tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46921516355994057042024-02-08T03:22:14.307-08:00Creating CommunityLibrary pathways and footprints, Manisha Khetarpalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01739402138664857809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692151635599405704.post-36846217693004020592011-09-12T09:41:00.001-07:002011-09-12T09:41:51.914-07:00feedback<DIV>I found the intercultural communications workshop to be informative and useful. In particular, I found the information about Canadian and newcomer perceptions about each other to be frank and eye-opening and I the tips and suggestions will be very useful regarding fostering and managing organizational diversity.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV> <DIV>Narmin<BR><BR></DIV>Library pathways and footprints, Manisha Khetarpalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01739402138664857809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692151635599405704.post-57252054696113609042011-09-02T14:20:00.000-07:002011-09-02T14:21:11.273-07:00Creating Community plan<P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>I serve, 20% core library users, borderline library users and I use 3S (Support, Serve and Seek to understand) the hidden majority of users.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>3C strategy: Cause, Channel and real Care+Compassion.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September is Library Card Sign-up month</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: I would be doing, 'Let's Meet at the Library' presentations in our community, database demonstrations, OPEN FIELDS - field trips, and Tea or Coffee tours. Membership is free for the residents of the city and county of Wetaskiwin. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September is Life Literacy</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> month<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 1, 12-2 p.m</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">.: Library Card Sign-up month presentation at Touchstone Place<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Sept is Whole Grains month</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september">http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/get-involved/celebrate-whole-grains-month-in-september</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -13.5pt 10pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September pilot test Grandparents Time at </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Sunrise Village</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 8, 12-3 p.m.:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> Intercultural communications workshop at the Literacy Office<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>What can I do to better communicate with newcomers to my workplace and organization?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Communication difficulties at the worksite are a common occurrence. A lack of understanding to what to do when communication difficulties arise leads to workplace dysfunction. This dysfunction is noticed at the workplace through various ways including duties not being completed, distrust and reinforced negative stereotypes.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>The workshop on September 8th will look specifically at frequent issues at the worksite as it relates to communication and culture, the reasons as to why this takes place and (most importantly) provide tips and resources to you on how to overcome these issues at the workplace and organizations.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Partners</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Alberta Employment & Immigration <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Program<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>September 8: International Literacy Day<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Give away books and crossword puzzles in public places<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Be seen reading<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Support Wetaskiwin Community Literacy program (display at the library, Sept 1)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Support Community Adult Learning Council<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Support One City One Book<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Displays in schools <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>ABC Literacy for Life Foundation, GOOD READs Author reading (confirmed. Rescheduled.)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>September 9, 8- 9 am</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>: PRINTS Parents Role in Interacting with Teacher Support information sharing workshop and support. The program was developed by Dr. Mary Cronin (Saskatchewan) and Dr. Bill Fagan (Newfoundland).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PRINTs is built upon understanding of 5 STEPS in early literacy development (Print awareness, print motivation, books and book sharing, and printing) <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and ROLES parents engage in (Involving the child, Recognizing the Childs participation, Interacting with the child, Modeling for the child and Setting guidelines for doing things together.)<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 9</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">, 1:30-3 p.m. International FASD day, Presentations, Wheel of Fortune, Moctails plus (waiting for group decision for event details)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Partner and Coach</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: <SPAN style="COLOR: #984806">Stacy Wolbeck, Network Coordinator, Prairie Central FASD Network, #3 Community Centre, 4516-54 St. Camrose, <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AB T4V 4W7, Phone: (780) 672-0141, Fax: (780) 672-2833<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Horizons Centre, Catholic Social Services, Touchstone Place <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Participation by Alberta Health Services,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Participation by Family School Liaisons and special needs staff from schools and school division<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Stacy Wolbeck, Network Coordinator, Prairie Central FASD Network<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Proclamation on August 22 @3:30 p.m. at the City Council<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Door prize by Wetaskiwin's Dennis Pederson flower shop<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo6" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Door prize Arbourne's gift basket<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Further information: </FONT><A href="http://fasdday9september2011.blogspot.com/"><FONT color=#800080 face=Calibri>http://fasdday9september2011.blogspot.com/</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>September 15, 12-3 p.m.: Migrant Routes workshop @ the library<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Our increasingly diverse communities and workplaces call for professional development that allows employees to learn about the experiences and challenges that newcomers face when coming to Canada. