I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by since I first started here in the library. All the changes have been keeping me quite busy and very pleased with how we are moving along with the times. February saw us add a completely new service to the library and its patrons. Disc repair is something we needed long before I got here and although we had a machine meant to do just that it did not work well at all. We were pleased to receive a very generous donation of $1,000.00 from a patron who shared with us her story of how the library made a real difference in her life at a tough time. Her donation allowed us to start the purchase on a machine that has already restored over 200 discs that were not working, and we have begun the process of a complete cleaning of the thousands of discs we have available. We also offer this service to the public for the low price of $2.00 a disc.
In order to serve you better the staff has added more notaries to the staff so that we hope to have a notary in house during all business hours. There is no charge for notary services.
As we move into Spring we are preparing the budget for next year and are cautiously optimistic that we can do all the services we had before and maybe a few more. We look forward to hosting some of the Park District's programs and we are investigating the possibility that we can expand our space sooner rather than later. In the emantime we are doing everything we can do make the best use of the space we have.
Look for our new Local History Department to be opening soon on the second floor. Thanks to the generous donation of his services, Warren at Wilmington Collision had graciously offered to paint some of our old shelving so we move the collection to its own space. We hope this new area creates a welcoming environment for all our history buffs.
As always my staff and I welcome you to the library and want to assist you with your needs in any way we can. Come see us soon and enjoy the Spring.
Maria Meachum
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