Liberty Library has been renovated!
Liberty Library has been renovated!
The area between the Town Hall and the Library is now enclosed at both ends, nicely incorporating the Liberty Heritage Wall as a backdrop to the new Reading Room. The Heritage Wall, a tile mural sculpted and painted by Liberty residents in 2001, has received two awards from the NC Society of Historians. It features landmarks from the town's history. Four upholstered chairs with revolving desktops, generously discounted from Jack Cartwright Inc. of High Point, invite browsing and wireless Internet users. The entrance hall from the new Reading Room is complete with a credenza and mirror set with accent lamp. A new meeting room with a tastefully decorated seating area and antique bookcase is now available for booking (please call the library for arrangements). The existing reading area on the west side features comfortable chairs, side tables and accent lamps which enhance the floor-to-ceiling windows and Roman arches. In all, approximately 458 square feet have been added to the existing 3,400 square feet. This does not include the climate-controlled storage building which is located on the grounds. Addition of this space has allowed for uninterrupted patron use of the Internet during meetings, classes and story times which was not feasible before. The library is planning to add additional public access computers in the newly converted storage area located across from the circulation desk. The library has been in its present location since 1966. Town Manager Roger Davis was the impetus for the change. Through the years, he and his family have often been found perusing the shelves at the library. Funding for this project was provided by the Liberty Town Council and funds from a bequest to the library as recommended by the Liberty Library Advisory Board. Current members of the board are Carol Butler, Ed Butler, Warren Dixon, Brenda Shelton, Dee Stout and Carolyn Vickrey, Liberty Town Council representative. With a fresh coat of paint and recently refurbished circulation desk adding to the ambiance, the Liberty Library is truly the place to be! Susan Primm, Liberty Librarian, is thrilled with the update. “This year, 2007, marks the Library's sixty-fifth anniversary. Throughout the year, we have celebrated with family programs and events. This renovation is a very special gift to the library and the citizens of Liberty!” Liberty Librarian Susan Primm contributed to this column. Check out all the new additions.
Liberty Library
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"2007 Graduates" 5/22/07
Tea & Cameron Turner, Silas Christenbury, Kate Reed, Isaac Bunting, Anna Folwell, Sarah and Hannah Graham, Taylor Vuncannon, Michaela Langley, Mason Lanning, Lydia Collins, Ian Moss, Caillou Godoy
Liberty Public Library offers
wireless Internet access
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The Liberty Public Library is
now a wireless Internet hotspot.
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Library visitors whose laptop computers have wireless Internet capability can connect at the library at no cost, and avoid time limits placed on use of library computers. Users of their own computers will not be required to have library cards, as is the case with users of library computers. Typical beneficiaries of wireless Internet access at the library will be students who are combining library resources with the Internet and productivity software on their own computers for school projects, and business travelers who want to stay connected while on the road. Except for time limits and the requirement that users have library cards, all the rules that apply to users of the library’s computers – for example, rules governing the type of visual material that cannot be displayed on library computers--apply to users of wireless services. The library does not guarantee that the wireless network is secure, meaning that information sent to and from a user’s laptop could be captured by a third party. This caveat is common with public wireless networks.
Nor can the library guarantee that a user always will be able to make a connection in the library, and the library cannot accept responsibility for damage or harm to the user’s computer, software or files resulting from use of the library’s wireless Internet service.
Josianne Bingham tests out the new wireless at Liberty Public Library in picture above.