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The Weston Branch During Renovation (1980?)
This image is of the main floor of the Weston Branch. The entrance to the staff work room is visible, as is the entrance that leads to the current day location of the adult fiction section. One of the stained glass windows are visible from this…
Bettijane O'Neill
This is an image of Bettijane O'Neill, (Branch Head, Weston Branch York Public Library) at the time of the addition. This image shows her standing by a brick wall that defined the old exterior wall of the building and a refreshment table. The inside…
Staff at Weston Branch (c. 1980)
This image shows staff at Weston Branch posing for a photograph in front of the Eagle House eagle that was reported to be missing here. From left to right are: Bettijane O'Neill, (unknown), Suzanne Scala, (unknown), (unknown).
Girls Sing at the Weston Branch
These images show two girls singing. The second photograph shows one of the pair recieving a prize from Polkaroo. It seems as though this image is from a talent showcase held at the library. Click here to see more images from the event.
Love Waiting For Her Turn to Film
This is an image of Love Asare, a member of the Weston Youth Advisory Group (YAG). After helping with the set up, Love is sitting waiting for her turn behind the video camera to film and interview.
What Goes on Before the Interviews
This is an image taken on the day of Brinda Sampathkumar's interivew. Brinda, seen seated at the table speaking to Jorge Rivera (Weston Branch staff, Fomer Project Leader), is in the midst of signing paperwork for the interview. These forms give…
Meet Theresa: Video Editing Extraordinaire!
Theresa Nguyen, a member of the Branch's Youth Advisory Group, is Weston's resident video editing guru! Theresa spent many, many, many hours after school cooped up in the Weston Library Centenary Project Headquarters – the Branch Head's office…
What Goes on Before the Interviews
This is an image of some of Gobiga, Theresa and Love from Weston's Youth Advisory Group and staff member Jorge Rivera (Former Project Leader) waiting for an interviewee to arrive (clockwise from left to right).
The Set
The interviews were filmed in the program room, on this set. Green screen technology was used to insert a backdrop of the adult fiction section. This allowed for the interviews to be conducted in a quiet area of the library during open hours, to as…