ESSAYIST STACKS UP TO COMPETITION CONTEST WINNER IS LIBRARIAN FOR A DAY.Byline: Alex (language) Alex - 1. A polymorphic language being developed by Stephen Crawley <sxc@itd.dtso.oz.au> of Defence Science & Tech Org, Australia. Alex has abstract data types, type inference and inheritance. 2. GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - When Aniko Bartos emigrated from Hungary in 2000, she found comfort and company in Hungarian-language books at the Glendale library. So when Bartos decided to participate in a Women's Day Women's Day may refer to:
Little surprise then that Bartos was one of two winners among 500 participants in the contest. And the prize? Why, working for a day at the Glendale Central Library. ``They treated me like I was their queen,'' she said of her daylong day·long adj. Lasting through the whole day. adv. Through the day; all day. Adj. 1. daylong - lasting through an entire day stint in the stacks. ``So I am very happy that I went back because it caused them happiness, and I received back happiness.'' Bartos helped out with the library's computer club for seniors, an adult literacy class, a children's story-time session and at the reference desk. Bartos' day at the library will be featured in the March 8 issue of Women's Day. In Hungary, Bartos had volunteered at her local library, and she found a few differences between U.S. libraries and Hungarian ones. American libraries American Libraries is the official publication of the American Library Association. Published monthly except for a combined July/August issue, it is distributed to all members of the organization. American Libraries is currently edited by Leonard Kniffel. have more technology and they are free, while in Hungary patrons need to pay a small fee to be members. Bartos' real job is working as an accountant at a casino casino or cassino (both: kəsē`nō). 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. , and she and her husband moved to Indio last year. But library officials were glad that she chose to come back to Glendale for a day, and encouraged her to consider a career change. ``We are hoping that we twisted her arm enough that she'll think about going to library school,'' said Nancy Hunt-Coffey, director of Glendale libraries. Glendale libraries also get help from volunteers, who do everything from organizing book sales to fixing videotapes, Hunt-Coffey said. This year the library saw 358 volunteers log nearly 14,000 hours of service. Bartos said her desire to spend a day at a library stems from a love of books. Librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. who work there every day find their own rewards for the job. ``A lot of the librarians really find the questions that they get really challenging and it's really engaging for them,'' Hunt-Coffey said. ``When you work at the reference desk, you can get asked anything.'' Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: BARTOS |
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