life zones at 1,200 to 2,800 meters above sea level and is located next to the Choco Bioregion. More slides will show South American shopping at the colonial market town of Otavalo. From there, Olson traveled to the west coast of Ecuador around the town of Porta Lopez. The Galapagos Islands, famous for its association with Darwinism, will be the highlight of Olson's presenta- tion. She and her companions spent eight days. on a boat touring eight islands of diverse life. All of the Galapagos are part of a national park system with the exception of the main towns on four populated islands. Olson spent the last part of her trip on a five -day rain forest "cruise" in a motorized dugout canoe. She will present slides of this rain forest at the headwaters of the Amazon River. This slide presentation is part of the Armchair Travel Series sponsored by the Friends of the McCall Library. Admission is free. For information, call the library at 634 -5522. 56a,- IVew 5 / / /�, / 19 97 LibrarXT gets grant for books Gloria Cantrell, left, librarian of the McCall Public Library, receives a check from Dixie Lewis, presi- dent of the Friends of the Library. The library received a $500 matching grant totalling $1,000 to purchase children's books and books on audio tape. The grant was made possible by the citizens who created a number of funds in the Idaho Community Foundation. They include: Albertson's Southwest Region Fund, Earl C. and Harriet Reynolds Fund, Green Giant Community Fund, Jim and Bette Roper Fund, Robert W. and Carol A. Reed Fund, Curtis Turner Memorial Fund, the Terteling Company Fund, and the Idaho Community Foundation Youth Fund.. Funds supporting the grants also came in part from the Unrestricted Charitable Endowment, which includes the following: J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Fund, Cam- pion Family Fund, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Fund, Amalgamated Sugar Company Fund, Tom and Alice Hennessey Fund, Whit and Paula Jones Fund, Alice and John Roper Fund, the Whittenberger Foun- dation Fund, the William and Glenn C. Janss Fund, and the Gordon C. and Frances B. Randall Memorial Fund. 6iWr- %/ 16/y7 Library gets all - American rug Students from the Highland Christian Academy dis- play a rug of the United States recently purchased by the McCall Public Library from proceeds from Pump House Books, the used book store run by Friends of the Library. Money from the sale of used books was also Star -News Photo by Roger Phillips used to buy globes and children's books for the children's section of the library. Pump House Books is currently open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. It is located at 1001 State St. in McCall across from McCall Memorial Hospital. U010rduo Armchair Travel Series explores the Rockies A McCall couple's exploration of ghost towns, old mines, and rides over old jeep roads in the high moun- tains of Colorado will be featured at a presentation on Thursday, March 5. Paul and Betty Acheson will host the presentation at 7 p.m. on March 5 at the McCall Public Library. Admis- sion is free to the show, the latest in the Armchair Travel Series sponsored by the Friends of the McCall Library. The Achesons set out on a trailer trip to the mountains of southwestern Colorado and had a bountiful experi- ence while accomplishing their goal. They will share the West's high alti- tude scenery while giving a history lesson along the way. The couple visited places like Durango, Silverton, Ouray and Tellu- ride and traveled to the ghost town of Animas Forks, 13 miles northeast of Silverton. In 1870, Animas Forks was boasted as the highest city in the world at 11,300 feet, but was a ghost town by 1920. There were also fortunes made in the mountains of Colorado. The audi- ence will be taken on a trip to Crystal Mill at Marble, Colo., the Redstone Castle, built in 1900 by a larger -than- life steel baron, and see the natural stone Coke Ovens. There will be plenty of fall scenery shown as well. The Achesons also visited Mesa Verde National Park, where the Anasazi Indian nation built intricate cities within the cliffs, then left the area in the late 1300s. A side trip will take viewers to Utah and through Arches National Park. This presentation will be the last of the 1997 -98 Armchair Travel Series. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at 634 -5522. Star -News photo by Tom Grote Library shows off new children's study center These McCall children enjoy the results of recent donations made to the McCall Public Library. Logan Gullickson, Alex Hamilton and Taylor Cunningham stand next to a new study carrel in the children's section that was funded with proceeds from Pump House Books, a book store operated last summer by the Friends of the McCall Library. The carrel was made by McCall artisan Dale Points. The children are holding some of the $1,000 worth of new children's books. Gary and Martha Cunningham of McCall gave $500 for the books, and their donation was matched by Friends of the McCall Library Flea market to )enefit library The Friends of the McCall Pub c Library will hold a Birthday r-lea Market to celebrate the library's 25th year in its present location on Park Street. The sale will be held starting at 9 am on Saturday, April 18,1998, at the library. The Friends are cur- rently soliciting donations of used goods that are in salable condition. Donations such as good cloth- ing, books, small pieces of furni- ture, small tools and other "flea market" type items are being ac- cepted. Large appliances, tires or plumbing fixtures cannot be ac- cepted. Also being sought is one "re- ally great" item to set off the flea market and make it a success. Small items can be dropped off at the McCall Public Library during business hours, 11 a .m. to 6 p.m. daily. For large quantities of items, large pieces or home pick -up, call the library at 634 -5522 or Helen Porter at 634 -5592 to make arrange- ments. All proceeds willbenefitthe McCall Public Library. k L, oijq a & y 4c-)V6cdte 17130 / � Idaho Heritage Trust Grant completed The Long Valley Preservation Society, in an effort to archive sig- nificant historical photographs, has spent considerable time and effort in making this information available to the public and to those inter- ested in researching family history in Valley County. This project resulted in the Society receiving this grant over a year ago and it is now complete. The Idaho Heritage Trust Grant complemened a grant to a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council to establish a Valley County Photo Archive at the Valley County Museum at Roseberry. The IHT grant further developed an inventory of other photo col- lections in the County. The two - volume inventories are available to researchers and the public at the following locations: Cascade Public Library, Cascade; Cascade Ranger Station, Cascade; Central Idaho Cultural Museum, McCall; Idaho State Historical Society Photo Archives, Boise; McCall Public Library, McCall; Ponderosa State Park, McCall, and the Valley County Museum, Roseberry (east of Donnelly). The two volumes provide information on the focus of the collections, on persons to contact and how to obtain copies of the photographs. It is planned that even- tually other small collec- tions will be inventoried and selected photos added to the Valley County Museum archives. Old historical photos are still being donated or sent to the museum for copying. A recent dona- tion showed a girls' soft- ball game in action in Roseberry, prior to 1907! Gloria stands in the section of the library where the inventories are located. IA J� Y i � Library Moves L p From Origin tn C7-as Station By MEREDITH B. MOTSON Statesman Correspondent McCALL — Once upon a time, a little library dwelt in the ladies' room of a bygone service station. Years passed and it found its way to a vacant one -room school house. This was a nicer place to bring one's friends, but, alas, it had to share its home with the American Legion, the city council, the city police, the ladies' bridge club, and other civic organ- izations. At last a squadron of princes (from the McCall community) pranced to the little library's rescue. With donations ranging from $15,000 down to simply a willing hand behind a paint brush, McCall's Public Library is going to have a home of its own. "Almost everyone in town has do- nated," says Jeanette Seetin, chairman A TRUE COMMUNITY PROJECT, the new McCall library is scheduled to open March 1. Contributions have ranged all the way from a $15,000 anonymous donation to a willing hand behind a paint brush. Mike Compton, a McCall retiree, is shown helping to finish the interior. of the Library Board. "It's not often that a community really gets behind a project like this." She explains that the city matched the initial $15,000 gift, and, with the help of state and federal funds, as well as countless private pocket books, was able to raise more than $75,000 for the new building. Typi- cal of the "library spirit," when the city simply could not afford the big windows that architect Thurber Marler of Boise, wanted for the interior, he simply up and donated them himself. Constructed by Haldeman and Wil- liams Inc. of McCall, the library's new home has 28,000 square feet with a spe- cial children's section, public meeting room, office, and the standard stacks and reading sections. ''The design has been kept com- paratively simple due to limited funds," says Mrs. Seetin. "But this way we were able to get a larger build- ing. And the meeting room is designed for further expansion.'' A full glass entry way looks straight down the hill to Payette Lake. By sum- mer the Library Board hopes to add landscaping and benches. A call went out last week for volun. teer painters to give the building its ..sun colored" decor. As soon as the paint has dried and the shelves are up, the little library can pack its books and get ready for its final move. An orphan and foster child all along, which has been handed from club to club and finally to the city itself in 1965, the McCall library has had one steadfast friend. Mrs. Martha Chitwood, the present librarian remembers going to ''the ladies' room" as a child. Later. In high school, the eight- member bridge club chipped in 25 cents apiece