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P 8 wiGrenary SERIES: Part 3 ¢! C ~DVDs and vid till available at the library F 2 4f#uH¢é«gw.o pesy HMAX. 26/;2 In spite of this electronic age, libraries _ |TWWW ‘ ~ m »-”.‘] ym Fa . pmmogy s and their traditional services continue. . | Ww ‘ Wewg PR wb Bp Je . k hm > f _ U full steam ahead, as set out in a series _ | _ »,n Vike M e ol e »{Tg:ij Op se | that looks at the contemporary library in _| _ w ‘*’fiw’% Coptth J i mmnarnaee 28 s l Cobourg and Port Hope. Today‘s story J s i arged . e . o ‘ 0 o avprr tm s d 1 se M . shows how the Cobourg Public Library M sns e g * e }{"-" s ‘ wemannen LCl f .“ii‘ F4 ‘ ARK\?& g: «_ has filled the gap left by the closing of _ | uwww hes "ate <tmin« bHacteRER. q . atal 5 «. Blockbuster. eall ... ols > M uk g e ‘tfi m ho 2M § l ‘¥“ lahEâ€" ‘.:;,r fi s Ri ; : " [Â¥ hec ol w l uP 5 h } s e )( o ; * 4o ie setdbonnd I e T c e es sns o ce n 6 d rine c â€" ceciua NasmitH s1 gll) _ - vik _ d h Auaint / i / is K t Northumberland Today 1 f â€" s t d ~/ J m#A % P . DoRA + ho d j i $ § & [ COBOURG â€" The October closure of ol ® ie um w C h. o s * Ach s Cobourg‘s Blockbuster store resulted in _ | / e (ASAB{A“ (A f w ) .. M e . !' «i *88 o a doubleâ€"digit increase in game and Ni i »!";‘ ie . x 1"' . 99| _ DVD checlkouts at the Cobourg Public ie * 7 ‘ 4 k: Wls .. Library, chief executive officer Charâ€" s > l ‘¢*T%* F w W ®â€" maine Lindsay said. PR //-Fb" e h 4 % <y> wl .n /T "em rcw.______ _ s Soannnennniinl f "Over Christmas, both DVDs and ?f: s e ul Sbr o. Th . ; . > o o mssc un hv °_ video games had a huge explosion," r qq&t$ M o e t ce j § i# 4 L l4 â€" & w i : 1!.»,4 [ S vak uin‘ B S # * e § [ v | . __ Lindsay reported. l & ,A}i Py 1Â¥ t‘ T i ie 1 * c M "We are kind of the only game in town. | @Rar‘s a 1. < + ':-t;i:- imh W & ht 2e 799 _ _ now. By Christmas, people knew and . | *A j; C lt fig}a * ind ies E: y : WWe 6 y s "@5‘ f t § p Figures provided by manager of V / l y sts . . <aie > ho Eies 11. snn gp t â€" â€" <mmtle mi 5(‘21(;555 services Heather Viscount bear i‘g 4 g_&fl‘f’:’ w < 5 Fadher r Ev\ t 4. #40a0 ’ out. l mss s uo c e ol eol ing 4 } ; eins Do y The borrowing for October to Decemâ€" > [@ f‘~ â€" & c . J"‘é.%:«{ | sns n e d :fi;‘fig{; Â¥*7 ber 2011, over the same three months in | NS :fiif plsk Th uon | _ & i. i n C \__2010, increased by over 25% for DVDs, ?" «u_ .. _f > o ho se 0| Viscount said, and the circulation of M W fi?‘;fif uns * ; V ~‘f‘1fi% mt i4z :s ts adultâ€"fiction DVDs increased by 37%. id n t ht se 23. 3585 wdt Efi.fl&-‘-’-‘-«f 3 s OWP o3 A (__ ‘The games were borrowed almost . \u io lbpeeopbrel & | f 10% more over 2010. (W .. i ./ Pbonadonmatti \‘f\ © SP y e ".._., | The great classic movies the Friday . |«% f me"‘>..