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>The workshop can help you and your organization build a strategy around creating more inclusive spaces for all community members.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">What will you learn about?</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <UL type=disc> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>The Canadian immigration system <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Challenges and barriers newcomers face <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Strategies to create equitable and welcoming spaces <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Tools to ensure that policies and practices that seem neutral do not have discrimination built into them <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Methods to build an inclusive community where all individuals and families are realizing their full potential <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Migrant Routes workshops and materials are offered in English or French.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Resources include a DVD documentary that takes participants on a virtual exploration of Franco-African immigrants' arrival in Alberta and the Karibuni (<I>Ki-Swahili</I> for "Welcome") Educational Resource Manual that offers information and activities that can help to build understanding about migrant issues, the concept of integration and ways to make positive change towards inclusion. </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>For more information, please contact: Ashima Sumaru, Education Coordinator, Centre for Race and Culture, </FONT><A href="tel:780%20425%204644%2C%20ext.%20115" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT face=Calibri>780 425 4644, ext. 115</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Calibri>, </FONT><A href="mailto:asumaru@cfrac.com?subject=Migrant%20Routes%20Response" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT face=Calibri>asumaru@cfrac.com</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 16-19</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Clean up the World campaign <A href="http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/">http://www.cleanuptheworld.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 17</SPAN></B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">, 2-3 pm:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Environment Day and Puppet plays<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo8" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT size=3>Theresa to demonstrate upcycling clothes <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo8" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Lynne puppet shows<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT size=3 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 19</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Bag-it Screening at the Reynolds Museum<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Screening of the film <B><I>Bag-it</I></B> in schools and at the Reynolds Museum<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Bag It</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> has been garnering awards at film festivals across the nation. What started as a documentary about plastic bags evolved into a wholesale investigation into plastics and their effect on our waterways, oceans, and even our bodies.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Join the <B><I>Bag It</I></B> movement and decide for yourself how plastic your life will be.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Seeking Endorsers: Is there someone at the City who would be interested in doing this - i.e. an alderman? I think it would be good platform to launch an anti-littering campaign in Wetaskiwin. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Streamline Libraries role: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Purchase 3 copies of Bag-it movie<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Contact County<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Purchase public performance rights<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>List the event on the library website and calendar<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Updates on library pathways<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Sell tickets $2/- all revenue and proceeds will come to the library (130 tickets) Tickets on sale at the Wetaskiwin Public library, city hall, John Maude's office<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Distribute bookmarks<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Bulletin board at the library (placed on Aug 28)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Promote at Aug 27: Side walk Sale, Sept 7: Parade of Programs, Sept 17: Environment day <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo9" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Display of our environment books on Sept 19 at the screening venue REM<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Partners: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>John Maude Financial Inc.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Reynolds Alberta Museum<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #984806; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Schools?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Resources: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bag It</I></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> and <A href="http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/">http://www.cleanuptheworld.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Wetaskiwin Public Library and Millet Public Library</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Environment Champion Sandi Ratch (to bring </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>examples of the stuff she has created: utensil holder and give the recipe of her home-made laundry detergent)</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Theresa seamstress (to show ways to upcycle clothes. Like converting a turtle neck into a jacket.)</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 19-23</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Learn @ work week by CSTD (The Canadian Society for Training and Development)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Activity: What did I learn today? </SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>To raise awareness of the impact of workplace learning on business outcomes<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>To celebrate the best practices of workplace learning<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>To celebrate the success of the 'learning organization'<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI> <LI style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><A href="http://www.cstd.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ydEPxIY5S5k%3d&tabid=79"><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.cstd.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ydEPxIY5S5k%3d&tabid=79</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 21 </SPAN></B><FONT size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA>knowledegeconnector.ca</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Knowledge Connector launch, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">open house</B> followed by a Leadership Development workshop. