[Genealib] local history room features

[Marnie Oakes]

Just a few additions....we'll all spend your $$s quickly...
-place for patrons to leave materials they have used so you
can do an in-house use count
-UV filters on the lights
-non-reactive shelving
-lots of outlets for staff and patron equipment [computers,
scanners, laptops, etc.]
-WiFi

Marnie Oakes, Director 
Reuben Hoar Library 
Littleton, MA 01460 
moakes at mvlc.org 

 


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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of
Deena Butta
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:46 PM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] local history room features


Hello, all,
 
we are designing a new library, which will include a
genealogy and local history room.
 
have any of you recently designed a room for this purpose?
what features do you think sre important to include?  what
do you wish you had included that perhaps you did not?
 
we have a special collection that we inherited from a local
genealogist, it is about 400 volumes in a locked case.  we
also have old phone books, a couple hundred titles of bound
magazines, and a reference genealogy collection of about 350
titles.
 
i am thinking we need to be sure about security, climate
control, blackout shades to control sun and heat, and work
space for volunteers to do indexing projects, orah
histories, etc.
 
what am i forgetting?  i will be grateful for your
suggestions.
 
thank you!
 
deena
glenview public library

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