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Pitt Meadows' new library was busier than usual, with children and adults looking for a way to spend their day as teachers' job action took effect this week.

 
By Troy Landreville, The Times March 7, 2012
 
 
 
Paige Nicholson, 19 months, lounged on the floor while storyteller Katie Meyers kept an otherwise captive audience during a storytime session at the newly opened Pitt Meadows Public Library on Tuesday.
 

Paige Nicholson, 19 months, lounged on the floor while storyteller Katie Meyers kept an otherwise captive audience during a storytime session at the newly opened Pitt Meadows Public Library on Tuesday.

Photograph by: Troy Landreville , TIMES

The second day of the B.C. teachers' strike kept the newly opened Pitt Meadows Public Library bustling.

Children and their caregivers, looking for a way to spend the Tuesday, flocked to the new facility on Harris Road.

The second-storey library, which opened Feb. 29, replaces the former Pitt Meadows Library which closed its doors after 40 years of serving the community.

This new library includes 12-station computer lab, expanded areas for youth and children, and more books and other materials.

A new wrinkle to this new library is a self-checkout station. The new Radio Frequency Identification system, eliminates the manual check-out and check-in process for the entire collection of 32,000 books and audio visual titles.

The Pitt Meadows Library is the first in the Fraser Valley Regional Library system to convert.

The facility is part of the overall development plan for the civic centre. Later this fall, the library, City hall, and Pitt Meadows Family Recreational Centre will be joined by the new Wesbrooke Senior Centre and city-owned seniors facility.

The Pitt Meadows Public Library's is located at 200 12099 Harris Road. Phone 604-465-4113.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays from September to June, only.

tlandreville@mrtimes.com

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Paige Nicholson, 19 months, lounged on the floor while storyteller Katie Meyers kept an otherwise captive audience during a storytime session at the newly opened Pitt Meadows Public Library on Tuesday.
 

Paige Nicholson, 19 months, lounged on the floor while storyteller Katie Meyers kept an otherwise captive audience during a storytime session at the newly opened Pitt Meadows Public Library on Tuesday.

Photograph by: Troy Landreville , TIMES

 
Paige Nicholson, 19 months, lounged on the floor while storyteller Katie Meyers kept an otherwise captive audience during a storytime session at the newly opened Pitt Meadows Public Library on Tuesday.
Storyteller Katie Myers read a story to little ones. She also had the kids stand on their feet to do “The Hokey Pokey” dance.
Storyteller Katie Myers read a story to little ones. She also had the kids stand on their feet to do “The Hokey Pokey” dance.
Storyteller Katie Myers read a story to little ones. She also had the kids stand on their feet to do “The Hokey Pokey” dance.
Joe Picard used hand puppets to keep his son Lachlan's attention during storytime.
The new Pitt Meadows Library has an open concept with plenty of windows and available light to brighten up the area.
The new Pitt Meadows Library has an open concept with plenty of windows and available light to brighten up the area.
The new Pitt Meadows Library has an open concept with plenty of windows and available light to brighten up the area.
The new Pitt Meadows Library has an open concept with plenty of windows and available light to brighten up the area.
The new Pitt Meadows Library has an open concept with plenty of windows and available light to brighten up the area.
The new Pitt Meadows Library has an open concept with plenty of windows and available light to brighten up the area.
Library employee Samantha Chappell filed books.
Daniel Hai, five, brought in some reading returns.
Naren Runganaikaloo leafed through a newspaper at the library. A number of publications are available for readers' consumption.
Community librarian Sandy Richardson held down the front desk and greeted visitors to the library.
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From children's fiction to non-fiction adult books, there is plenty of material to choose from at the Pitt Meadows Library.
From children's fiction to non-fiction adult books, there is plenty of material to choose from at the Pitt Meadows Library.
From children's fiction to non-fiction adult books, there is plenty of material to choose from at the Pitt Meadows Library.
From children's fiction to non-fiction adult books, there is plenty of material to choose from at the Pitt Meadows Library.
 
 
 
 
 

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