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By Frankie Shaw
The Wellington County library system is comprised of 13 branches spread around the county, with a central library/headquarters located in Elora. Puslinch is the southernmost branch, serving a community of just over 5,000 residents. Our collection is growing and we can offer, in addition to regular books, talking books (tape or CD), video (VHS or DVD) interactive multimedia, and magazines for children and adults. We have access to all the items in the Wellington County system and we have an excellent delivery system for those who request items not found on our shelves. We can give professional help in finding employment. We also offer internet access to independent researchers. We host a weekly Story Time for children aged 3 to 5 years. It is held on Friday mornings from 10.00 am. - 11.00am. Sessions run for 6 weeks. Phone for details and to register.  The Librarians are Janet Dagenais and Frankie Shaw
Send the library an e-mail. You can click here to go to the Wellington Library System interactive gateway to order a book. Lines from the Library (January 2005) By Frankie Shaw It’s early enough in the year, yet, that some folk may still be firm in their New Year resolutions to better their life and change their habits. Along with the ’LOSE 10 lbs’ reminder attached to the fridge, there should also be a receipt fastened under a library fridge magnet listing the library books out on loan with their library due date. With this in mind, I made a list of resolutions, which, too, could be attached to the fridge door in a similar manner. More in the manner of Moses’ commandments ( after all he was a bookish sort of person, although his tomes were unusually heavy), I present them here for your serious consideration; Thou shalt use thy library card more than thy credit card. Thou shalt ensure that all tapes or discs are in the case before thou returnest it to the library. Thou shalt return thy library books by the due date. Thou shalt not drop books in the deposit box when the library is open. Thou shalt not recount the plot in detail to the librarian. Thou shalt not whine that thou hast read everything in the library. Thou shalt pay thy library fines with grace and a smile. Thou shalt not challenge the accuracy of the computer. Thou shalt pick up thy requests before the expiration of 5 days. Thou shalt not request 57 videos via the library on-line service. March break announcement. We are having three exciting programmes for three different age groups on three separate days. On Tuesday, March 15th we will be holding a chess workshop in the morning. On Wednesday March 16th in the afternoon, Andrew Queen will be presenting ‘Alligator Tales and Dragon Scales,’ “a musical space where kids can sing and dance along with the storytelling”, and on Thursday March 17th we will be holding an extended StoryTime so that Carolyn Weatherson can entertain us by readings and crafts, followed by a watercolour painting workshop. Carolyn is the illustrator of Robert Munsch’s book ‘Goldfish’. This workshop will be suitable for children up to age 12. New Non-fiction Anderson, Linda Too-Busy Book; slowing down to catch up with life. Cathy, S .Truett It’s better to build boys than mend men. Copps, Sheila. Worth Fighting For. Edmonston, Phil. SUVs, Vans and Trucks 2005: new and used ratings. Fife, Bruce. Coconut Oil Miracle. Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Living to Tell the Tale. Grayson, Jonathan. Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Johnston, Lynn. Suddenly Silver: celebrating 25 years of ‘ For Better or Worse’. Manning, Tara. Gift Knitter: knitting chunky for babies with four legs and two. McNish, Jacquie. Wrong Way: the fall of Conrad Black Nargi, Lela. Tales From the Knitting Path. Paikin, Steve. Dark Side; the personal price of a political life. Pearl, Marianne. A Mighty Heart; the inside story of the Al-Qaeda kidnapping of Danny Pearl. Pelzer, Richard. A Brother’s Journey; surviving a childhood of abuse. Porter, Jessica. Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics Schwartz, Judith L. Hip to Crochet: 23 projects for today’s crocheter. Tan, Amy. The opposite of Fate: memories of a writing life. New Fiction Baldacci David. Hour Game. Brand, Dionne. What We All Long For. Coupland, Douglas. Eleanor Rigby. Cox, Josephine. Live the Dream. Dangor, Achmat. Bitter Fruit. De Mille, Nelson. Night Fall. Dobbs, Michael. Churchill’sHour. Fairstein, Linda. Entombed. Fielding, Joy. Puppet Holdstock, Pauline. Beyond Measure ( Giller Prize finalist) Hollinghurst, Alan. Line of Beauty. ( winner, Booker Prize ) Kellerman, Jonathan Double Homicide. McBain, Ed. Alice in Jeopardy. Naipaul, V.S. Magic Seeds. Robinson, Peter. Strange Affair. Siegal, Sheldon. The Confession. Thompson, E.V. Tomorrow is Forever. Enjoy the winter months. Relax with a good book -Frankie You can read more about the Puslinch Library by going to A Puslinch Diary. You can read previous Lines from the Library here: December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 June 2004 May 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 October 2003 September 2003 June 2003 May 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 February 2002 November 2001 October 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 |