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Wednesday,
November 1 , 2000
Library to forgive fines during holidays
FINES FOR FOOD - This
the season for forgiving. During
the holiday season the Peach
Public Libraries would like to
forgive you for fines. If you owe
a fine just bring in a non-per¬
ishable food item such as can
food items and your fine will be
forgiven. All the food collected
will be given to needy families
during the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays.
"SPOOKY SPECTACULAR”
- Are you afraid of ghosts, gob
line, and monsters. If your
answer is yes, then we hope
that you won’t be too seared to
sign up for the Peach Public
Libraries “Spooky Spectacular.”
The library’s Youth Depart
ment will once again scare the
wits out of you! The haunting
will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last
until 8.30 p.m. on Friday,
November 3. Children from 8
years of age to 13 years of age
can sign up to attend this “bone
chilling” event. No one under
the age of 8 will be admitted,
There will be absolutely no
exceptions to the rule. And
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most important of all, you must
sign up at the Thomas Public
Library starting on October 16
to attend. There is a limit of 25.
So don’t forget to sign up for
the “Spooky Spectacular.”
Because we knew Halloween
just wasn’t spooky enough for
all of you who love to be
SCARED! Join us, if you dare!
NA TIO N AL F A MILY LIT
ERACY DAY- National Family
Literacy Day has been celebrat
ed across the nation on Novem
ber lot since 1994. It is a time
to celebrate the impact that
parents have on their child’s
learning and the foundation of
the family in education. Family
Literacy is a powerful and
innovative approach to educa
tion. It is a bridge that leads to
a more literate future for
America’s families. The Peach
Public Libraries encourages all
members of a family to get a
library card. By having a
library card you can celebrate
Car buyer not happy with bad starter, bandits steal trailer
Compiled by Emily Nelson
On 10-24-00, Earl Allen
Cannon stated that he
bought a 1991 S-10 4X4 from
Executive Auto Sales in
Byron. He stated that the
starter was not working. The
owner of the Auto Sales stat¬
ed that he was not going to
fix the truck, although he had
previously told Mr. Cannon
that he would take care of
anything that went wrong
within 90 days.
On 10-23-00, Traci Stubbs
advised police that she was
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Editor, The Leader-Tribune:
On behalf of the Peach
Public Libraries Board of
Trustees and staff, I would
like to thank all of those
who offered the Delegation
of Bosnian Library Officials
such a warm welcome last
month. Without you and
your colleagues, we would
not have been able to give
them a proper introduction
to Georgia and its people,
Your generosity and interest
in them and their country
National Family Literacy
in many ways. You can
brate by checking out a
and reading to your children
home or you can bring
child to the weekly
at the library. Reading aloud
children is a great way
encourage literacy at home.
Participating with your child
during storytime at the
encourages children to learn
skills such as vocabulaiy build¬
ing, recognizing letters, and
learning how to turn a book
and turn pages, just to name a
few. For more information
about how you can celebrate
National Family Literacy Day
with your family call the
Thomas Public Library at 825-
1640 or the Byron Public
Library at 956-2200.
LIBRARY CLOSING -The
Peach Public Libraries will be
closed on Monday, November
13 in recognition of Veterans
Day. The libraries will resume
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regular hours on Tuesday,
October 14.
HOLIDAY HINTS FOR
THE BEREAVED JEAMILY
The Peach Public Libraries and
Hospice of Central Georgia will
present Holiday Hints for the
Bereaved Family on Monday,
November 6 from 7:00 p.m.
until 8:30 p.m. at the Thomas
Public Library located at 315
Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
in Fort Valley, Georgia. The
program is designed to help
bereaved families learn how to
make it through the holidays
while grieving the loss of a
loved one. A workshop will be
held for teens and adults and a
separate workshop will be held
for children 4-12. Topics will
include reducing stress and cre¬
ating new family traditions. A
special remembrance ceremony
will conclude the program.
Light refreshments will be
served. For further informa¬
tion, please call Hospice of Cen¬
tral Georgia at (478) 781-3340.
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Thomas Public Library has a
selection of books for sale at
affordable prices. Stop by and
purchase a book for yourself or
as a gift for a friend.
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overwhelmed our visitors.
The Bosnians kept telling
us how “rich” our libraries
are. One of them said her
library in Sarajevo, the capi
tal city, was no larger than
the Byron Public Library
and only had two computers,
That while the public
libraries are government
funded, one must pay for an
annual subscription to use
the library. People are
allowed to checkout one
book at a time. Only upon
returning that book could
they borrow another. Tears
replaced the smiles and
enthusiasm as they told of
the bombing and destruction
of their National Archives
and Library. The delegation
was very interested in pub¬
lic/private partnerships, so
we focused on several of our
grant project initiatives (i.e.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foun¬
dation, Georgia Arts Coun¬
cil’s Grassroots Grants) and
the resulting materials, pro¬
grams and equipment as we
toured the public library
facilities. While they were
only with us a few hours, we
tried our best to give them a
broad range of experiences.
