town offers a number of public services for its citizens. The public library holds approx. 30.000 books. It is located in a landmarked distillery building of the Kisker- Brennereien. This building also hosts the municipal archive. The Lindenbad is fun spa that combines indoor and outdoor swimming pools. It is operated by the Technische Werke Osning GmbH which is owned by the town. The local hospital with 163 beds available is run by the Klinikum Ravensberg gGmbH which also operates a hospital in Versmold. The County Court in Halle is also responsible for the former district of Halle, i.e. Borgholzhausen, Steinhagen, Versmold and Werther. The auxiliary fire brigade of Halle is responsible for fire protection and fire fighting and deployed out of Halle, Hörste and Kölkebeck. Education With one exception (Comprehensive School) Halle offers all available types of schools. There are four elementary schools (Grundschule) within the borough: Grundschule Gartnisch Grundschule Lindenschule Grundschule Hörste Grundschule Künsebeck Secondary schools are: Hauptschule Halle Realschule Halle Kreisgymnasium Halle Berufskolleg Halle (vocational school'') Hauptschule and Realschule reside on the same premises. Additionally there is the special school Gerhard Hauptmann School and for adult education the Folk high school, Ravensberg Some schools of Halle are of relevance beyond Halle since they provide offers for adjacent communities, namely the Berufskolleg, the Kreisgymnasium and the Folk High School, since neighbouring communities do not always offer these school types. In the year 2006 in Halle's schools (except Berufskolleg and Folk High School) 198 teachers taught a total of 2,933 students, about 33% thereof in elementary schools, c. 8% in Haupt- and 24.2% in Realschule, approx. 30.2% at the Kreisgymnasium, and finally some 4.2% at the special school. Notable people Born in Halle The following popular characters were born in Halle: 1803: , architect of the classicism era 1855: Hermann Julius Kolbe, entomologist 1884: , poet 1900: Paul Kirchhoff, German-Mexican philosopher and anthropologist 1939: , psychologist 1941: Gerhard Weber, fashion designer and founder of Gerry Weber 1962: Sarah Wiener, television cook 1963: Monica Theodorescu, dressage rider 1975: Jörg Ludewig, German cyclist 1978: , actor 1991: , football player Others connected with Halle Not born in Halle, but living or working there: Wilhelm Wallbaum, labour union official and politician (CSP and DNVP) , politician (SPD) and minister of cultural affairs in North Rhine-Westphalia, represented Halle in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia between 1970 and 1975 , author, lived here for