to pay her salary to run the library. Now a retired school teacher, she devotes her time to checking out an average of 200 books a week, ordering numerous requests from the state library_ , and somehow managing to find her way through the ceiling -high stacks in the old 1908 school house. Along the way others have befriend- ed the Cinderella of the stacks. A Sen- ior Citizen's group now volunteers time, mending books and getting them ready to shelve. The O.E.O. ladies lend a hand, and recently the McCall Senior Girl Scouts said they will help too. The Intermountain Historical and Geneological Society also hopes to of- fer their books and microfilm for use in the new library. "Everybody has gotten into the act.'' exclaims Mrs. Seetin. She adds that McCall's library proj- ect is being used in other small Idaho towns as a model for both building and methods of obtaining public support MCC.ALL—Another tour walls came "tumbling down" the Episocopal Diosece In Idaho as a local parish in t 191fi and deeded to the the McCall American Legion his week when city crews members dismantled and then burned the 56-year-old American Legion Hall at Post in late 1946. Many other civic and private groups have also used the facility on a rental basis through the south end of Second Street to make room for the new cite librar, ;. The McCall landmark was built by the years. . .. Photo for The Star -News by Matt Moehr Photography FESTIVAL OF TREES - Stephanie Barth from McCall gets a closer look at some detailed ornaments during the ninth annual Festival of Trees sponsored by the Friends of McCall Public Library held at the McCall Golf Course Clubhouse over the Thanksgiving weekend. Petra Inc. won first place with an entry titled "The Vineyard." hti r.. McCall holiday, tree to be lit downtown on Saturday night The official lighting of the Mc- HOLIDAY Call Community Christmas Tree at Art Roberts Park in downtown McCall and Christmas kick -off ceremonies start at 6 p.m. Saturday. In addition to the official lighting of the tree, Santa will arrive by fire truck with treats for the children. There will also be hot drinks and snacks at the park provided by Cheap Thrills Rentals and The Christmas House. Christmas caroling will be presented by Call Elementary School children, and Manchester Ice and Event Centre will be open for free skating from 6 to to p.m. Saturday courtesy of First Ameri- can Title Company. More than a dozen local merchants will stay open late that evening for special shopping bargains and fun. "We encourage ev- eryone to celebrate locally, shop locally, and join us in the traditional McCall community holi- day spirit!" said Tamara Sandmeyer' executive di- rector of the McCall Area Chamber of Commerce. For information, con- tact the chamber office at 634 -7631. PLANNER The chili cook -off starts at4p.m., which is the same time a bonfire be lit. Mr. and Mrs. Claus will arrive at 5 p.m., which is the same time prizes will be awarded for the chili cook -off. To participate, call Melanie Holmes at AmeriTitle in McCall, 634 -6363, or cham- ber director Monty Ivey at 315 -3231. 19 �'J /.I �r l*A r 0 N ++ U bbl � G� goo o as o o F y c O 00 ro p O � x Od y 4;$ t J 3 > O 15 'd sz 0 �o, CL) 0 (a) �y �� o y m 0 aan � �Cd> > y �4 C', o m m o o O c° ca �w v o °ate o c "" oa o `� a) 0 C. a.a.a. 3cmaA a. b�� °o�°t3 a -8, CL) ca 0 �DxaaE 0o , ;V 4. wanaa al O•�• 3 PL4 (� as �� s ca �o m Cxo � aO d F W o 0 . p Co" 1 (tw) r~ �4�a,0 �, Photo for The Star -News by Matt Moehr Photography Hudson VanMiddendorp, 5, and his sister Sailor look at their new book with librarian Meg McManus during kindergarten registration on Friday. McCall librarians reach out to children entering kindergarten Children who registered for kindergarten at Barbara Morgan Elementary School on Friday received a free book as part of the McCall Public Library's "Get a Jump Start on Reading @ Your Library" program. The McCall library is one of 30 libraries across the state participating in the program. Children received a free book, "Look Out Kindergarten Here I Come!" by Nancy Carlson and a kangaroo zipper pull for their schoolbackpacks. Parents received a folder of early literacy information and activities along with library card applications. "We want children entering school to have early literacy ex- periences and access to books," said children's librarian Meg McManus. "Public libraries have the tools parents need to give their child a jump start on reading -we have books, great early learning programs that are free to everyone, librarians who welcome children with smiles, puzzles, and other fun learning materials." McCall Public Library offers a Preschool Story Time every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. that is perfect for children who will be entering kindergarten in the fall, McManus said. In addition, the library will offer a free Summer Reading Camp in June and July geared for children entering grades 1 -5 in the fall. The Jump Start program is sponsored by the McCall Public Library, Read to Me, a service of the Idaho Commission for Libraries, through a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Governor's Executive Office for Families and Children. �� &4)d Star -News rnoto oy Juan v- ra - Eric Pedersen signals his peer helper Anisa Ryan to turn the page of his favorite book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie:' A Special Book for A Special Child Children's author allows altering of book for young autistic student BY LUCIA V KNUDSON The Star -News EricPedersen willhave his own specialbook thanks to children's author Laura Numeroff. Numeroff writes books for children age 3 to 5, but Pedersen, who is afflicted with autism, especially enjoys Numeroff's bestselling "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." On Friday, his peer helper, fellow fourth - grader Anisa Ryan, sat outside and read to him from the book. Pedersen, who does not communicate with words, signed with a wave of his hand when he wanted Ryan to turn the page. Special education teacher Shelley Platt believes Pedersen likes the tale's orientation toward describing processes. That special characteristic of Numeroff's stories appeals to autistic children, Platt said. Platt wanted to make the book interactive for Pedersen by adding holes, embossing and fabric because he likes touching the pictures on the pages. "When I found out that Eric liked this book so much, I wanted to add textures and features to the pages that would make them more tac- tile," she said. Platt copied the school's volume of the book and then laminated the pages in preparation for the alterations. Then she began to wonder if the changes might infringe on Numeroff's copyright. School librarian Nancy Cavens also was uncertain whether Platt's idea could create a legal problem, so Platt contacted Numeroff by e -mail for her permission to alter the book. Not only did Numeroff give the go ahead, she also sent Pedersen his own autographed copy. "Her response was very positive, saying that her books' appeal to children with autism meant more to her than being on the bestselling list, Platt said. �5, 4AI*d /D J361og McCall library unveils new children's mural, other new decor, finished projects s,4,11W fa�3o jo e BY LUCIA V. KNUDSON The Star -News McCall icon Sharlie the lake serpent rears her blue - scaled head above a landscape that mixes fantasy and folklore in a new mural at the McCall Public Library. The Friends of the McCall Public Library commis- sioned the mural, painted by Beth Wolfe of Vale, Ore.. The mural brightens the corner of the children's sec- tion of the library and featured characters and scenes from children's literature. Inthe mural, skiers schuss down Brundage Mountain above a mountain man and Paul Bunyan with his companion, Babe the Blue Ox. Cinderella's pumpkin coach rolls toward a fairy tale castle., Johnny Appleseed saunters barefoot down adirtroad. Wolves lurk behind trees. *' Nancy Butler, a member of the Friends of the Library, had wantedto beautify the children's corner. Butler knew Wolfe and asked her for help. Wolfe began the mural in June and finished it Oct. 20. "The closer I got to the end, the more I painted," she said about her desire to finish in time. Most notable in the mural is a likeness of a border collie with a brown and blue eye. The same character appears on the cover of "The Boy Who Spoke Dog," a story book by Clay Morgan, husband of astronaut and former McCall teacher Bar- bara Morgan. The dog in the mural was meant to represent her daughter's dog until she learned of the dog on Morgan's book cover. Wolfe repainted one of the dog's eyes blue the morn- ing of Friday's presentation to match the cover canine - and with Morgan's blessing. The mural is just one of the new additions at the McCall Public Library introduced at an open house on Friday. The library has redecorated the leisure reading sec -, tion with McCall local- option tax money. The local - option tax has paid for the addition of new bookshelves at the west side of the library and for wall displays for the magazine and video alcoves and kiosk for audio books. See LIBRARY, Page B -14 Library (Continued from Page B -1) Other proj ects j ust finished are a new children's listening center and young adult tech- nology center made possible with grants from the Whit - tenberger Foundation and the Walter and Leona Defresne Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation. Youth books have been placed atthe tech center, which features a flat -panel computer monitor, Internet access, ca- pacity for four youths to listen to music or play games, along with bistro -style furniture. There are two CD players and a wireless mouse and keyboard which must first be signed out before use. "We moved the books to the same area so youth could have their own corner," librarian Anne Kantola said. Grants for Library Improvements Here arethe McCall Public Library improvements, their . cost and funding sources thatwere unveiled at a public reception on Friday: - Mural: $2,500, Friends of the McCall Public Library. • New shelving: $3,000, local- option tax. • Magazine and video alcoves: $2,500, McCall lo- cal- option tax. • Display kiosk: $2,500, McCall local- option tax. -Children's listening cen- ter: $2,000, Walter