A FEW TIPS

A FEW TIPS — The Obion County Public Library opened nearly 16 years ago, but it’s still drawing the attention of area libraries. Earlier this week, director Michele Barnes hosted library boards from Weakley County’s C.E. Weldon Public Library and Gibson County Memorial Library to show them around the local facility. (See related photos Page 10.) Both groups are in the process of planning new libraries in their counties and are using the same architects — Anderson Buehler Architects of Jackson — who designed the local library. Among the tips Ms. Barnes shared were making the facility carpet-free, because carpet wears out easily and it is not an easy task to replace it; making the teen section larger and keeping it separate from the children’s department; and bolting the book shelving to the floor because of the hazards of tipping during an earthquake. Ms. Barnes (left) also showed C.E. Weldon Public Library board chairman Dr. Nancy Hinds one of the main features of the library — a dome which includes the names of each incorporated municipality in Obion County.