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The launch from 11-12:30 and the workshop from 12:45 to 2:45 with lunch included. At the launch party we would also have cake and treats!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Victoria Poschadel <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>victoria.poschadel@knowledgeconnector.ca</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 22</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Essential Skills celebration and Launch of BLESS program (Building Literacy and Essential Skills). The goal is to look at the essential skills with a new focus. The nine essential skills are reading, computer use, writing, oral communications, thinking, working with others, numeracy and continuous learning. <A href="http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/esdefinitions/esdefinitions.pdf">http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/esdefinitions/esdefinitions.pdf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Activities: Displays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Collage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Use of ES Contest and Draw for a prize (reward for sharing ways in which essential skills are used in the house, work and community on Sept 24)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Partners</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Office of Literacy & Essential Skills (for information)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Norquest College Presentation <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(for speaker?)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Alberta Employment and Immigration –Wetaskiwin office (for printed resources)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>ABC Life Literacy Canada and Essential Skills Day (for project development support and resources)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Program <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>( to follow-up)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Wetaskiwin Adult Learning Council (to follow-up)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Library's Showcase: </FONT><A href="http://essentialskillshomecommunitywork.blogspot.com/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://essentialskillshomecommunitywork.blogspot.com/</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>September 23: YRL conference<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>September 28:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Raise a Reader day<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 29: World Heart Day </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_heart_day/en/index.html<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">September 30-Ocotber 2</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">, Alberta Arts Days: WONK Reads launch and a Poetry, Photographs and Painting Show (details to follow)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October 2</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Sunday ART CELEBRATION at the library<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Live demonstrations, Walk and Talk Tour, Just Painting, Just Drawing, Art Journaling<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Alberta Arts Days provincial<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Local and regional artists<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>International Federation of Library Association-Sister Libraries<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Project Library CALLS: Creative Arts. Literature.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Language.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lifelong Learning<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><A href="http://pclaudia.edu.glogster.com/library-calls" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT face=Calibri>http://pclaudia.edu.glogster.com/library-calls</FONT></SPAN></A><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Claudia added a third activity, named POETRY GARDEN which consists in creating podcasts with poetry for children in English, French and Romanian.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Further information at </FONT><A href="http://albertaartsdayslibraries2011.blogspot.com/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://albertaartsdayslibraries2011.blogspot.com/</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">OCTOBER IS LIBRARY MONTH. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Proclamation delegation to the Council on Sept 26<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Theme: A place unbound<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><A href="http://www.cla.ca/clm11/index.html"><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.cla.ca/clm11/index.html</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoTitle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" lang=EN-CA><STRONG>NATIONAL LIBRARY MONTH<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><STRONG><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoSubtitle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" lang=EN-CA><STRONG>PROCLAMATION<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><STRONG><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">WHEREAS</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>libraries are vibrant community centres for education, information, recreation and culture; and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">WHEREAS</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>libraries play a vital role in <SPAN style="COLOR: black">helping Albertans compete in the </SPAN>knowledge economy and <SPAN style="COLOR: black">global </SPAN>marketplace; and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <H1 style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 12pt 0in 3pt 1.5in"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">WHEREAS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">libraries support literacy and lifelong learning and promote discussion on key issues, such as intellectual freedom, equity of access, and narrowing the digital divide; and</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <H1 style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 12pt 0in 3pt 1.5in"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">WHEREAS</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>libraries are changing and dynamic places and librarians are the ultimate search engine, helping people of all ages find the information they need in print and online; and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">WHEREAS</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>awareness and support must be increased for libraries by raising the visibility of libraries in a positive context and by communicating clearly and strongly why libraries are both unique and valuable;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">NOW, THEREFORE,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> be it resolved that I, Mayor Bill Elliot, on behalf of the Council and citizens of the City of Wetaskiwin,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">DO HEREBY PROCLAIM</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> the