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By Tammie Wright

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Speak Up

Summer hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 10-12 and 1-5, Thursday: 12-5 and 6-8, and Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED.

Summer Reading Programs!! Final parties will be held on Thursday, August 21st at 1:00 p.m. for the Schoolage group and Friday at 10:30 a.m.

for the preschooler’s. Certificates of achievement signed by David Suzuki will be handed out at this time! Congratulations to all participants! See you next summer! Story time begins Friday, September 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Babies in the Library: On Wednesday, August 20 at 2:30 p.m., we will end the summer by making plaster castings of baby’s hand/foot (parent’s choice) OR do prints with paint.

Drawing and Color Classes with Veronica Steeves: Two 8-week courses will be held beginning in September.

The Colour Class will be held on Thursday evenings from 6-7:45 p.m. beginning September 4 and the Drawing Class will be on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m-12 p.m. beginning on September 13. Registration is necessary and the cost is $5.00 per session.

Material Kits will be available for a cost as requested. For more information, leave your name with library staff at 273-2843 and they will pass it on to Veronica.

Red Cross Babysitter’s Course: we invite you to register for a one day course on Saturday, September 27 from 9-5. The cost is $35 per participant.

A minimum of 15 registered and prepaid participants are required by September 13 to secure the course or to allow for rescheduling. Lunch will be provided. Please bring a doll and a pen. Call 273-2843 or drop in to register (note: payment must be received by Saturday, September 13).

Sounds Right: On Thursday, September 18 from 6-8 p.m., the Perth- Andover Public Library will host a FREE session for parents of young children (3-5 years) which will provide information on normal speech development/ pronunciation for children ages 3-5 years. Topics of discussion include when and how children learn sounds, ways to help them speak more clearly and be more easily understood.

A follow-up “play and practice” session with parents AND children is available for interested families. This program is presented by members of Talk With Me. Please phone 1-866- 423-8800 to register or for further information.

NEW BOOKS

Adult fiction: Cut Throat by Sharon Sala, Payback by Jasmine Cresswell, and Predatory Game by Christine Feehan. Christian: Summer Hill Secrets 2 by Beverly Lewis, Blessings by Kim Vogel Sawyer, and Going Home by Wanda Brunstetter.