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14 » THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2000
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Opening new libraries is not an easy task. But it seems to have become old hat for the Hancock County Library System. In April,
1999,	the new Pearlington Public Library opened, making history as a joint use partnership project between the Hancock County School District and the Hancock County Library System.
And this year the Kiln Public Library opened its doors. The new
10,000-square-foot building houses adult and young adult reading rooms, a full-service book and media collection, a special children's area, an electronic reference center and a multipurpose community meeting room with a separate intrance and drop-off plaza.
The establishment of the Pearlington Public Library became the first joint use partnership between a school district and a public library in the state of Mississippi. Located in Charles B. Murphy's library/media center, the library provides cardholders in Pearlington and surrounding areas access to the Hhrarv» t ” '♦*■»»»
220.000	items were checked out during 1999, and the reference department fielded more than
18.000	questions, an annual increase of 44%.
The headquarters library in Bay St. Louis was named the ninth busiest library out of 254 libraries across the state.
The library system's home page on the Internet, since its unveiling in February, 1999, has seen 7,500 hits. The site, located at www.han-cock.lib.ms.us, features library branches and hours, links to local and state agencies, informational and reference links, children's links, and a calendar of events.
In April, 2000, the library system unveiled Dial Pac, which provides library users with access to the library's automated catalog via their home, office or school computers.
With Dial Pac, library users obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN) from the library and dial into the library via their modem. Dial Pac users can review
♦	f- ir library card account, search
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through the automated computer catalog. Charles B. Murphy students and faculty use the library with their certified librarian and curriculum-related materials.
Since its opening in February,
2000,	the new Kiln Public Library has seen circulation statistics triple. More people registered for library cards at Kiln the first month than in the entire previous fiscal year.
Public library use countywide increased 17.6% in 1999. More than
for the availability of items in the library, places holds on books, audio books and videos and renew items already checked out to their library card.
For its first two months of operation, Dial Pac has had more than 200 log-ins and more than 50 holds placed.
All of these features were part of the Library System's five-year long-range plan for improving library services and facilities for all children and adults in Hancock County.
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