As I prepare to leave the library to take up new responsibilities at Regis University in Denver, Co., I want to say what a privilege it has been to work in the Regent Carey Library over the past eight years. We are pleased to welcome to the ranks of library staff Peter Chamberlain, who takes up the post vacated by Regula Brandle. His main responsibilities are binding and book repair, but also he assists with the maintenance of the periodicals collection, and occasionally helps at the circulation desk. In addition to this half-time position, Peter, now having a newly minted MCS, assists in ministry at his local church. This brings much needed relief in the acquisitions department, and will prove to be a helpful increment in the collection development plan for this year.
Circulation continues to skyrocket.
For the period September 1999 to August 2000, the library handled 228,562 loan transactions. Last year's figure was 179,042. Construction of the Houston Packer Research Centre is almost complete. We are now preparing to purchase additional early printed Puritan works to complement the impressive collections donated by Drs. Houston and Packer.