and Leona Defresne Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation. -Young adult technology center: $3,860, Whittenberger Foundation. An open house Friday celebrated new additions to the McCall Public Library including the mural painted by artist Beth Wolfe of Vale, Ore. At top, Payette Lake legend fSharlie looks out from the mural as does the dog, (inset to story), from the book "The Boy Who Spoke Dog" by former McCall author Clay Morgan. Pictured above, from left, are McCall City Council member Don Bailey, artist Beth Wolfe, Friends of the McCall Public Library member Nancy Butler and Librarian Anne Kantola. star -News Photo by Lucia V. Knudson Encha jggfay Forest REVVING UP THE HOLIDAYS - A NASCAR tree made by U.S. Bank, left and inset, won the People's Choice award at the 12th Annual Festival of Trees last weekend at the McCall Golf Course Clubhouse. At top, Grace Mendes from Nampa and her daughter Carolyn Hawes also from Nampa examine the collection of trees, centepieces and decorations on display. Proceeds from a silent auction went to the Friends of the McCall Library. Second place in the People's Choice award went to the "Let it Snow" themed -tree submitted by Mountain Monkey Business, and third place went to the gingerbread lodge made by Shore Lodge. Photos for The Star -News by Matt Moehr Photography sue, i�a�ay Photo for l he Star-NBWS DY t arlSSa Jlnoon Kristin Eames Kindall, left, and McCall Public Library Director Anne Kantola look at an atlas of 18th century maps and charts featuring The American Revolution from 1775- 1783. The maps are part of the library's new 914 - volume Eames Collection featuring American History, world history, biographies and politics in the 1960s and 1970s. Love Between the overs Eames family donates parents' book collection to McCall library "Books were really important to (my parents). It was how they thought you could access the world." — Kristin Eames Kindall BY CARISSA SINDON For The Star -News Patricia and William Eames were lovers of knowledge. Now the couple's family has passed along that love to the patrons of the McCall Public Library. The 914 - volume Eames Collection has been completed at the library. The collection features books on American history, world history, biographies, and politics in the 1960s and 1970s. "Books were really important to him and her," said Kristin Eames Kindall, the couple's daughter. "It was how they thought you could access the world." Patricia Eames died in December 2009 and Williams Eames now lives in a local care center. The couple collected books their entire life together and often gave them to each other as gifts, Kindall said. The Eames Collection is a reflection of the interests and careers of both her par- ents, Kindall said. Patricia Eames was trained in records preservation and worked for the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. for 20 years. William Eames workedfor CBS News for 30 years and covered politics for the news station in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. He eventually retired as head of the United States InformationAgency Satel- lite News Television Service in 1995. Love of History "His intense interest in politics and history in the making led to the develop- ment of the collection," Kindall said of her father. "Dad was an excellent writer so he appreciated good literature and sources of information and mom, too for that matter." Her father's family was one of the first settlers in Massachusetts from England, she said. "(My mother) was really interested in researching family roots so this led to the American History element of this collection," Kindall said. McCall has always been the family's home base and her parents eventually retired to the town in 2000 from Wash- ington, D.C., she said. They even had a library built onto their home to house the book collection. The family decided to donate the col- lection to the library because the books would be more useful to a broad spectrum of the population instead of sitting in the family library, Kindall said. See BOOKS, Page B -3 �lt6/16 Books (Continued from Page B -1) Library Direcfor Anne Kantola hopes to have the Eames Collection along with the library's regular collection entered into an in- ternational database within the next year which will make it accessible to people around the world. "This might be very valuable to someone doing research somewhere else because it'll be accessible to anybody," Kantola said. The fact that the books are now available for otherpeople to use and access would please her parents, Kindall said. "Mom was so passionate about contributing to Mc- Call," she said. r/ Y v 62tA, 11W The Star News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 America's Star Libraries cites McCall library The McCall Public Library has been designated as an American Star Library by the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services. The McCall library received a rating of four stars out of a possible five stars. The designation is based on 2009 statistics released last year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. There were 7,513 libraries rated in nine categories based on total budget. Of the libraries evaluated, 262 of the top libraries were given ratings of three to five stars. McCall was one of just three Idaho libraries receiving a "star" rating. The ratings were based on total circulation, number of visitors, attendance at programs, and use of public Internet terminals. For more information, visit www.mccall.lili.org. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 1/26/2012 Prep Sports Page The StarNews Page 1 of 1 1. t r° READY FOR STIBIER READING - Barbara R Morgan Eletneutar- School second grader I^t Fahw pwub au aid as put of a mural on the front doss of the MCA Pubhf IA..-last u k 11u rla a of woudgradetrafheis kun Hanultmr and MaW Craedord p m#M the mural, adnfh represents the theme of the library. aemeutuy summer reading program, -Dream Big Read - Studeuts also pmvfipatedm w art walk dm�vta�v and diem Chalk art on the stde+ralkm hart of the hbrar' h4://www.mccalistamews.com/pages/Prep—schools page.php 5/31 /2012 Information and Health The StarNews Page 1 of I Payette donates Leopold materials to libraries The McCall and Meadows Valley public libraries have received copies of a book and movie about conservationist, author and forester Aldo Leopold from the Payette National Forest. Copies of Leopold's book, "The Sand County Almanac" _, " —_l documentary and a DVD of the documentar Green Fire" were resented last week b forest Supervisor Keith Lannom to Zo a Linden `- l of the McCall library and Audrey Cr h of the Meadows Valley library. The Payette sponsored several community screenings of "Green Fire" last winter and loaned the DVD to local high school biology teachers for screenings this spring. Public Affairs Officer Laura Pramuk then purchased copies " = "e m rnm a ea dFP� of the book and DVD for donation after learning the schools Fwmlefr,.An,hry - r5osliofth> hl-d— V,,Ue` Pubhe Lbrary. Pa. ette Nati(&A Fmrst S%enum and libraries did not have their own. l erth lw mom and Zov1 l:lydeu of the McCall Pubhc Ubrmc hold copies of books and DC'Ds "I hope that by making these materials available more abmit Ado bropolddm atedtothehbru —by the Payette people will be able to enjoy the beauty of Leopold's writing -- l and learn from his unique life journey about the importance of land ethics and conservation," Lannom said. "Green Fire" explores Leopold's life in the early part of the 20th Century and the many ways his land ethic shaped conservation in modem times and continues to inspire people today. "The Sand County Almanac" is considered to be one of the finest examples of nature writing since Thoreaus's "Walden" and is one of the most influential works written about humans and the environment. Additional donations to area high schools and libraries will take place in the future. http: / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /info _page.php 8/23/2012 Information and Health The StarNews Page 1 of I McCall man's book tells of recovery from stroke A McCall man's recovery from a stroke suffered in the wilderness is the subject of a new book, "On The Dark Side of The Moon: A Journey Toward Recovery.' Author Mike Medberry will do readings from the book at 6 p.m. Friday at the McCall Public Library in downtown McCall. Admission is free. In the spring of 2000, Mike Medberry, a longtime advocate of conservation with American Lands, the Wilderness Society and the Idaho Conservation League, suffered a stroke in the remote wilderness of the Craters of the Moon in Idaho. He was rescued after nearly a full day lying alone and contemplating death in one of the harshest yet most beautiful landscapes in the lower 48 states. Medberry was flown to a nearby hospital about the same time that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, on behalf of President Clinton, came to the Craters of the Moon to support protecting three quarters of a million acres as a unique national monument, a conservation effort in which Medberry had already been personally involved. In "On the Dark Side of the Moon," Medberry interweaves his own struggle to speak, walk and think with the struggle to protect this brutal, lava- bound, but for him, gentle landscape. "My recovery from this stroke and my struggle to protect the Craters of the Moon is a story of renewal, restoration, accommodation, and, ultimately, of finding workable compromises to some of life's most difficult problems," Medberry said. Over the past 20 years, he has written nonfiction for Northern Lights Journal, High Country News, Black Canyon Quarterly, Hooked on the Outdoors, Stroke Connection and the e- magazine Writer's Workshop, as well as short fiction- http:/hvww.mccallstamews.com/pages/l*n-fo-,nage.php 11/15/2012 Groups Page Valley groups receive foundation arants Valley County groups were included In the Idaho Community Foundation's Southwestern Regional Grants program. Money for the grants comes from ICF's Greatest Need Endowment Fund for Southwest Idaho, which receives money from numerous ICF funds designated to benefit southwest and central Idaho. Valley County recipients were: • Central Idaho Historical Museum: $2,000 to stain and