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Are you interested?
If
there is enough interest, we might offer another Read Around Town
in-library program for ages 9 and up. This would be a once-a-week
program on Thursday afternoons. Please call the library to add
interested participants to our list and we will be in touch.
Silent Auction
The
Mitchell and Area Arts Groups has mounted a silent auction at the
library. Members of the group have donated paintings that are on
display in the foyer of the library. All proceeds will go to the West
Perth Public Library. The auction opened on Friday, July 6 and closes on Friday,
August 3. Read Around Town
The
theme for this year's summer reading program is 'Read Around Town'.
There are many of the same in-library groups as other years WITH
THE ADDITION of drop-in programs out in the community that are still to
be announced. What a great way to maintain reading skills over the
summer. There will be weekly themes, crafts and hands-on activities to
enhance literacy skills and have fun.All the information and registration forms can be found on the Read Around Town page.
West Perth Lion's Pool Swim Pass
Thanks
to a kind donation from John Nater M.P., the library has a Swim Pass to
the West Perth Lion's Pool. Interested swimmers can come to the library
and sign out the pass. It is good for 1 day use at the pool. The
pass will start when the pool opens on June 8. In order to allow many
patrons to make use of this pass, we will allow a maximum of 5 uses per
patron. This pass cannot be reserved in advance or renewed. Please note
that Pool rules apply: children must be 7 or older to swim by
themselves. Free Drop-in Programs Around Town
In
conjunction with our "Read Around Town" theme, this summer we have a
weekly free drop-in program for 8 weeks starting the first week of
July. These
are free programs and children do not need to be registered in the
in-library summer program to attend. Parents are welcomed and
encouraged to participate in the program along with their children. Fun
for the whole family! Check out where the action each week is here. There has been an extra drop-in program added.
Gallery Space
Currently displaying are some works from the Mitchell and Area Arts Group.See the full Art Displays page.
Top Ten Hits (+1)
What are the popular books that are on hold? Take a look at our new list of the Top Ten Hits (+1) at the West Perth Library.Do you know about .... our online information? Featuring:
Home and Consumer Information
Be a smart consumer when you access the information in our Home and Consumer section of the Online Information page. The Auto Repair Reference database, the Canadian Consumer Handbook and the online version of the Ontario Driver's Handbook are all available.Visit the Online Information & Homework Help page to see all available databases.
Get Caught Reading!
The contest ended September 4th.All the pictures are on our Get Caught Reading page.
The support of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture and of the Government of Canada through Industry Canada is acknowledged.
The support and funding of The Ontario Trillium Foundation is appreciated. www.trilliumfoundation.org
E-books are have been funded through Perth Community Futures Development Corporation.
