The presentation was made at the Friends of the Library luncheon recently at Keith Young's Steakhouse. Garrett plans to study biological science/marine biology at LSU beginning in the fall and was an honor student in high school. Among her honors were belonging to the Beta Club, National Honor Society and National Hispanic Honor Society. She was also involved in the talented music and art programs. Garrett said she used the Mandeville branch of the library a lot while studying.
Speaking at the luncheon was Al Barron, a genealogist and speaker at the Covington Library, on how to trace one's ancestry. His address at the luncheon was about the history of the library, particularly the genealogical division in the library on West 21st Avenue.
 Amanda Garrett and her mother, Sandra. |
Barron said the Covington Library boasts the fifth or sixth largest genealogy division in a library in the state of Louisiana. Adding to the desire for more literacy was the Protestant Christian message that one needs to read the written word to know salvation.
Barron said the Protestants wanted people to be able to read so they could adopt the mores of Protestant culture and make the 'come here' people 'more like us.'
Barron said that some functions of a library are changing, such as the use of databases on computers. Electronic resources are becoming more popular with libraries because more information can be stored in a more compact form.
Databases for genealogy are much cheaper than hard cover books and can offer more for the resource dollar. He said books are not forgotten; only 30 percent of genealogy resources are currently electronic.
The group holds a sale of books the third Friday and Saturday of the month at Hadden Hall, 106 S. Jahncke Ave., Covington. The next sale will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 20-21. Donations for the sale are accepted 9-11 a.m. Mondays to Fridays at Hadden Hall.
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