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· The Inquiring Mind Summer Reading Club Members earn Medals Set the Stage - Read Club members can track their reading for a total of 50 days or more over the summer and be eligible to win a medal! Medals will be awarded at a special ceremony in September. Many thanks to the Royal Bank for donating medals! Secondary School Classes becoming Library AWARE Our Civic Youth Survey indicated that most teens use our library, but would make better use of it if they knew more about its resources and services. Our new Library Awareness program, designed for secondary school classes, includes a tour of the library and a demonstration of our web page and online resources. Since September 2002,609 students in 44 classes have benefited from this popular program. North Shore Writers' Festival picks a Winning Quatrain Seymour Demonstration Forest Forest Heavy rain and lime green Grandfather's Beard hangs limply...its light-weight lichen-laughter on spongy branches, skeins of unused yarn on Fisherman's Trail, the morning after Rae Schidlo Babies & Books - and You! Babies & books - and you - are a winning combination. Current research makes it clear that early brain development is crucial to later success in learning and socialization. And what can you do to stimulate such development? ■ Read (anything!) to your baby each day. ■ Sing to your baby. ■ Talk about the day's activities. ■ Recite nursery rhymes. (Forgotten 'Patty Cake, Patty Cake'? Come to the library!) ■ Make up songs, rhymes and chants. ■ Listen when your baby talks. ■ Play interactive games like hide and seek. ■ Do fingerplays and other action rhymes. (We've got these at the library too!) ■ Make visits to the library a regular event. We're baby and child friendly! ■ Enjoy Babytime at the library. We've modified our Babytime schedule to serve you better. Check our website or phone 604-925-7408