preserve the deteriorating logs of the historic Assistant Warden's House, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. • McCall Public Library: $700 to purchase blocks, storage units, block play related books, math and language materials for the 'Block Play Story Time' program at library. • McCall Senior Citizens Center: $1,000 to supplement the wages of the kitchen personnel and to assist in the purchase of basic food for the meals provided to the seniors. • Payette Lakes Ski Club: $2,500 to purchase a sort start for the 7 -bar. Page http: / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /groups _page.php 12/13/2012 This week's front page stories Hasta la vista: McCall library language program shrinks with Hispanic population BY KENDEL ) P rRRaNT For The Star-News When Lida Clouser started teaching English to Hispanic residents of McCall in 2005, there were rarely open seats in the classes. Today, only a few people attend the classes, offered at the McCall Public Library, as the economy transformed in recent years. -r•' y s "The vision of the library was to speak to the Spanish - speaking population, and also to teach Spanish," said Clouser, who left the library at the end of December. .' In 2005, there were a lot of native Spanish speakers t►. y% working in the area, and the library wanted to offer a free y��{ The Er Kmdd Mmrtl service to help those who wanted to learn English. It also ifiom 6r Sty -New t,It, (q„,PW,.;, S.0 E(b„,,, Machixa of M :M 3t offered Spanish classes for English speakers. tide,, - 4,h - syw,nh- Ey¢hshdW,held:ttheM(Oall RJ)hr Ubnu) For more than two years, Clouser had a full classroom, often teaching basic vocabulary and terms geared toward practicality. Examples included how to buy groceries, how to fill out forms and pay bills, and how to give directions. Interested Declined 'It was very much needed because there was a large Spanish - speaking community at the time," Clouser said. "I had no problem finding students for the class. We had a hard time fitting everyone in." But when McCall's economy faltered, so did class attendance. 'As the boom died off, (people's interest) died off with d," Clouser said. A handful of faithful Spanish - speaking students continued to attend classes, some of who still live in McCall today. "They became regular library clients, lifelong readers and learners," she said. "Now they're bringing in their children. It's only a handful of people, but you can change the whole world with a few." Clouser decided to merge the two classes together, forming a Spanish- English club. -We would try to have a conversation in Spanish and English together," she said. The classes often had students who were retired seasonal residents, students, and travelers who wanted to brush up. McCall still has a population of a couple hundred native Spanish speakers, mostly from Peru and Mexico, Clouser said. The library offers assistance for practical tasks to those who seek help, and the conversation club has changed into an informal forum to talk about whatever the students who show up that day want to discuss. 'Sometimes irs just one or two people, so we'll turn on music and talk about life, about job searching, practical things," Clouser said. "It's mostly younger people now, people who are eager to learn and don't have families yet." Page 1 of 1 http:// www. mccallstarnews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 1/10/2013 Events and Arts The StarNews McCall IibrarV to hold used book sale The McCall Public Library will again hold its annual used book sale during the McCall Winter Carnival. A bag of books will cost only $3 with proceeds going to the Friends of the McCall Public Library. The hours of the sale will be the same as the hours of the library between Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 2. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. The library is located in downtown McCall next to McCall City Hall. Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/special—events_page.php 1/17/2013 Prep Sports Page The StarNews attend. the camp: Page 1 of 1 Goodwin has been accepted.lnto the PGA Golf Management. program through the University of Idaho this fall. The program is the only golf school -in the Northwest. See -New. Pomp b, Tom dop i 11tC 1IC FINDS HOME - Rob}u.uv�stro4�¢¢ dusts ott the uuted- me<hum mosvc CAM ..1 .10Ee(ixve' reeeut - hmgatthe" :AR Pubhc lal r.0 's Claldtrti s Room the mosau was made by the AkCaU -Dom eUv H.kgh School .Ut chib tm, tb, ^_on suadmiu a edubtt. *'Tbr Way We %Voticed ' Me psece -v Vurhmed at aucuou be hhchael and Naw- Eck of 11I6'a1L etto then &wted itto the hbrm '!he att chtb � cmretuh- trhwslutlgthe "Iabbvi" lettebs mmal to be re- Iau{q on the %rest u;aE of the hbim, http:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages /Prep_schools _page.php 2/28/2013 Prep Sports Page The StarNews DRAWING WINNERS SorNm iiom bt Tom Oma Some of the mmums of the MWA Pubhe labt:us's TeeuTerlmologr Week pose with the electrome - denem they won m a dtaimig du ntg the hbrvYs Teen Techuologr %reek (h-er r,r... `.talog" entries, doodles on old hbrttr catalog cards, shmnt mt able,werermdomh-(haA%mforlxiws sinuig. from left, are.Au> R7-4h stephaame Binger awl -Ashhuue Bin ger Standout, from left. are Shellr Stab) and Caroh7t Penn- 11-tut not ptchreh me hhugo Kind& Tmtw Mohler. Geums himam Hems Kmdle, 11 m' Molder. lab _ltnw and Ka\il Jones Page 1 of 1 http:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages /prep_schools _page.php 3/21/2013 Prep Sports Page The StarNews F] Ham tm Thea - Newb,MNM.- ALAICINGA KARK - Lee Kadall of the second grade class of Kau Hawd[on at Baba a R Moigau EleweutaiT School woics on a chalk wmval last week w front of the McCall Pubhc lLbimty Atirar. CnsCd Lmdsw Elhe Coibet and Kathmn ue Martin also work on then' sdmalk at The ox#Eug wcluded leatw;g about the hbran's swuwer rearkw la'ogaw as well as a tow of public art h4:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages /prep_schools _page.php Page 1 of 1 W+ 6/%x/2013 The Star News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 McCall Public Library awards summer readers The McCall Public Library has given awards for the As summer reading program. Elementary winners are Lenia Richards, who won an inflatable boat donated by May Hardware; Banyan Morris, y who won a tent donated by May Hardware; Gideon Lowe ;, who won a family membership to PL"Live McCall; and Noah Spangenberg, who won the grand prize of a Trek mountain bike given by McCall Fire and EMS. i The two top teen readers are Brenner Rygh with 153 hours read and Carolyn Penny read 114 hours. Both win a half -day w stand -up paddleboard rental donated by Home Town Sports and Gravity Sports. Lmw Richards, l ide u L—m and Noah Sp.p.bag bdd pnzes they won as put d the The elementary readers read a total of 922 hours and the McCallPubhc LMat�'sawuuerreadmg}xnpream 32 teens read a total of 1016 hours. - -- An the readers won prizes for reading at the library's reading store. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 8/1/2013 The Star News Groups Page LIBRARY ADDITIONS CELEBRATED AW I t A ,' P b) Roble amNne{ Kendou Perry. S of McCat shwas off a wooden block tower he built at the McCall Public labran• The wooden block play area and new puzzles and books for children were prmided be grants from the Sh ritan Foundation, the (Imiotte 0.1und Fund and the Idaho Commuwtr Foundation Southwest Repo" t3•aut lxogsm. The hbran will celebrate these new addbhous during the Sat rdaVs used book sale from io a in to a p ut at the hbran• in dowritowu McCall . Page 1 of 1 http : / /www.mccallstarnews.com/pages /groups _page.php 8/29/2013 The Star News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 McCall Public Library starts Winter Reading Program A Winter Reading Program has begun at the McCall Public Library that is open to all ages. Participants should read a book, fill out a coupon, then pick out a snowflake kit or choose a hand - croqueted snowflakes to enhance their home for the holidays. The coupons will be used for a random drawing on Jan 3. The McCall Library has honor books, which are free to take for those who do not have a library card. Children can enjoy the toys, blocks, puzzles, and books in the children's area. http: / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /groups _page.php 11/27/2013 The Star`News Groups Page If aer -xm p6em eyremcrw I IN - APPRECIATION - The McCall Public Library � has nigalled A plaque made the hbt'nn'th.A rig the Fnerds of the NkCaIl Pubhc Librn»7 for the group's cartmrmng atpport. U left. Peron - Williamson, co- eiecutwe cotnisel of the grotip, is ,h-- Ihhbrnn• duectoi Anne liantoln Fneurk I of the T,I', Public Library operates the Ftmrp House Used Book Store audhosts other hmdrmsets tht•ougbtheyear. — -- — — ---------- j Page 1 of I http:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages /grotips_page.php 12/5/2013 The Star News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 Outdoor survival posters donated to McCall library The Browne Family Collection has donated 18 outdoor survival posters to the McCall Public Library. Poster reproductions of Belmore Brown's hand -drawn illustrations are graphic demonstrations of shelters, emergency tools and equipment, fire building, and wilderness travel. The library will display the posters with a different framed print shown every month. Belmore Browne learned his wildemess skills from native guides in Alaska at the dawn of the 20th century. His three expeditions to explore and climb Mt. McKinley established his credentials as one of America's premier outdoorsmen. A unique combination of information, wit, charm and clarity, these drawings represent the finest qualities of America's golden age of illustration. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 6/19/2014 The Star News Groups Page LIBRARY ART - Jessica SbotweB in shown with artwork on display at the McCall Public Library that was made by Shotwell's elementary art students during her "Drawing Connections" art ass cl in February and March. Each child drew a square from which the finished piece was made. