Since her husband's death, Diana has continued to manage these properties. She enjoys reading, cooking, visiting friends, and attending gymnastics meets. We certainly are fortunate to have Diana on our staff and offer her our sincere congratulations on her anniversary and many thanks for her dedication. Jr. Clustered around the bases of the free-standing staircases in the Library Annex one may discover large steel filing cabinets with miniature drawers. Although the cabinets may look like part of the architectural design, they are actually home to the Library's microform collection.
Many patrons believe that a library only contains books.
When they learn of the microform collection, they wonder why it should even exist. Two functions of libraries are education and preservation. Paper documents, however, require a large amount of storage space. And, paper has a nasty habit of deteriorating over time. During the 1940's, institutions turned to the new technology of microforming documents in order to solve both problems.