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- 3 Library membership reached 150, and there was a waiting list. It was all free, but now there were rules. The first five times, a child was allowed to borrow one "old" book. If it was returned on time and well cared for, they could choose two old books. After ten times with a perfect record, a child was allowed to choose two books, including a "red dot book," generally a new, high-demand hardcover such as "Nancy Drew" or "Curious George." The kids followed the rules, and the collection and membership expanded. In 1992 the Osu library moved into a renovated cargo container and relocated to a nearby doctor's compound. Staff read to the children and offered literacy lessons to their parents. By 1994 the library had 4,000 books, with 700 members making over 21,000 visits a year. Kathy Knowles has returned to Canada but makes one visit a year to the library, sharing board membership with two Ghanaian teachers. In 1994, unknown to her, the library's name was changed to the Kathy Knowles Community Library. "I was embarrassed," Knowles says, "but the children love the library, and I'm glad I could play a part in it." (Anthony Jenkins in Toronto Globe and Mail) 2. Cooking with Love The thing that really puzzles some of Edmonton's teenage offenders is that Frank Candiani cooks their meals for free. "Why would he do that?" one asks, reflecting the common attitude that people who do good things without being paid are vaguely suspect. For the past two years, the retired cook has been volunteering several hours a day, five days a week at Howard House, a group home for young offenders run by the Edmonton John Howard Society. He makes supper for the 12 youths, between 14 and 18 years of age, who live at the house while serving sentences - usually from 30 days to 18 months - for a variety of property-related offences. For some of the boys, who have never had anyone in their corner, Candiani is proof that people care. "When I went to court, he prayed for me," says one tall boy with a wispy mustache. "It gave me confidence, knowing that someone was thinking about me." Candiani makes sure the boys have a good Italian meal to tuck into every day. But he is as concerned about nurturing their souls as he is about their bodies. "I could never be a help to these kids if all I did was cook," says the 66-year-old Candiani, who spent 17 years as a cook in logging and pipeline construction camps throughout Alberta. "The cooking is just an excuse to talk." Every day one of the boys is assigned to be the cook's helper, to peel potatoes, make Kool-Aid, sweep the floor or stir the "spaghet," as Candiani calls it. And it's during those times that the boys open up to him. "I'm no radio. What they tell me goes in here and straight down there," says Candiani, motioning from his ear to his heart. When the kids ask why he takes care of them so well, and without pay, he has a ready answer. "Because I love you." And these tough kids, with their attitudes and their tattoos, dont laugh when he says that. (The Edmonton Journal) .../4