‘‘ Ew [R fi e Mysteries & More and their Monday || _‘ " _ 3 .o oo he x3 To > P | 4 Movie Musicals programs screen in the | _ * e * eb * 3 w Mirrrommicraeiennttomnei e lib'rary:s Rotary Room come from the k& ofvâ€"l wl S e » \ k itg of gaming systems that are in use. Games are loaned for 14 days, nonâ€" | hbrary‘s own callection. But Viscount i F yeme .. h «We decided to focus on the big three, _ renewable, and there is a maximum of _ does her best to purchase all the latest ; / aP ,fi} 4 <§"* PS3, Wii and Xâ€"Box 360. We also have & tyo titles per membership. films for both adults and children. Mn Sugr t O s Pn py _ _ O l ce callection of PS2 games, which are very "We will never have as many copies of ysnt d PrinnMerniroie o waengy â€" Bb Aaiciointondonint ols I n the las s . m 3 P for Nintendo [ i for the newest release. But n R Heather Viscount, manager of access services at the Cobourg Public Library, hold: Id d 2 We have had requests 1 to wait a little 7 ear," she said. F + rg ry, holds up an old movie and a video game. i $ | y.fi\fe have a wonderful collection of U§ games, and we are looking into th(;. place your hold, and you will have i l J /me =ns pdssibility of starting a collection Of _ before you know it. _ nonâ€"fiction DVD titles, from Ed Hardy _ .. _/ We have a wonderful colâ€" > ; these too. "We offer many classic films that you 1 to Mrotiont o the Royal Weddine Our â€"\__ __| tection of nonâ€"fiction DVD *?‘If anyone has gently used gamesâ€"that â€" couldn‘t find at Blockbuster (like Breakâ€" children‘s DVDs are popular, too. You _‘ _ _ _ thiey would like to donate to Us, we . fsp gr Tiffany‘s, Howard‘s End or Mutiny | ;:;‘r; 3;:1 ‘E;;a&egéwgfgg‘;zlse?a‘i?ggmntf’ tltles, from Ed Hardyto Meafloaf ¢ v\%guld be happy to have them." t on the Bounty) for you to enjoy while E e R £ ; ols A a I 3 â€" SAs with their inâ€"demand books, they _ you are waiting for the newest release: t Disneusi.g‘ndfilll-lengthf_eamres. j toth’e Royal Wedding. Our chil faenlfarimes you are waiting for the newest release!. _ s:}\flgh :h;;%r:::::sp:;esgggni:?gz dren‘s DVDs are popular, too. You thore popular DVDs, Tt could ‘get . expand library membership. ‘ ies tha i it ; lefgthy, she said, but they instituted a ; | 3.:'11?5 that sl}:{e hehev?s the most people can find Dora, ‘?Mgo' SMb'g' r’e'%guczd loan period for DVDs with _ ongsmith@northumberlandtoday.com > fou O LCC erourite is Pexter â€" Thomas, Angelina and Veggie § tibre than one hold last year. twitter.com/NT_cnasmith oo o tss e along with the Disney, and . @It cut the waiting time in half" she 4 § + réported. | figiltl;;lvnithl;;lp;ufl[::;u?: g)na tT."tf]et}rht}l)i:gew lull-lenglh features." ' §§l run a report wf:elzklyhtha£l shows the - G 1 a ies titles of all materials that have more . Tt l}mt;g‘;lf*;“u“:lfswlg Sh‘;’« said. _ â€"Heather Viscount tll:an three holds. Just last week, I t While the rary has offered movies idt it 1 1 ;4 ced that the DVDs of The Help, The l ?g,?n:?m:;ngu;: sfg:'fiy f:r];‘(}%:]fltgz than one hold, the loan period is‘a nonâ€" â€" ;23 of March and Water for Elephants ol 3 1 248 _ renewable seven days. lgd over 10 holds each, so I have %‘;_‘Pn to get into games was made in A maximum of five DVDs can be o%ered another copy." oo ns s checked out at one time per memberâ€" "ZDn the other hand, Viscount seldom {sA major challenge was the _muluphc- ship. P en A s'&g,s long waiting list for games. The § * lgigest one right now is three holds, for a%go Wiigame. l HDVDs are typically loaned for 14 days, nA f A nA r® P & d are not renewable. If there is more icLr t * CE rr &ar. L hA ob aa A aAa aA A n a &A £4 £& iA Aa aA a a e als L .. _ ooo sc sn (