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By Frankie Shaw
The Wellington County library system is comprised of 14 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 Thursday 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 (June 2005) By Frankie Shaw If you have children aged from 5-12 years, then mark the week of July 18-22 on your calendar for our 'Summer Fun at the Library'. The camp will run from 9.30-11.30 a.m. each morning and will include stories, games, crafts and music. Last year’s camp members were very enthusiastic but space is limited and the registration deadline is July 7th. The cost is $20.00 per child for the whole week, so register NOW to sure of a place and avoid disappointment. “Blast Off” is the theme for our summer reading club which will be run for the whole of the summer holidays. Encourage your children to maintain and perhaps increase their literacy skills by reading for pleasure during the break from school. All participants will be eligible for draw tickets according to the number of books they read. This programme takes in account the fact that children will be reading at different levels, so there is no need to feel shy about borrowing books and joining our club. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the summer. New! Draw a poster for your favourite book and win a prize. The title of the book must be included on the poster. Ask at the counter for more details. The Kitchener Public Library is inviting amateur writers of all ages to enter their best work (prose or poetry) in this year’s Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Awards Contest. Prizes are awarded for the first ($150) second( $100) and third ( $75) places in each category and age group. Winners will also have their piece published in The Changing Image. The closing date is July 31st so don’t delay! For complete contest details and on-line application procedures please click onto www.kpl.org. New Additions to the Shelves. Non-fiction Armstrong, Karen. The Spiral Staircase; my climb out of darkness. D’Adamo, Peter. Allergies, Fight Them with the Blood Type Diet. De Angelis, Barbara. How Did I Get Here? Find your way to renewed hope and happiness. Foster, Derek. Stop Working: here’s how you can. Freudenberger, R. Building Fences and Gates. Gibbons, Leeza. Scrapbooking Traditions>. McDermott, Terry. Perfect Soldiers, the Hijackers; who were they, why did they do it? Marks, Marsha. Flying by the Seat of my Pants; flight attendant adventures on a wing and a prayer. Parker, Richard. John Kenneth Galbraith; his life, his politics, his economics. Readers Digest. How to Do Just about Anything in Microsoft Excel Reader’s Digest How to Do Just about Anything in Microsoft Windows XP. Spooner, Melvin. Resources Rock; how to invest in the next global boom in natural resources. Waterman, Laura. Losing the Garden; the story of a marriage Wilkins, Charles. Walk to New York; a journey out of the wilds of Canada. New fiction. Abrahams, Peter. Oblivion. Allende, Isabel. Zorro. Blunt, Giles. Blackfly Season. Buckley, William. Last Call for Blackford Oakes. Cox, Josephine. The Journey. Day, Frank Parker. Rockbound. Glover, Douglas. Precious. Jardine Quentin. Stay of Execution. Johansen, Iris. Count Down. Landvik, Lorna. Oh My Stars. Lasher, William. Falls the Shadow. Mitchard, Jacquelyn. Breakdown Lane. Morrissey, Donna. Sylvanus Now. Pearson, Patricia. Believe Me. Pyper, Andrew. Wildfire Season. McCall Smith, Alex. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies. Vincenzi, Penny. Sheer Abandon Woods, Stuart. Two Dollar Bill. Take a moment for yourself 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: May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 January 2004 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 |