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 6/26/2014 The Star News Groups Page OP W b, tar The Sbu N— by KyN S. GOTCHA! - Shelbv Mendia, 6, from McCall launches a water balloon at the McCall Public Library on Tuesday as part of the celebration conduding the library's "Fizz! Boom! Read!" Summer Reading Program. This year's program featured science experiments and presentations for reading groups of all ages. The independent reader program continues through Aug. 22 where children may read to earn points and prizes at the library store . Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /groups _page.php 7/31/2014 Information and Health The StarNews Page 1 of 1 McCall library has 125 Years of National Geographic magazine The McCall Public Library now has electronic copies of the past 125 years of National Geographic magazine on a public computer. Browsers can view every issue of National Geographic from 1888 through 2012, more than 1,400 issues, 8,000 articles, 200,000 photographs, and hundreds of maps exactly as they appeared in print. The library also has hard copies of the magazine from 1973 up the current issue available for check- out thanks to an anonymous donation of 28 years of the magazine- http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/info_page.p4p 7/31/2014 Information and Health The StarNews Page 1 of 1 October Is Teen Read Month at McCall library Teens can earn new hard -cover fiction books for the McCall Public Library during Teen Read Month in October. The library invites young adults to explore their dreams through reading or research and then share them with others. An example is a teen who dreams of traveling might research their dream destination and create an video which shares highlights of the location. Another example is a teen who likes to dream of the future might read a novel set in space and create a collage of what a future city might look like. Each project submitted eams a hardcover book from the Young Adult Library Services Association 2014 Teens' Top Ten List. http: / /www.mccalistamews .com/pages /info _page.php 10/9/2014 This week's front page stories Bookends: Kantola leaves McCall library helm after 13 years BY CHRISTIE GROB for The Star-News After 13 years as director of the McCall Public Library, Anne Kantola can sum up her job in one sentence. "We touch lives ... that's our job," said Kantola, who is handing the job over to new library director Meg Lojek. A reception for Kantola and Lojek will be held at the library from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. "I don't really want to go, but it's time," Kantola, 72, said of her departure from the job she has held since 2001. When she arrived, Kantola got busy changing the outdated catalog card system to an electronic database system. "We had put about 30,000 records into that system," she said, noting the job took two years to complete. _S Naves!y CM -G New McCall Public Lbrary Director Meg L,*k, left, reviews a bound wlume of The Star -News with Kantola also focused the jobs of library employees to retiring director Anne Kantola. provide programs for children and other community members. "They are our head stars now," she said of her fellow librarians. A native of southern California, Kantola's first library job was in Cody, Wyo. She and her husband, Joe, moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, where she worked as librarian in a school for embassy children for 15 years. Kantola Is pleased she has been able to bring more technology to the McCall library, including community accessible computers and a catalog of digital books. One of the jewels of the library is The Idaho Room, which contains an extensive collection of books and historical records about the area as well as bound volumes of newspapers dating back to the early 1900s. Kantola is frustrated she was not able to convince the community to form a separate library taxing district for all of Valley County. 'Not being able to offer pre -paid services to all children and adults of Valley County was a blow to us," she said. New McCall library director to seek more room for books, services Meg Lojek hopes to provide more elbow room for the McCall Public Library as she takes over as director. "We are about out of space in this building," said Lojek, who takes the job from former director Anne Kantola, who served for 13 years. A reception for Kantola and Lojek will be held at the library from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Lojek, 41, began work in tandem with Kantola on Sept. 29. She will earn $58,040 per year. She was born and raised in Boise, has a masters degree in literature from the University of Montana and an Idaho State Library Science certification. She has been awarded the Idaho Governor's Brightest Star Award for her contributions to the public libraries of Idaho. She also has international experience, serving as the head of library services at the Concordian International School in Bangkok, Thailand from 2011 to 2013 and previously as department head and English teacher at the American School of Quito in Ecuador. Lojek moved to McCall when her husband, Ted McManus, got a teaching job at McCall - Donnelly High School. Lojek worked for the McCall library from 2003 until 2011, when she traveled to Bangkok. As director, one of her first jobs, along with Programming Librarian Robyn Armstrong, will be the preservation of information in The Idaho Room. That information includes file drawers filled with newspaper clippings collected by The Glue Sisters, the name given to a group of women that included McCall's first librarian, Martha Chitwood. Lojek also plans to expand on a program allows small community libraries to share inventory. "That's what, really, it is all about; she said. "Getting the right information into the hands of the right people at the right time." Facts About the McCall Public Library http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/fp_stories_page.php Page 1 of 2 10/23/2014 This week's front page stories Page 2 of 2 • So far this year, 49,763 items have been checked out, including books, DVDs, books on tape and ebooks. • Nearly 30,000 people visited the library In the last year. • The most-checked-out story book in the library is "Curious George Makes Pancakes" by H.A. Rey • The first library in McCall was opened in the 1920s in the bathroom of Goodman's Service Station and Stage Depot. The first librarian was Martha Chilwood, who was hired while she was a high school student. • The current building in downtown McCall was built in 1972. The building is 4,885 square feet and houses 30,829 books, 939 videos, and seven public access computers. • The Idaho Room holds materials specifically about Idaho or written by Idaho authors as well as bound volumes of local newspaper dating to the early 1900s. • The library employs seven people with the director as the only full-time employee. Under state law, the library is independent from the McCall City Council, which can only appoint trustees and approve the library budget. • Library trustees make all decisions on operations, including hiring and spending. • The librarys budget for the 2014 -15 budget year is $399,039. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 10/23/2014 ews READING PROGRAM WINNER - Sawyer de Jong, 8, of McCall, stands with the new bicycle that she won as part of the McCall Public Ubrarys summer reading program, "Fizz, Boom, Read!" The bicycle was donated by Gravity Sports and McCall Fire & EMS. Pictured from left are McCall Fire Capt. Brandon Swain and firefighters Anna Martin and Matt Caldwell. Reading program participants earned "reading bucks" for each hour of reading with more than 1,2oo hours of reading completed between June 16 and Aug. 22. Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstarnews.com/pages/prep—schools_page.php 10/23/2014 McCall Public Library will host a free screening of "Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)" on Friday at 7 p.m. The 2005 French film portrays when German, French, and Scottish soldiers made a brief peace and fraternized on Christmas Eve 1914 during World War I. The showing will commemorate the 100 -year anniversary of the truce. The film is in English, French and German with English subtitles and is rated PG -13. The McCall Film Society's Winter Series will start with a showing of "Grigis" on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Alpine Playhouse, 1210 Roosevelt Ave. " Grigris" is a drama set in Chad that tells the story of Grigris, who despite his bum leg, dreams of being a professional dancer. When he turns to oil smuggling to earn much needed money, all his aspirations are put in peril. "Grigis" was the winner of the Vulcan Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Advanced tickets will be available at the McCall Public Library, starting Monday until 3 p.m. the day of the show. Remaining tickets will be available at the door. All tickets are free. The McCall Film Society, in partnership with the McCall Public Library, will be showing a series of independent and foreign films free of charge throughout the year. All movies are first run films not available on DVD rentals. Most films are unrated and are not recommended for viewers under age 18. For more details on current and upcoming films go to www. mccalIfiImsociety.wordpress.com Star -News News Main News Page Page 1 of 1 From The Drawer To The Cloud McCall library scans historical documents to post online BY CMUSTIE GROB for The Star-News Grace Jones remembered when she would fetch water from a nearby creek and haul it back to her tar- paper shack on the Salmon River where she cooked for a sheepherders camp while minding her two children. "It was a lot of really hard work," Jones said. The words of Jones are preserved in an oral history interview, but her recollections have been sitting, largely or. unseen, in a file cabinet at the McCall Public Library. �i That will change with a new program to digitally scan the interview with Jones and hundreds of other documents „rte �' stores in the library's Idaho Room. r' The library received nearly $4000 in grants from the Idaho State Historical Society and the Shelton Foundation for the ...., H project. Volunteers Marlene Bailev and Vandv LeonaM consult with Crier Bruck of the McCall Public Library on historical items to be scanned. The digitization will eventually