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What’s not to love about the library? WRITTEN BY MILLIE THOMAS
and support libraries. “Basically to celebrate the day and to recognise what libraries give to our communities, to have a bit of fun and to showcase some of our collections and resources which you might love or fall in love with in the library!” Community Librarian Kimberley Hargrave said last week. Strategically held on ‘Valentine’s Day’, Ms Hargrave said the day wasn’t always fully supported by patrons.
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n the spirit of books, love and all great things a local library can offer, the Roxby Downs Community Library will this Friday celebrate Library Lovers’ Day. Supported by the Australian Library and Information Association, Library Lovers’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate those who love
“Library Lovers’ Day has been running for a number of years,” Ms Hargrave said last week. “When it first started, it was quite a shock to some libraries and library patrons, but now it’s widely celebrated. “Some of the elderly patrons automatically assumed Valentine’s Day and didn’t really believe in the commercialism in it… It was quite amusing!” Not to be confused as a typified day to stock up only on volumes of Mills and Boon, Library
Assistant Elisabeth Gill said it’s a day to enjoy all books. “It’s not specifically about romance,” she said. “You can love a mystery, you can love a DVD, so it’s not restricted form romance and we want to try and get away from that stereotype of because its love, it’s not necessarily romance.” The Library will be holding a range of pop up activities this week to celebrate all things library.
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Haley and Kimberley were busy preparing for Library Lovers’ Day in the library last week.
Chance to have your say … T he Roxby Downs Community Library wants feedback from the community about its current resources and services and will seek these through a public survey, starting this week.
The new community library was officially opened September 2013 and until very recently was the newest library building in the State. Offering some of the best services and resources in the region, staff at the library is working towards continual improvement – and would like the community’s say in doing so! “We’re hoping that people will ‘love’ to provide us with feedback about our lovely new library!” Community Librarian Kimberley Hargrave said last week.
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What will it include?
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The Cultural and Leisure Centre refurbishment plans include: CFS0076B
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Cultural Centre
• Dunes Café to be extensively refurbished, includ ing a small children’s corner. • Expansive alfresco dining areas facing into both Richardson Place and School Plaza. • A two storey extension with mezzanine creating an exciting new home for community news paper, The Monitor and community radio station, RoxFM. • Art gallery to be refurbished, opening up the exist ing display space which will also double as a func tion venue. The revamped Visitors’ Information Centre will be the new focal entrance to the building, providing improved pram access and welcoming visitors and community members alike.
Leisure Centre
• Expansion of the existing gymnasium including the installation of a lift to access to the facility.
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“It’s a relatively comprehensive survey where we’re asking our community to support us.” The survey will ask participants why they use the library, what services they most frequently use. What services they would like to see, amongst other things. “One of the most important questions are opening hours and there’s a section for general comments,” Ms Hargrave said. The survey will be open for submission for approximately two weeks. “It will be evaluated and we will be using that to make decisions about how to provide services, resources and facilities that we need in this community,” Ms Hargrave finished. BY MILLIE THOMAS
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• Refurbishment of the Leisure Centre café and foyer. • Installation of automatic sliding doors at the rear of the Centre to improve access to outside sports courts and ovals. • Upgrade of the rear car park to increase accessi bility and provide an alternative access point to the Centre.
Youth Centre
Refurbishment of the existing Youth Centre to include a Community Kitchen, answering a community need for a place community groups can share in the joy of cooking and creating in the kitchen. This space will also allow for training in food safety for community groups.
Other Precinct support works:
A generator will be purchased to allow the Cultural and Leisure Centres to continue to operate in the event of power failure. This has been some time in the planning and is not related to a recent township outage but allow the Centres to become a refuge from the heat for our community.
Additional future works
Roxby Downs Council has further identified the additional Stages Three and Four works associated for potential, but not yet committed, construction in the next few years. These future Stages will be shaped following further community consultation and are expected to include: • An upgrade to the Leisure/Library entrance path way into a rich arts space; • Construction of a new kids’ club building as a stand-alone indoor play area; and • Other redevelopment works within Richardson Place. THE MONITOR - Your Community Newspaper