Page 8, News, Wednesday, July 20, 1988 Reading for kids not 'homework' By Greg Huneault the News Some students close up their text books on the last day of school and don't open any until the begin- ning of classes in September. And that's the way they want it to be. However, for a group of enthu- siastic young readers who meet regularly at the Terrace Bay Library, reading books and com- pleting written reports throughout their summer holiday is exciting, educational and fun. _ The "Dig In" Summer reading Program is in its fourth year of helping children and teenagers to improve their reading skills and to develop a love of reading and learning as well. Hosted by Head Librarian Jeanne Marcella, an average group of 20 children between the ages of 8 and 13 years meet every Thursday afternoon to select new books to read for the coming week and to submit reports reviewing the the books they have read during the previous week. They also par- ticipate in games dealing with book titles and literature in general. But doesn't it seem like home- work to these children? "No," they say in unison and shake their heads. "You could enjoy the reading and discover some more books that you never read before," said 'stu- dent' Evan Rochon. This week Evan has chosen to read The Celery Stalks at Midnight; it appears to be a mystery book judg- ing by the cover design. Jeanne said the children have a wide variety of types of literature from which to chose, and their choices reflect their personal tastes. 'Students' take their pick at the Terrace Bay Library . Hearing Aid Specialist to hold Better Hearing Consultation You'll have achance to sit down and talk about your hearing problems... get your questions answered ... and find out about modern hearing help. Schreiber Community Rec. Centre Thursday July 21st From 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bronwen Gemmill, who has chosen to read Mummy's Tomb, confessed that her favourite book is Garfield. "He was funny," she cri- tiqued. Although the kids are required to read only one book each week, some have been reading almost one book a day. "I don't know if the parents realize just how much reading their children do," noted Jeanne. "It's not competitive, but the older kids like to compete with each other (and see who can read more)," she added. Thirty-two children have regis- tered for the program, which began July 7 and runs for eight weeks. If the reward of reading enjoy- ment isn't enough, the kids have a year-end party planned. Awards, certificates and goodies will be handed out to those who have com- pleted the program. Although the party is something to look forward to, these children seem genuinely satisfied with the pleasure they receive from reading. For young participants like Evan Rochon, this seems to be the best reward of all. Terrace Bay Video cassettes will now be available to the residents of Terrace Bay through their public library, in addition to books tapes, and maga- zines. This new service is being made available through a pilot project of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications. The pilot, called the Northern Video resource, is designed to help public libraries in northern Ontario to broaden the range of services they offer to their communities by lending video cas- settes in addition to books and tapes. The program is not intended to compete with commercial video distribution in the community, and for this reason the collection will not contain many 'popular' or cur- rent films. The main emphasis is on educa- tional , cultural , quality children's programming and french language programming as these are not eco- nomically viable for commercial rental. This is particularly true in smaller communities. The initial collection at the Terrace Bay Public Library consists of 50 videocassettes in English (VHS) and 25 in French (beta). The' tapes will be available without charge in a manner similar to books. The collection will be exchanged on a regular basis to ensure that a continuing supply of new, quality video programs are available to library patrons. This program is funded through 'the Ontario Library Service - James Bay, which operates the Northern Video 'resource Pilot Project on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Communications. The program is coordinated locally by Jeanne Marcella, chief librarian of the Terrace Bay Public Library. Call the library at 825-3819. WUE g STORIES * (o> SONGS GAMES CRAFTS FINGERPLAYS FUN!!! The summer story hour is here at your library! This year the theme is DINOSAURS. Every Thursday from 2 to 3 for children 3 to 10 years old. Starting July 21 to September 1. Limited to 15 children Pre-register at the Library CALL NOW 824-2477 Schreiber At present the Schreiber Public Library has a No Fines policy. many of our books and toys signed to our patrons are overdue. Please return overdue materials at your earliest conve- nience. The Book Awards to gradu- ates were presented to the fol- lowing: Schreiber Public School - Sheryl O'Reilly Holy Angel's Separate School - Denise Labbe Lake Superior High School - Susan Boucher The July 1 program held in conjunction with the Schreiber Recreation was well attended by children and their parents. Approximately 15 tricycles and bicycles were attended. There were no skateboard entries. Winners in the tricycle category BILL 113--RETAIL BUSINESS HOLIDAYS ACT, 1988 AND BILL 114--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS were: 1st: Renee Garneau, Jenna Bottomley 2nd: Jesse Bedard 3rd: Robynn Pellegrino Winners in the bicycle category were: 1st: Kimara Morrill 2nd: Andy McLeod A Certified Hearing Aid Specialist, registered with the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario will be in attendance. AMENDMENT ACT, 1988 3rd: Kyle and Daryl Kay Coffee was served in the library where scrap books and photo albums from Schreiber's past were displayed. Books on summer sports were also on dis- play. Photos of this event are on the bulletin board in the library. The following services are avail- able at the Schreiber Public Library: photocopies, Polaroid Sun Camera, telephone directo- ries, large print books, foreign language books, 16 mm projec- tor, inter-library loans, literacy program, story hour, toy lending library, reading for children, The Standing Committee on Administration of Justice will meet to consider Bills 113 and 114 commencing Wednesday, August 3, 1988 in the Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario and other locations throughout the province as may be required. The Committee invites written submissions from individuals, groups or organizations wishing to comment on the above- mentioned Bills. All briefs should be deposited with the Clerk of the Committee no later than Wednesday, September 14, 1988. Requests for appointments to appear before the Committee to make an oral presentation should be directed to the Clerk of the Committee not later than Friday, August 5, 1988 for consider- ation of the Committee. e@ HEARING TESTS will be available using modern electronic equip- ment. Even people now wearing hearing aids or those who have been told nothing could be done for them, should have a test and find out about current methods of hearing correction. e AUTOMATIC HEARING AIDS are now available to help those who have difficulty understanding speech in background NOISE. This circuit will adjust AUTOMATICALLY to improve the understanding of speech in noise. @ HEARING AID SERVICE, adjustment, cleaning, and batteries for all makes and models will be available. DEBORAH DELLER Clerk of the Committee ROBERT CALLAHAN, M.P.P. TODAY, MOST HEARING PROBLEMS CAN BE HELPED. Chairman Room 472, Legislative Building, Queen's Park a mertaseere: ; u ' ' : BETTER HEARING 2000 Toronto, Ontario M7A1A2 _ Telephone: 416/963-2977 aay nace c0 Sb6 405 - 200 S. Syndicate Ave., Thunder Bay Collect calls will be accepted. p.m : - To arrange an appointment to avoid waiting \ Mi, Tuesday evening 7.00 - 9.00 CALL (807) 622-1700 Legislative Assembly oom There's something for everyone at the library. Call us at 824-, te Arent | anf Ontario