month of October 2011 as<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <H2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: auto 0in" align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">NATIONAL LIBRARY MONTH<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2> <H2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: auto 0in" align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">in Wetaskiwin</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT face=Calibri><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 7"> </SPAN></SPAN></U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Mayor Bill Eliot<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT size=3 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October 6, afternoon</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: YRL's 40<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary celebration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October 7</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: PIDA program Launch (Print Information in Daily Activities). The program integrates art, environment and reading activities. Environment Print, Environment sustainability, Messy Fingers, Stamping, Creative use of magazines and newspapers, and promote the Pleasure of Reading - alone, with a buddy or in a group.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October pilot test Reading Circles at Seniors Complex, B & G Club and School Librarians<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Host the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Job Finding Club celebration</B> and a presentation by HR Manager from a local business<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">World Teachers Day, October 5</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">World Teachers' Day is celebrated annually on 5 October. A celebration of teachers and their enormous contribution to learning and social development. Teachers are the heart of the education system. Human civilizations cannot sustain themselves without investment in training and measures to promote respect for the teaching profession.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Int'l School Library Month</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape style="WIDTH: 1in; HEIGHT: 72.6pt" id=_x0000_i1025 type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:href="http://glpinc.org/Graphics/logos_and_graphics/International_School_Libraries_MonthSmall.jpg" src="cid:KETPFXKYZAMQ.clip_image001.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">October</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">"Literacy and Learning at your School Library"</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">The aim is to celebrate school libraries and to highlight the importance of school library programs in the education of our children (From 2008, International School Library Day will be celebrated <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">throughout the world on the first Monday in October).</B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Research shows that student achievement increases with access to school libraries with well-funded curriculum-based collections, strong school library programs, and professionally qualified teacher-librarians who work collaboratively with classroom teachers. In addition, students become better readers when the have access to a school library and books to read. Specifically:</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>1.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">students get a large portion of their reading materials from libraries </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>2.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">students read more when they have a comfortable place to read </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>3.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">free voluntary reading has an impact on reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling ability, grammar usage and writing style </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>4.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">access to books and magazines predicts higher reading achievement </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>5.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">an ample supply of books is key to the fostering of independent and engaged readers, particularly second language learners </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>6.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">students who read more typically have higher literacy development as well as higher student achievement </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>7.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">standardized scores tend to be 10 to 20% higher in schools with an investment of well-stocked, well-equipped school libraries, managed by qualified and motivated pro­fessional teacher-librarians working with support staff. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Many of the research studies can be found on the International Association of School Librarianship's webpage "School Libraries Make A Difference To Student Achievement," <A href="http://www.iasl-slo.org/make-a-difference.html">http://www.iasl-slo.org/make-a-difference.html</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October 10-20</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: UNESCO's exhibition, '<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Freedom of Expression in Broad Strokes</B>' @ the library<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>The Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom have organized an annual international competition for editorial cartoonists to promote freedom of expression and freedom of the press. The exhibit presents the best editorial cartoons received since the beginning of the competition. Over 700 cartoons are received each year, and the winners are honoured in Ottawa on World Press Freedom Day, May 3.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Partners: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Lucas Warren, Communications Manager, City of Wetaskiwin<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Canadian Commission for UNESCO<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October 12: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Series on Personal Development on Wednesdays<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>This series will run over 6 weeks starting on October 12 and will be held at the Wetaskiwin Public Library on Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The series has been developed and created by Zaheen Nanji, Wellness Coach and Co-director of Shanti Wellness Centre, Wetaskiwin.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>The cost is $ 50 for 6 weeks OR $10 for individual session. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October 12: WEEK 1: Nine Keys that Successful People Have in Common<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October 19: WEEK 2: Chaos and Opportunity and How to Make a Good Decision ????<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October 26: WEEK 3: Who Am I at I Different Neurological Levels?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>November 2: WEEK 4: How to Write and Create Goals or Well Formed Outcomes?