The day started with the
group’s arrival at the
Thomas Public Library (PPL
Headquarters) in Fort Val¬
ley. The delegation and their
interpreter met with 45 chil¬
dren’s librarians from public
library systems from all over
south Georgia; representa¬
tives from the Peach Public
Libraries Board of Trustees,
Mrs. Wilmetta Langston
Jackson, Mrs. Marie Ander-
Veronica received a shoe
box as a child and has nev
er forgotten that joy.
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$3,817. The immediate area
was searched but no evidence
was found.
Sandy Apperson at Watson
Motor Freight reported that
on 10-24-00, an unknown
person went into the location
and took approximately
$200.00 in cash. Subject went
through a window in the
front. Also, there is a
son, and Mrs. Ann Blair
Brown; and Dr. Molly Kin¬
ney of the Office of Public
Library Services (State
Library). After a lively
exchange and a tour the
library facility, the group
then traveled to Fort Valley
State University where they
were given a tour by Library
Director Carol Taylor. Dr.
Taylor and her staff spoke of
their role and experiences in
a University Library and the
current library renovation
project. Again, the delega¬
tion was surprised by the
freedom in which students
were allowed to borrow
materials and move about
the stacks making their
selections, etc.
After lunch, local officials
and the press were invited
to visit with the delegation
at the Byron Public Librarv
(PPL Branch). Representa¬
tives from Peach County
Commissioners; City of Fort
Valley; City of Byron; Mr.
Lynmore James, Georgia
House of Representatives;
Peach County Chamber of
Commerce; Byron Visitor’s
and Convention Bureau; Jol¬
ly Nut Company and Lane
Packing Company; Mrs.
Elizabeth White, PPL Board
of Trustees; and Mr. Jimmy
Smith, retired Director of
the PPL, were among the 75
plus in attendance. The
meeting was lead by Mr.
Larry Collins, City of Byron
Attorney and PPL Trustee.
Fort Valley State Universi¬
ty’s Mass Communication
Department taped the event.
Our final destination was
up
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Shoebox recipient
traveling in Georgia
A staff member of an
orphanage in the Ukrane, is
in the United States for a few
months.
She briefly spoke at the
Byron Rotary Club last week
about Operation Christmas
Child which provides shoe
boxes filled with toys and oth¬
er items for children.
She received a shoebox as
a child and wrote a letter to
the Woodalls thanking them
for their help. They had sup¬
plied their address in the
shoebox.
Veronica and the Woodalls
began writing back and forth.
Janice Baldwin and her
husband traveled to the
Ukraine and met Veronica
who is now doing some speak¬
ing for Samaritan’s Purse, the
coordinating agency of Opera¬
tion Christmas Child.
Veronica has traveled very
little before. She explained it
was really something for the
children to receive the boxes
of toys.
Byron United Methodist
Church has become the collec
tion center in middle Georgia
and will begin receiving boxes
from Nov. 13-20. Get your
shoebox ready now.
guard on site,
On October 25 , 2000 wit¬
ness Nicole Brown observed
Kristy Denise -McGriff take a
shoe from a box at Timber
land Euro Shoes in Byron
Ms. Brown stopped McGriff
on her way out of the store.
McGriff was then taken into
custody and released on
bond.
the Macon State College
Library where the group
was met and escorted by Dr.
Sue Gillis Leslie, Associate
Vice-President of Academic
Affairs and Chairman of the
PPL Board of Trustees. The
delegation met briefly with
Macon State President, Dr.
David Bell. Mr. Jim Mack
lin, Librarian, and his staff
gave the group an extensive
look into the automated cir¬
culation system and techni¬
cal services and led a tour of
the library facility.
This was a full day for our
guests. It gave them an
opportunity however, to tour
two public library facilities,
two academic library facili¬
ties. and to meet with a sig¬
nificant number of librari¬
ans, mostly from rural
environments, and many
people from the community
Delegation members kept
commenting on our obvious
freedom to speak what was
on our minds, to converse
freely and to access the free
flow of information - espe¬
cially computer technology
and the Internet.
The Delegation of Bosnian
Library Officials’ trip was
sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State, and
the U.S. Embassy and
arranged by the Georgia
Council for International
Visitors. Thank you all for
making it such a positive
and memorable occasion in
the history of our communi¬
ty. This exchange was “citi¬
zen diplomacy’ at its best!
Gilda Stanbery-Cotney,
Director