Garden Spot /townlively
OCTOBER 14, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 44
ELANCO Library Fall Fundraiser In Progress BY ANN MEAD ASH
osh Martin, president of the board of the ELANCO Library, is impressed with the way ELANCO director Heather Smith and her staff have handled what he refers to as “a strange year.” “It has been a challenging time, and we’ve been forced to do a lot of creative thinking, but Heather and the staff have really risen to the occasion,” said Martin. Among the steps the library took to continue to serve patrons are curbside pickup and appointments as regulations allowed and, eventually, semi-permanent plexiglass barriers when the library reopened. “They have gone above and beyond in terms of safety protocol,” said Martin. In spite of the pandemic, library use by the ELANCO community has been brisk. “In a normal year, we circulate about 150,000 items,” said Martin. “It’s amazing (how) many people utilized materials even with all the restrictions in place.” Martin reported that in the past few
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months, with just curbside and appointment-only service, the library still circulated more than 5,000 items a month. “People are calling in and placing their to-go orders,” he said. “Our staff pulls the items and bags them, and people can have the materials they want without ever needing to get out of their car.” During this time of uncertainty, Martin noted that the dedication of those associated with the organization has not wavered. “We are really committed as a board, and certainly Heather and her staff (are committed) to continue to provide people with the materials and resources they need,” he said. Martin noted that the library serves an important role in the community, one that has only been heightened by COVID-19 restrictions. “There are people who really depend on the library for their information, and we want to make sure they can get it, especially during difficult times,” he said. “As more parents and students are becoming homeschoolers in a way they thought See ELANCO Library pg 9
Carla Castro Barrows (left), assistant director and youth services librarian at the ELANCO Library, and director Heather Smith hang up STEM kits that Barrows creates weekly for children to take home and complete.
Bench Mark: Local Author Publishing Two New Books Lifting Youths J. Arthur Moore of Narvon, author of the Civil Up War series “Journey Into Darkness,” has recently
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Unique Fundraiser Planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
Entering the Bench Mark facility on East Liberty Street in Lancaster is a little like entering a secret club. A short hallway leads to a door that opens into a room filled with serious weightlifting equipment. The brightly colored walls are covered with graffiti-like artwork paying homage to superheroes. See Bench Mark pg 7
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published his first book in six years, and he plans to have another book out later this fall. “ West to Freedom,” which was released in September, is the story of best friends who in 1862 embark on a journey to free one of them from the bonds of slavery. “Summer in Stewart Creek,” due out by early November, transports a young man from his hometown of Baltimore to the fictitious town of Snow Shoe, W.Va., in the summer of 1879.
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John Rivera (left) as Daniel Russell and Thomas Ristine as Thomas Reynolds are featured on the cover of J. Arthur Moore’s book “West to Freedom.” In-stock Special p
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