
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, August 14, 1994                   TAG: 9408160014
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LOOK IT UP IN ONE OF THE VALLEY'S MANY LIBRARIES

There are a number of public and special-interest libraries in the Roanoke area. Here is a listing:

Public libraries

The Roanoke city, Roanoke County, Botetourt County and Salem library systems issue a common valleywide library card. Card holders may borrow books at any branch and return them to any branch of the four systems. There is no charge for Sundays. The libraries and their branches are:

Roanoke

CENTRAL LIBRARY: 706 S. Jefferson St., 981-2473. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Open Sunday, September through May, 1-5 p.m.

GAINSBORO BRANCH: 15 Patton Ave. N.W., 981-2540. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

JACKSON PARK BRANCH: 1101 Morningside Ave. S.E., 981-2640. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MELROSE BRANCH: 2607 Salem Turnpike, 981-2648. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

RALEIGH COURT BRANCH: 2112 Grandin Road S.W., 981-2240. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

WILLIAMSON ROAD BRANCH: 3837 Williamson Road N.W., 981-2340. Monday and Wednesday, noon-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Roanoke County

HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY: 3131 Electric Road S.W., Roanoke, 772-7507. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Open Sunday, September through May, 1-5 p.m.

BENT MOUNTAIN BRANCH: Bent Mountain School, 929-4700. Monday and Friday, 1-5 p.m.; Wednesday, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

GLENVAR BRANCH: 3917 Daugherty Road, Salem, 387-6163. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

HOLLINS BRANCH: 6624 Peters Creek Road N.W., 561-8024. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MOUNT PLEASANT BRANCH: 3218 Mount Pleasant Blvd., 427-3130. Monday-Thursday, 1-5 p.m.

VINTON BRANCH: 800 E. Washington Ave., Vinton, 345-8153. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Salem

SALEM LIBRARY: 28 E. Main St., Salem, 375-3089. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5 p.m.

Botetourt County

FINCASTLE BRANCH: Academy Street, Fincastle, (703) 992-8339. Monday and Thursday, noon-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A bookmobile serves other areas.

BUCHANAN BRANCH: Lowe St., (703) 254-1117. Monday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

BLUE RIDGE BRANCH: 2220 Blue Ridge Blvd., Roanoke, 977-3433. Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY LIBRARY: 138 E. Court St., Rocky Mount, (703) 483-3098. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. A bookmobile serves other areas.

Bedford County

BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY: 321 N. Bridge St., (703) 586-8911. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5:30 p.m.

MONETA BRANCH: Route 122, Village Family Medical Center, (703) 297-6474. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2-5 p.m.; Tuesday, 12:30-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.

BIG ISLAND BRANCH: Route 122, (804) 299-5604. Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday, 10-7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.

FOREST BRANCH: Route 221, (804) 525-1817. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

STEWARTSVILLE BRANCH: Route 24, Vinton, 890-4530. Monday and Thursday 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-5 p.m.; Tuesday, 2-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.

College libraries

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER: Room 611, 920 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. No weekend hours during the summer. Books on health topics may be checked out. Health information available. Call for special hours when classes are not in session, 985-8273.

FERRUM COLLEGE: Thomas Stanley Library, Ferrum, (703) 365-4426. Open to the public. Books may be checked out by Franklin County residents. Summer hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon; 1-4:30 p.m. Academic-year hours: Monday-Wednesday, 7:45 a.m.-midnight; Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m; Sunday, 2-midnight.

HOLLINS COLLEGE: Fishburn Library, 362-6591. Summer hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Academic-year hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-midnight. Open to the public for in-house use.

ROANOKE COLLEGE LIBRARY: Fintel Library, High Street. 375-2295. Open to the public. Summer-session hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; no weekends. Academic-year hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-midnight. Hours vary during exams and holidays. Library is a depository for government publications.

VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Brown Library, 3095 Colonial Ave., Roanoke, 857-7303. Open to the public. Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Law libraries

ROANOKE LAW LIBRARY: 315 Church Ave. S.W., 981-2268. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Computerized legal research, reference collection open to the public. Materials cannot be checked out.

Other libraries

ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING AND PLANNING LIBRARY: Hayes Seay Mattern & Mattern, 1315 Franklin Road, Roanoke. 857-3140. Open to public by appointment, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

by CNB