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News from the SC Stacks

By Nancy Davis

Nancy is the representative for the
Sun City Texas Library.

Bye-bye, old bookshelves! Farewell, fireplace! Get ready for some exciting new changes
coming to the Sun City Library.

Renovations coming to
Sun City Library this summer

We are going to have a new li- original shelving is too deep, especially The library fireplace will be removed to
brary this year! The library the bottom tier that was designed to be make room for more shelving.
will stay in its present loca- closed storage space. Quite frequently,
tion, which will relieve many resident books get pushed back and get lost be- cally in a continuous arrangement. There
concerns that the library would be hind the row of books. Those older shelves will be places for eye-catching displays.
moved to some remote area. There will have long since served their purpose and The shelving will be placed for maximum
be changes, however. now are quite worn. The somewhat more light through the windows and a nice
recent, additional shelving is not placed view of the pond area. Our new library
A major change will be the removal of the well, causing dead-end aisles and shelves has been designed by a former librar-
ÀUHSODFHRQWKHOLEUDU\VLGHRIWKHZDOO that are inaccessible to readers who use ian who is a Sun City resident. We are
,NQRZPDQ\RI\RXWKLQNWKHÀUHSODFH wheelchairs. All the separate areas of very thankful for the many hours she
is quite nice and decorative, and I agree. shelving cause our collection of books to has spent making our library the best it
However, it does take up a lot of space EHIUDJPHQWHGPDNLQJLWGLIÀFXOWWROR- can possibly be. While we are undergo-
that could be used for shelving. It is a FDWHDFHUWDLQERRN7KHQRQÀFWLRQVKHOY- ing this renovation, a limited amount of
hazard with the raised hearth as patrons ing in the lobby will also be removed at SRSXODUÀFWLRQZLOOEHDYDLODEOHRQWKH
have tripped over the one-inch rise, and a later time so that there will again be QRQÀFWLRQVKHOYHVLQWKHOREE\
the mantle is so close to shelving that a comfortable and spacious area with The library volunteers are excited about
heads have bumped on the unmoving tables as well as additional seating. All the new look for our library. We know
rough edge (mine included!). Addition- our books and media will be together in it will be easier for patrons to use. We
ally, we may use the gas logs no more the same room. know we will be able to offer a more var-
than three or four times a year, much less ied and better selection of materials to
WKDQWKHOREE\ÀUHSODFHDVWKHOLEUDU\LV What will replace all that old shelv- our readers. We hope you will be pleased
a small rather enclosed space which can ing? You will see sturdy but attractive, with it also.
become overheated rapidly. metal shelving appropriate for library
books and media. The aisles between the AUGUST 2017 SSUNRAYS | 57
All existing shelving will be removed. shelves will be wide enough for wheel-
These shelves are not designed for a li- chairs, and there will be no dead ends.
brary our size or in fact, for a library 7KHÀFWLRQHVSHFLDOO\ZLOOÁRZDOSKDEHWL-
with more than a few large books. The

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