make documents and photos from the early days of McCall and surrounding areas available online. "It will be great for students doing Idaho history assignments” as well as anyone interested in researching family or local history, head librarian Meg Lojek said. Many of the documents are oral histories such as the one of Jones taken by family members of their relatives experiences, or interviews conducted to document local history. Librarian Casey Bruck has been charged with the daunting task of scanning and organizing the multitudes of pictures and documents collected over the years. "We need to get the first phase finished by September," said Bruck, who took on the job because of his own interest in history. Helping Bruck are volunteers Marlene Bailey and Vandy Leonard of McCall, but more volunteers are needed, Lojek said. "Once they are trained they can come in anytime and work on it," she said. Much of the information held at the library is showing signs of deterioration, and the scanning project will help avoid losing them forever, Lojek said. Stories to be preserved include one by Robert Gordon, who wrote an account of a hunting trip he and his friend Glen "Burnie" Burnside took in February 1936 where they skied into the South Fork of the Salmon River to look for mountain goats. The story depicts a time when youths ventured outdoors for their entertainment and parents didn't worry about their children. No date has been set for posting the scanned documents online, Lojek said. http:// www. mccalistamews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 6/25/2015 Star -News News Prep Sports /Schools Page 'Mf."." ��rG_ � LIBRARY READING WINNERS - The wieners of the McCall Public Library Summer Reading Program show off the fruits of their labors. At center, Claire Griffin of McCall displays her new Wad while Sarah Morgan of McCall shows off her new bicycle. Looking on, from left, are Casey Bruck of the library, Matt Caldwell of McCall Fire & EMS, which purchased the bicycle, Jonas Bean of McCall Fire & EMS and Steve Harris of Gravity Sports, which discounted the price of the bicycle. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /prep_schools _page.php 8/20/2015 Wr how- Phobto 1Le 5r -Nm. q' Cray Fiva LIBRARY GAME NIGHT- Programming Librarian Casey Bruck, center, describes how to play the board game Munchkin during Game Night on Tuesday at the McCall Public library. From left are Connor Penny, Adelle Richards, Tucker Hyatt and Sierra Anderton. Bruck hopes to hold hopes to hold Game Night once per mouth at the library. http: / /www.mccallstarnews .com/pages /prep_schools _page.php Page 1 of 1 9/17/2015 http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/groups_page.php ABOUT TOWN STAY BETWEEN 771E LINES - Caudy Lenigan of McCall enjoys a peaceful session of coloring during Adult Coloring Night on the Monday at the McCall Public Library. Adults were invited to spend time in a quiet space and were provided with pencils, crayons and snacks. Page 1 of 1 1/14/2016 Star -News News Info Desk Page Page 1 of 1 McCall Public Library offers new options for library cards The McCall Public Library has new options for area residents who want a library card. There is no charge for those living within the city limits or owning property in the city, but families outside the city can now obtain a card for $50 per household per year or $100 for two years. Another option is $15 for three months, which is can be used by summer visitors. The cost includes unlimited access for books and digital services including computers and e- books. Yearly digital access per household cost $25, and the OverDrive program access 15,000 e- books, a- audiobooks, and movies. Children in the Summer Reading Program can receive a free, three -month summer card regardless over where they live. There is also a special program for newborns at St Luke's McCall and a 4 -Year Old Club with free access for youngsters to become kindergarten- ready. Readers have access to 35,000 items at the library, and the Interlibrary Loan System can provide more. For more information, call 634 -5522. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /info _page.php 3/3/2016 Star -News News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 McCall Public Library joins 'Make It at the Library' effort McCall Public Library is among eight libraries in the state joining an effort to Ignite an interest in designing and making technological items. "Make it at the Library," is the Idaho Commission for Libraries' effort to create "makerspaces" in the state's libraries. Eight libraries, including McCall, have joined 21 participating libraries in teaching design and skills in basic circuitry, soldering, e- textiles, coding and robotics. McCall library staffer Casey Bruck attended a commission workshop in February equipped with circuitry tools, small robotics and ideas for furthering science, technology, engineering, and math skills. In May, the maker training will include 3D design and printing. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 3/10/2016 Star -News News Prep Sports /Schools Page —" C— Bork TECH WEEK. - Lucas Clouser and Luke St. Clair work with entry -level robots at the McCall Public Library as part otTeen Tech Week, which ends Friday. The library has set up a "Maketspace" exhibit with tools to invent and build gadgetry and Team science. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews.com/ pages /prep_schools _page.php 3 /17/2016 Star -News News Outdoors Page McCall Public Library adds topographic maps for hikers, packers Hikers and packers in the mountains around McCall can now find detailed topographic maps at the McCall Public Library. Newly available are USGS topographic maps of McCall and the surrounding areas such as Fitsum Summit, Granite Lakes and the Seven Devils Mountains area. "The 1:24,000 scale makes them ideal for hikers or packers" said Lida Clouser, the librarian who organized the map project. Also available are the McCall Trails Map with biking and hiking descriptions, the Bear Basin Summer Trail map, and historical maps of Valley County. Most of the maps were donated by the McCall Hiking Club, which also donated scrapbooks documenting the group's hikes over several years. The library staff could not find an appropriate case to house the new materials, library Director Meg Lojek said. �S - -r MG,tm M -D teacher Greg Dittmer, right, student Noah Walgren and McCall Public Library Director Meg Lojek install the storage box for the library's new map collection. 'That's when I thought of the amazing work that takes place in the high school shop" Lojek said. McCall- Donnelly High School Teacher Greg Dittmar challenged the students in his Computer Assisted Design class to design a case that would fit the maps and the space available in the library. Dittmar and Lojek chose the design made by student Henry Kindall. and the next semester studen: Noah Walgren built the wooden case under Dittmer's supervision. A list of maps is available by searching the library s online catalog at http: / /mccall.lili.org. No library card is required to view and copy the maps. Maps are for reference only, but can be copied on a color copier in the library. Clouser noted that the paper maps are still valuable in the midst of GPS devices of the modern world. "They never run out of batteries," she said. "So many folks love to get into the backcountry for hiking, hunting, or other adventures, and this is just one way to get more information in their hands," Lojek said. The library is located at 218 E. Park St. next to McCall City Hall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Call 634 -5522. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /outdoors _page.php 4/21/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Page 1 of 1 McCall library wants to study city hall annex for expansion Former fire station now houses offices, park equipment BY TOM GROTE for The Star -News The discussion on what to do with the former fire station next to the McCall Public Library in downtown McCall took has taken a new turn after library officials said they might want to use the building for library expansion. Library board chair Jacki Rubin told McCall City Council /�� W members at the council's last regular meeting that a consultant has been hired by the library s expansion study committee to draft design concepts. Rubin did not want the council to exclude the building, j known as the city hall annex, from possibly being used as part of any expansion. Council members agreed to allow the consultant to incorporate the building into his concepts. GyWc cavbY ary of McCall Rendering shows how the current McCall City Hall The council had the annex on its agenda last Thursday to annex would be converted into the headquarters of look at the latest ideas for renovating the two -story building. the McCall Parks and Recreation Department. The newest idea would have the building converted into the headquarters of the McCall Parks and Recreation Department. The parks department currently houses its equipment in the building, but the department's offices are located in a building at the McCall Airport. The cost of remodeling the building was estimated at about $542,000. A budget of $600,000 has been set for the project, with $469,000 coming from surplus funds the city saved during 2014 plus $131,000 from property taxes. Council members have been pondering since last summer what to do with the former fire station that was vacated when McCall Fire & EMS completed its current fire station on Deinhard Lane in 2004. The second floor currently houses employees from the city's human resources, finance, information technology and parks departments. The idea getting the most talk last July was to tear down the building and build a new building shared between the city and Treasure Valley Transit, which has a federal grant to build a transit center downtown. But that changed in December when the transit company bought a former dentist office just west of McCall City Hall on Park Street for the transit center. Shared Offices Last week, the suggestion was made that employees of the city's Community Development Department could move into the transit center. City employees could help transit customers from the same