Newsletter Dimensions Spring 1990

              SPRING 1990
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A Publication Of The Tiffin-Seneca Public Library
Jackie Yeager Says "Good-bye"
to Junior Department
After nearly 30 years as a librarian in
the Junior Department, and well into her
third generation of story-hour participants, Jacqueline Yeager will trade
her story-telling chores for retirement.
On May 31 she will say good-bye to Dr.
Seuss and hello to one of her own
favorite authors, Anne Tyler.
"It will be nice to read a best seller
while it's still a best seller!" she jokes.
Mrs. Yeager's personal reading has
been somewhat limited during her
library career since she has made an effort to read nearly all of the fiction
which she selects for her young readers
and much of the nonfiction.
Mrs. Yeager came to TSPL in August
of 1961 when she was a young wife and
mother. Her daughter, Nancy, is now
grown and living in Columbus where
she is a sous chef at the Columbus
Athletic Club. Husband Dave is
employed by National Machinery.
Former Library Director Helen Blood
hired Mrs. Yeager to work in the Junior
Department   for   Barbara   Thomson.
Some months later, when Mrs. Thomson moved out of town, Mrs. Yeager
was asked to take charge of the
department.
Mrs. Yeager recalls many changes
over the years, including the "increased
interest and participation by the community in library activities." She is
especially pleased with the willingness
of people to do volunteer work and to
support the library in general. It was this
community support which enabled the
library to expand the facility and create
the current Junior Library which was
dedicated in September of 1988.
Mrs. Yeager is responsible for developing several highly successful programming ventures for the children of Seneca
County. She originated the Summer
Reading Program in 1981, and it has
seen steady growth each year. Last summer 418 children participated, reading
and reporting on 6,699 books.
For the past 13 years she has been
responsible for preparing the library's
portion of the Mini Page which appears
Jackie Yeager
in the Advertiser-Tribune.
She also has worked to increase the
interest in the Preschool Story Hour.
When she took over the program, about
10 children participated. Now there are
three groups with about 30 children in
each.
Retirement plans will include as much
travel as possible. The Yeagers are
world travelers, and she hopes that they
will be able to return to Italy for another
visit.
Mrs. Yeager, who received a degree
in music from Heidelberg College, also
plans to spend more time playing the
piano. She already has volunteered to
play for June Huss and the library's
Senior Citizen Outreach Program!
GOOD LUCK JACKIE. YOU WILL
BE MISSED!
Second Grant Awarded to
Senior Citizen Outreach Program
TSPL's Senior Citizen Outreach Program has been awarded a grant of $4000
from the Allen Eiry Fund of the Columbus Foundation. This is the second grant
presented to the program which is under
the direction of library administrative
assistant, June Huss.
Mrs. Huss visits seven nursing homes
monthly, and one every other month,
with programs which combine songs,
games, slides, show-and-tell, and re
warding conversation. In June, residents
will learn about beautiful front porches
found on many Seneca County homes
built in the 1900s. They also will see and
talk about wildflowers native to the
area.
In July, Mrs. Huss has invited the nursing home residents to the library for an
afternoon of activities, including a film,
the game "What's My Line," and a tour
of the library.