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>November 9: WEEK 5: Create a Compelling Future using Timeline Therapy<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>November 16: WEEK 6: How to Use Language, 3 Senses and Eye Accessing Cues to Communicate Better and Increase Sales<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>If you attend all 6 sessions, you will receive a gift certificate from Shanti Wellness Centre.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Register now: Call Manisha at the library 780 361 4447 or </FONT><A href="mailto:manishacommunications@gmail.com"><FONT face=Calibri>manishacommunications@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri> or visit the library.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Partners: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Shanti Wellness Centre</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and </SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Wetaskiwin Public Library</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October 15, Saturday: World Food Day: Potato Puppets<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><A href="http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2011 theme: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From crisis to Stability<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Symbols: The FAO's symbol consists of a circle. Inside the circle is a graphical image of an ear of wheat and the letters F, A and O. The FAO's motto "fiat panis" (let there be bread) appears under the ear of wheat. The first version of this design was a badge distributed to delegates at an FAO conference in Copenhagen in 1946. The current version was registered with the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property on July 1, 1964, and has been used widely since about 1977.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">A World Food Day official symbol consists of three abstract human figures harvesting, distributing and sharing food. The figures are depicted in a bluish-grey color and the food in an orange shade. This draws attention to the food. The whole image aims to bring attention to the necessity and joy of growing, harvesting and distributing food.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.25in 0pt 0in" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October 18</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Launch Living and Human Library and podcasts (linked to careers and auto-bio-graphy)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.25in 0pt 0in" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Partners</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: <SPAN style="COLOR: #984806">Alberta Employment and immigration?, JEDI Alberta?, Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and Wetaskiwin Adult Learning Council<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.25in 0pt 0in" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.25in 0pt 0in" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">October 26, 7-9 pm</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Library board presents <U>Appreciation Evening</U> and the launch of our <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Plan of Service</I> at the city hall. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Partners: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">City of Wetaskiwin Public Library Board <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Open Access Week</SPAN></B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> (October 24-30, <B>2011</B>)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Learn. Share. Advance.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><A href="http://www.openaccessweek.org/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.openaccessweek.org/</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Event: </FONT><A href="http://www.openaccessweek.org/xn/detail/5385115:Event:6529"><SPAN style="COLOR: #e46903"><FONT face=Calibri>Open Access Week at Athabasca University</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Open Educational Resource)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>AU's Open Access Week is to promote understanding, adoption, use and production of open access resources for formal and informal teaching and learning. AU is presenting a series of five noon-hour `webcasts` exploring major issues and opportunities presented by open access. Each session will feature an internationally known promoter and developer of open access resources, research or ideas. Noon hour webcasts will include the following presentations: Monday, October 18 - Using Open Production of Course Content to make a Difference. Dr. Wayne Mackintosh Noon to 1 p.m., Mountain Time (Canada) Tuesday, October 19 - Open Opportunity through Open Scholarship and Open Publication Dr Frits Pannekoek Noon to 1 p.m., Mountain Time (Canada) Wednesday, October 20 - Open Educational Resources and Copyright Dr Rory McGreal Noon to 1 p.m., Mountain Time (Canada) Thursday, October 21 - <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Managing and Learning in MOOCs (massive open online courses</B>) George Siemens, Noon to 1 p.m., Mountain Time (Canada) Friday, October 22 - Panel on Open Library, Scholarship and Learning at Athabasca University Dr Terry Anderson, Dr Cindy Ives,Tony Tin,Colin Elliot Noon to 1 p.m., Mountain Time (Canada) For more information, please contact Colin Elliott (coline@athabascau.ca) or visit the AU Open Access site at: http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php…<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Ideas in Exploration stage<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Athabasca University<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://www2.athabascau.ca/aboutau/news/news_item.php?new&id=62"><FONT color=#800080>http://www2.athabascau.ca/aboutau/news/news_item.php?new&id=62</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://www.athabascau.ca/collab/parameters-for-partners.php"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.athabascau.ca/collab/parameters-for-partners.php</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Microsoft Sans Serif','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo11" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>1.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Open Access University Press promotion (AU Press) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo11" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>2.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Display+handouts and (Open access Resources) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo11" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>3.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Could we do something interactive? and link it to giving information which will recruit students + PD opportunities?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo11" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face=Calibri>4.