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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 (October 2004) By Frankie Shaw Some alternative health treatments are hard to follow. For example, one Vancouver yoga teacher has been drinking her own urine every day for the past two decades. She claims that not only is it rich in nutrients but also offers numerous health benefits, including a boosted immune system. She drinks it first thing in the morning and if she feels her energy levels dropping, she drinks 3 cups a day. She hasn't seen a doctor in 20 years. There are also other benefits to pee. You can use it as a cleanser, as a treatment for eczema, yeast infections, arthritis, sore throats, toothache and for a shampoo. Her list of possible uses goes on and on. I mention this because in the article I was reading, she recommends a book called "The Golden Fountain; the complete guide to urine therapy, by Coen van der Kroon, an Amsterdam urine-therapy consultant who has organized world conferences on the treatment.(I'm serious!) This book has been sitting on our shelves for quite some time now and narrowly escaped being weeded out during our big clean-up over the summer. It may have come to Puslinch before Puslinch was ready for it, because it has not left the shelves since it was put there! (This might be a good time to remind you that you can place holds for items in the library on-line from your home computer, or if you want to have a quiet read in one of our comfy armchairs, you will find it at Dewey # 615.36, among the health books.) Sceptics can't deny that urine has saved lives. Remember Aaron Ralston the 27 year-old whose arm became pinned under a boulder while he was climbing in Utah? Before cutting off his limb by himself, he ran out of water and drank his own urine to survive ( we have his book here, too, Between a Rock and a Hard Place); the schoolchildren held hostage in Beslan, recently, having run out of water during their terrible ordeal, were forced to drink their own urine in order to stay alive. So don't take the 'p' out of urine therapy. There's more to it than meets the eye. Apparently it makes a good eye-wash too - and that's NOT eye-wash! We are going to try something new with our Storytime. Beginning on September 28 we will be running our popular programme on Thursday mornings at 10.00 am as well as on Friday mornings at the same time. If you have a 3-5 year old who would enjoy listening to stories, learning songs and action rhymes and making crafts to be proud of then, please, register by phone at 763-8026 or in person during opening hours. No-one has any excuse for forgetting when we are open now, because we have some very useful fridge magnets listing stuff like our opening hours, phone and web-site address. They are great for holding those book receipts safe and there's one for everyone. So, please, pick yours up when you next come in. New additions to our shelves: Non Fiction. Agatson, Arthur Atkins' Diabetes Revolution ; groundbreaking approach to preventing and controlling type2 diabetes. Applebaum, Anne. Gulag; a history. ( winner of the Pulitzer Prize) Chopra, Deepak. Book of Secrets; unlocking the hidden dimensions of your life. Manguel, Alberto. A Reading Diary; a year of favourite books Ford, David F. Shape of Living; spiritual directions for everyday life. Gray, Charlotte. Canada; a portrait in letters. Rabey, Lois. When Your Soul Aches; hope and help for women who have lost their husbands Rule, Anne. Green River, Running Red. Todd, Paula. Quiet Courage: inspiring stories from all of us. Wiley, T.S. Sex, Lies and Menopause; the shocking truth about synthetic hormones and the benefits of natural alternatives. Fiction Bemrose John. The Island Walkers. Binchy, Maeve. Nights of Rain and Stars. Carcaterra, Lorenzo. Paradise City. Cornwell, Patricia. Trace. De Bernieres, Louis. Birds Without Wings. Faber, Michael. Under the Skin. Higgins, Jack. Dark Justice. Howard, Audrey. Distant Images. Johansen, Iris. Blind Alley. Kinsella, Sophie. Shopaholic Ties the Knot. McCall-Smith, Alex. Sunday Philosophy Club. McDermid, Val. Torment of Others. Plain, Belva. Sight of the Stars. Sheldon, Sidney. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Wright, Richard B. Adultery. Treat yourself ! Fall into some good books! -Frankie You can read more about the Puslinch Library by going to A Puslinch Diary. You can read previous Lines from the Library here: 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 |