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Sunday, February 22, 1976 M►D-CITIES DAILY NEWS Page 5
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It must seem like an en- partment, city manager's hours, twice weekly. ? '.,
tirely different world when office, city secretary and Classes are on Thursday ..
Mrs. Geneva Armstrong, council room at the fire sta- evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. i .
library director at the Eu- tion on Main Street and A record collection, fea l ' _,
less Public Library, looks Hwy. 183. Things, natu- turfing the classics,country 'i � . r$j F
about the beautiful, con- rally, were very cramped western music, Scott Joplin -, i. r a 1 !::'f
temporary building and re- but the conditions were re- and ragtime tunes, and ov , 6;; ;
calls the early.days of the lieved when the big move ertures of Gilbert and Sulli ,if,;,
first city library. came in 1967 to its present van operettas, can be 11
Started by the Euless location. checked out by patrons. .� ..
Lions Club in 1961, it was There was so much room The growing collection t
housed in a converted one- the library workers felt includes any and all types
car garage on Fuller Drive, they needed roller skates to of music and offers much '•. -. i w _ •
right across the street from get around the spacious in the way of traditional or
he Post Office. surroundings. The date was holiday music. C
At the time,a local book Nov. 13, 1967 and remains Talking books, talking t 1 i• ' .
drive and the Tarrant to be a highlight in the li- book machines and large ,' : I
County extension depart- brary's history. print books are always I: , <T
ment, together, made it The staff now has four available for those with i ' w
possible to have about 2,000 full-time employes, in addi- hearing losses or sight loss <,
-3,000 books on the librarytion to Mrs. Armstron and � '
shelves. In 1962, the stat three part-time wg,orkers. For the children, new ' •; '
• made a permanent loan of By Sept. 30, 1975, there toys have been added and
5,000 books. were almost 30,500 books in four large animal chairs— a'
Personnel was just as the Euless Public Library. courtesy of the Friends of Daily News staffphoto
the Library—are currently TALK TO THE ANIMALS— A young Euless boy is receiv-
bsmallooks as the amount of In October, adult basic stationed in the children's ing a positive note of approval from the resident giraffe
books. Only one person was education classes were be section for their enjoyment. at the Euless Public Library in his choice of books. The
employed at th r time and gun and received a great
• the library wg§ open for response." Plans are being devel- colorful assortment of animals, which also serve as intri-
about 20 hours a week. The Texas Education oped to renovate a storage guing seats for the children, were donated in 1975
Next, the city library Agency has increased the room of machinery into the fromthe Friends of the Library.
moved and was located class times from two hours, genealogy room by the
with the city hall,police de- twice weekly to three Friends of the Library.
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THE EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY, back in the mid-60s, was located in this small, building •
on Hwy. 183 and Main Street. They moved from these cramped quarters in 1967 to -
their present location on Ector Drive. .