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Managing and Learning in MOOCs (massive open online courses)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>December 2: UN International Day for Persons With Disabilities<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Idea shared by Charles from Horizons Centre<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <A href="http://www.youtube.com/user/dontdismyability09">http://www.youtube.com/user/dontdismyability09</A><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>2010 story: </FONT><A href="http://internationaldayofpersonswithdisabili.blogspot.com/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://internationaldayofpersonswithdisabili.blogspot.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all></SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">January to March 2012</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Mobile Computer Lab from The Alberta Library (TAL) to demonstrate MANGO language learning software and Career Cruising databases. (Booked)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>January 2012: Creating Community Café at the First United Church<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Culture, cooking, conversation and friendship<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Partners: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #984806">Ruth Lumax First United Church<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; COLOR: #984806; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">January 27: Family Literacy Day</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> (Lynne)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>February: Aboriginal Storytelling month<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>February is International Friendship month<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>International Mother Language Day, February 21: Language coffeehouse in business<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>The majority of the world's population speaks two or more languages, and "mother language" is the one they learnt first. Languages play an important role in the integration process in all aspects of public life but especially education.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Education in many countries of the world takes place in multilingual contexts and so such societies must look towards a philosophy which balances and respects the use of different languages in daily life.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">March 2012</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">: Grab the Grants, How to write award winning proposals, Storytelling, Demonstrating outcomes and transformations, and Building trust in relationships <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Partners: Service Alberta<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">International Women's Day, March 8</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">In December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national traditions. For the United Nations, International Women's Day has been observed on 8 March since 1975.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><A name=World_Storytelling_Day></A><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">World Storytelling Day, March 20-21</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">This celebration is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling (often the first day of Spring). As many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible, during the same day and night. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>April 2012: Seniors guest speakers series (subject to receiving the grant)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">April 23<SUP>rd</SUP>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>World Book Day<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">World Book Day</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"> was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">A main aim of World Book Day is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own. For international information about World Book Day, please <A href="http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5125&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">click here</SPAN></A> and <A href="http://www.unesco.org/opi/eng/unescopress/97-54e.htm"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">here.</SPAN></A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><A name=read_globally></A><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">April 23rd - May 21st "Read Globally, Act Locally"<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">(A Global Literacy Project, Inc. Initiative)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: auto 0in" class=style21><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">Every April/May, the Global Literacy Project mobilizes students, teachers and parents to read stories from around the world. They're then encouraged to use these stories as a way to reflect upon how actions in their local community can lead to positive change at the global level. "Read Globally, Act Locally" global citizenship commendations recognize outstanding students who advocate for the UN's "<A href="http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46881&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Education for All</SPAN></A>" goals by making presentations to community leaders. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: auto 0in" class=style21><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">These activities often utilize stories written by students and volunteers from our various participating clusters. We encourage schools to invite local political representatives to see and hear about how literacy has the power to connect people from around the planet!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: auto 0in" class=style21><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">May 21<SUP>st</SUP>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: auto 0in" class=style11><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">The Day provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to "live together" better. People around the world are asked to promote greater awareness of the crucial relationship between culture and development and the important role of information and communication technologies in this relationship. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>October 19, 2012: Partnership with Red Deer Public Library<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> </SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">The touring children's author Robert will visit our library in Oct of 2012. The Wetaskiwin stop will be around the 19th or so. Please remember that is 2012 not this coming fall. We are submitting our grant application in partnership with the Red Deer Public Library this month.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Please note: The above list of community engagement and learning activities are free, fluid, fun, and created by a necklace of friends to make new strings of friends to raise awareness about the service offered, framework and support systems in our community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">For more information contact: Manisha Khetarpal, Manager of Library Services, 780 361 4447, <A href="mailto:manishacommunications@gmail.com">manishacommunications@gmail.com</A></SPAN></I>Library pathways and footprints, Manisha Khetarpalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01739402138664857809noreply@blogger.com0