counter as they serve those with building questions, according to the suggestion. The employees now housed in the annex would move into the former Community Development spaces at city hall, and parks and rec employees would move into the annex, under the proposed scenario. But four of the five council members said they did not favor keeping the parks department vehicles and other equipment downtown as well as storing materials behind the building, even though the concept plan included landscaped screening. Only Mayor Jackie Aymon said she had no problem keep the parks and rec employees and equipment in one place. Another idea suggested by city staffers would remodel the annex into a new home for the McCall Police Department, which is now housed in the rear of city hall. But that would mean building a new headquarters for the parks and rec department, a project that could cost as much as $1 million, McCall City Manager Nate Coyle said. Another discussion will be held after the library consultant turns in his findings on using the building as part of a library expansion. http: / /www.mccalistamews .com/pages /fp_stories_page.php 5/12/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Page 1 of 1 McCall Public Library eyes expansion, hires consultant Current 44- year -old building called too small for needs "Our goal is not bigger for big's sake. "- Heather Haynes BY TOM GROTE for The Star -News If Heather Haynes has her way, patrons of the McCall Public Library will soon be enjoying more space for learning and community activities. Haynes is the chair of a citizens committee charged with coming up with a plan to expand the building in downtown McCall that is now 44 years old. Last week, the McCall City Council approved spending $25,000 from community improvement local - option taxes to hire a consultant to draft alternatives. Humphries Poli Architects of Denver was hired to propose various options and estimate the cost of those options. Public meetings will begin next month with options and costs presented by October. After an preferred plan is selected this fall, work will begin to raise money to build the expansion. "We have a great library but it is not big enough for the needs of our community," Haynes said. "Our goal is not bigger for big's sake but to realty look at how the library is used and how we can better service the patrons of the library and expand wisely," she said. Below Standards The library, located on Park Street next to McCall City Hall, was completed in 1972. it contains 4,800 square feet, but current standards say a community the size of McCall should have a library that is 10,000 to 12,000 square feet, according to information provided by the library. The need is greater than more space for computer stations and books, Director Meg Lojek said. Space is needed for community gatherings such as book clubs, children's reading programs, and meetings of nonprofit groups, Lojek said. "Library program attendance often breaks the building's capacity limits, putting patrons of all ages in danger," she said. The current building also has inadequate restrooms and access for the disabled, she said. An expanded space could also allow art displays, recitals and receptions, she said. Libraries are not relics of the past in the age of the Internet, Lojek said. In the past 13 years, circulation of McCall library materials increased by 82 percent and attendance at program increased by five -fold, she said. The library hopes to fund the expansion totally through private donations and grants rather than seeking public funding, Lojek said. Public involvement in the expansion plans is vital, Haynes said. "We are excited to get the community involved and find out how they use the library and how we can meet the needs of McCall," she said. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 6/16/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Consultant, public brainstorm future of McCall Public Library 44-year-old building in need of renovation "This is the start of the journey. " - Dennis Humphries BY TER] ROBINSON for The Star -News A tree house in an expanded McCall Public Library may not be a good fit, but such ideas show how imagination can help shape the future of the library, an audience in McCall was told last week. Dennis Humphries, of Denver, led the discussion of the future of the 44 -year old building to around 60 people who attended a public meeting at the library on July 13. Most of those who attended the meeting wanted to keep the library interactive with those who use it, and not to take away from the view of Payette Lake and the mountains seen directly outside its front doors. Humphries, with Humphries Poli Architects, said the meeting was the most important part of the process because it allowed for ideas to flow and to get the hall roiling forward. "This is the start of the journey," he said. i f � r+i AG aeoeo a. rx small„ a T-aene,e. Ftvrn left, Dean Martens, Theresa Mapp and Shanti Wintergate post their ideas for the use of an expanded McCall Public Library during a public meeting last %x k. Humphries used a slideshow to show examples of libraries the company has worked on around the country to give those attending an idea of what could be incorporated into the new design. Some of those ideas included a tree house in the children's reading section, private reading rooms and a even a greenhouse. Throughout the slideshow, attendees wrote down ideas they liked, if they had a spinoff of an idea, or if they did not want to see something brought in to the library. "What is it that will make McCall special for their library," Humphries said. Ideas Recorded After the slideshow, those attending put their notes on boards titled Empowerment, Involvement, Experience, Innovation, Flexibility, Creativity, Collaboration, Sustainability, and Miscellaneous. Humphries and his counterpart, Dick Waters with Godfrey's Associates of Dallas, Texas, read the notes to the group so everyone could hear what others were thinking and to discuss those ideas. These ideas will be used throughout the process with the library's expansion committee. The committee will take the recommendations from the public and incorporate those into the plans. No time frame for the expansion or a budget has been discussed, but those should follow soon now that the process is underway, Library Director Meg Lojek said. Lojek encouraged those at the meeting to invite their friends to brainstorm and share those ideas with either committee members or bring the ideas to the library staff to pass on. The consultants are being paid $25,000 from McCall's community improvement local- option tax for the work. Options and costs are to be presented by October. After a preferred plan is selected this fall, work will begin to raise money to build the expansion. The library hopes to fund the expansion through private donations and grants rather than seeking public funding, Lojek said. The library, located on Park Street next to McCall City Hall, was completed in 1972. It contains 4,800 square feet, but current standards say a community the size of McCall should have a library that is 10,000 to 12,000 square feet, according to information provided by the library. Space is needed for community gatherings such as book clubs, children's reading programs, and meetings of nonprofit groups, library officials have said. The current building also has inadequate restrooms and access for the disabled. Page 1 of 1 http:// www. mccallstarnews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 7/21/2016 Star -News News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 Mabla ingles? Spanish speakers learn to communicate in an F,nglish world BY TER] ROBINSON for The Star -News For Flor Vilcas, learning English is more than a convenience, it is vital to her existence. That is why she attended English as a Second Language classes at McCall Public Library. Over six recent Mondays, Vilcas and others who have varying skills in English took free classes to learn how to communicate with bosses, co-workers and family members. t I The students in her class were adults in their 30s who came from Spanish - speaking countries, Instructor Chance Cooney said. Cooney tutored the group in greetings, introductions, grammar and writing and even gave them information about the wild animals that live around McCall. Besides using English at work, learning the language helps them with everyday tasks like grocery shopping and „"„ra rSw b, G. .0 finances, Cooney said. Instructor chance Cooney helps Christian Pacheco, left, and Yanin Yancan, both of Peru, with their ringhsh skills during a recent session at the McCall Vilas, 30, moved to McCall in January from Peru and Public Library.. works as a prep cook. "1 have learned to talk and understand a little more," she said. "I like the English Gasses because I can communicate with more people and understand conversations." The number of Spanish- speaking workers who needed to loam English surged in the last decade with the building boom and the opening of Tamarack Resort, library employee Lida Clouser. The demand for the Gasses has begun to rise again as the economy recovers, Clouser said. "We are trying to be here for and answer those who voice it," she said. The Gasses are tailored to the work schedules of the students, who are able to arrive and leave anytime during the class sessions of 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Cooney said. "We encourage them to show up whenever during that block of time," Cooney said. "We make the class all about them to encourage them to come." Cooney has encouraged the students to tell her what they want to learn, and then she Incorporates that into their sessions and homework assignments. "The classes are important because 1 live in the U.S. and need to communicate with the people and for my work," said Christian Pacheco, 32, who also moved to McCall from Peru in January and works as a chef. Seeing the students' progress makes Cooney feel a sense of accomplishment, especially when she sees how proud they are of themselves. "They work hard, both in and out of class, to better themselves," she said. A new round of English as a Second Language Classes has begun and more will be scheduled according to demand. For details, go to http: / /mccall.iiii.org or call 634 -5522. Maupin, Williamson receive Rotary Club service award Sherry Maupin and Derek Williamson are the co- recipients of this year's McCall Rotary Club Community Service Award. Maupin, the branch manager of Idaho First Bank, was honored for her leadership in guiding McCall's entry in the America's Best Communities contest. Currently McCall is one of eight finalists with a chance to win $3 million dollars next April. Williamson was cited for his work as a volunteer with the McCall Planning & Zoning Commission, American Legion, McCall Memorial Hospital District, Payette Lakes Middle School, St Luke's McCall and the local Catholic Church. He is also the incoming president of the McCall Rotary Club. Each year, the Rotary Club makes of $1,000 in the name of the recipients to a local charity or community effort of their choice. This year the donation will go to the Valley County Economic Development Council's Business Summit, which will be held on Oct. 3. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups_page.php 8/11/2016 Star -News News Groups Page ABOUTTOWN Sim -- Pharr 4 Tam - READING TO RIDE - Addison Detoort of McCall stands with the new bicycle that she won m a drawing at the end of the McCall Public Library's summer reading program. Behind her, from left, are bic}de donors Michelle Reagan of Gravity Sports and Chief Mark Bdlmire of McCall Fire and EMS, and librarian Casey Bruck. Defoot was aided in her chances to win the bike since readers got additional entries the more they read. The program drew 70 elemeutary -age students, 25 teens and pre-teens and Bo independent readers. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 8/18/2016 Star -News News Groups Page �by�� ile BEYOND THE BOOKS - Samuel Weiler, left, and Aaron Jaussi display items they checked as part of the McCall Public bbrerV's "Be...d The Books" program. Weller checked out a Makey Makey ©rcnitry kit while Jausai checked out a bimde mpair kit. Other items that -a be checked out mdude fishing gear, pedometers for walking, topographical and recreational maps, and home appliance efficiency monitors. For mom information or to offer suggestions for a library kit, call 634 -5522, visit mmall.lili.org or the library's Facebook page. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstarnews .com/pages /groups _page.php 8/18/2016 Star -News News Groups Page ABOUTTOWN �1 i� kidi L �v LIBRARY SIGN GETS FACEIJFr - The McCall Public Library signs on the west side of the library building got a facelift thanks to participants in the library's summeryouth program. Youths designed and painted the signs with supplies provided by the McCall Artists Connection. TOP: Jack McManus displays the panel he created, while another artist, East Atmacost, is shown at rear. ABOVE: Todd Wheaton and Tyler Padget of the McCall Department of Parks and Recreation finish placing the panels. Page 1 of 1 http:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages/groups _page.php 9/1/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Concepts shown for expanded McCall Public Library Alternatives range from $5 million to $5.8 million BY TOM GROTE for The Star -News The city of McCall can have a public library that will meet the needs of its citizens for the next 25 years - but at a price, the McCall City Council was told last Friday. Council members heard a consultant outline two alternatives for the expansion of the 44-year-old library in downtown McCall that range in price from $5 million to $5.8 million. Each of the options would see a two-story library built in front of the current one -story building on Park Street next to S '' McCall City Hall. r !� 7 One option would incorporate city offices and a new city council meeting room into the design. sketch show one coneeptual design for an expanded McCall Public Ubmry with two floors The options were presented by a consulting team of and a large window facing Pavette Lake. Humphries Poll Architects of Denver and Godfrey's Associates of Dallas, which are being paid $25,000 from the city's local- option tax on tourism. 'This is the opportunity to do something not only for you but to do something for your children and your grandchildren," Dick Waters of Godfrey's Associates told the council as well as members of the library board, the library expansion committee and the Friends of the McCall Public Library who gathered for the presentation at the library. The current library contains 4,200 square feet, but current standards say a community the size of McCall should have a library that is 12,000 to 15,000 square feet. Circulation Soars In the past 13 years, circulation of McCall library materials has increased by 82 percent and attendance at program has increased by five -fold, according to figures from the library. The library lacks meeting space and its facilities do not meet federal standards for access for the disabled. Waters noted that many of the books on the bookshelves are too high or too low for most patrons to reach. 'Thirty percent of the collections might as well be in the lake because they are basically inaccessible to people," he said. Here are the options outlined by the consultants: OPTION A Option A was the most popular among those who attended Friday's meeting and is the most expensive of the two alternatives. Under Option A, a new two -story library would be built in front of the current library. The current library building would be converted to city offices, many of which are now located in the former city fire station just east of the library. The new building would include a spacious entryway, a large staff area and a room dedicated to teens. Half of the first floor would be designated for children's activities, including a separate area for story reading. The second floor would be dedicated to adult uses, with the centerpiece being an expanded Idaho Room, the library's historical collection that currently occupies a cramped, comer room. The new Idaho Room would have unique furnishings and feature a fireplace and a large window overlooking Payette Lake. The roof of the current library could be converted to a rooftop deck, and outdoor spaces would be developed around the new building, under the option. Cost of the new two-story building is estimated at $5.8 million, which includes construction, moving costs and a 15 percent contingency fund. Under Option A, the current library would be converted into city offices and include a spacious city council meeting room to replace the current meeting room in the McCall City Hall basement. Cost of the remodeling was estimated at $630,000 and is not included in the budget for the new library. Page 1 of 2 http: / /www.mccallstamews.com /pages /fp_stories _page.php 10/27/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Page 2 of 2 OPTION B Option B would add a smaller, 7,800 square foot addition in front of the current library and renovate the existing library building. The uses would be similar to Option A, with children's uses and meeting rooms on the first level, and adult uses and the Idaho Room on the second floor. No offices for non - library employees would be included in Option B. The total cost estimate for Option B is $5 million, including moving costs and a 15 percent contingency fund. The library hopes to fund the expansion through private donations and grants rather than seeking public funding. Library expansion committee chair Heather Haynes told council members her group was looking forward to the challenge. "We don't care about simple, we care about best - what is best for all of us," Haynes said. Haynes asked the council to decide on a preferred option by the end of January so that fundraising efforts could begin. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 10/27/2016 Star -News News Info Desk Page Page 1 of 1 McCall library to host adult board gaming, Makerspace The McCall Public Library will offer fun activities during Christmas Week. Adult hoard gaming will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the library, located on Park Street in downtown McCall. Participants age 16 and older can play one of the library's games or bring their own. Light holiday refreshments will be provided. The Makerspace program will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 with the "Windmill Challenge." Those attending will be asked to design small wind turbines, with a prize given to the designer of the turbine that generates the most electricity. The library also reminded holiday shoppers that a library card is a great gift, especially to those who do not live in the McCall city limits. http: / /www.mccallstamews.com /pages /info _page.php 12/22/2016 Star -News News Info Desk Page Page 1 of 1 McCall Public Library hosts exhibition on Bill of Rights "he Bill of Rights and You" is the title of an exhibit now on display at the McCall Public Library. The exhibit, to run through Feb. 28, is from the National Archives to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. "The Bill of Rights and You" illustrates how each amendment protects U.S. citizens. and looks at nov Americans exercise the rights outlined in the amendments. "The Bill of Rights represents the founders' vision that it would be the people, through votes, that could change the Constitution with enough consensus," exhibit co- curator Jennifer Johnson said. "And when the people desired a Bill of Rights, our first 10 amendments were added to our governing charter," Johnson said. http: / /www.mccallstamews.com /pages /info _page.php 12017 McCall Public Library P.O. BOX 848 McCALL, IDAHO 83638 Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. MEETING ROOM 1. BOOK DROP 2. SCIENCE FICTION 3. PAPERBACKS 4. OLD MAGAZINES 5. ADULT FICTION 6. YOUNG ADULT FICTION 7. JR. FICTION 8. JR. NON - FICTION 9a. CHILDREN'S BOOKS b. CHILDREN'S CARD CATALOGUE c. CHILDREN'S RECORDS 10a. MEN'S RESTROOM b. WOMEN'S RESTROOM 11. PAMPHLET FILE BOOK SALE ROOM 12a. MAIN OFFICE b. DESK 13a. ENERGY BOOKS b. OLDIES BUT GOODIES c. WEBSTER MEMORIAL BOOKS 14. NEW MAGAZINES 15. NEW BOOKS 16. READING AREA 17. ADULT CARD CATALOGUE 18. ADULT RECORDS 19a. BIOGRAPHIES b. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES 20. ADULT NON - FICTION *21. IDAHO HISTORY *22. RARE BOOKS