The Sustainable Lawn

Investing In The Community Public Library- Resolution:
The Early Childhood Education Resolution was presented to the consulting firm hired to hold Public Hearings, develop a Report with Recommendations & present to the Provincial Government. It is the humble but emphatic Recommendation to reverse the earlier decree that half the Community Libraries would close as a result of the Spring Budget.

Great Horned Wise Owl Offering A Few Words Of Wisdom’Here & Now’ !

Particularly vulnerable are the Rural Community Libraries. Many of these are located in the Community School or Town Office Building. In such cases the Provincial Budget should reflect the good deal because there is no rent acessed nor maintenence fees for the community facility plus there is  a lot of volunteer help from Community Members to maintain & keep the Community Public Library going from day to day.

Adopted Unanimously The Resolution @ The Community Public Library Meeting Wed 19Oct16 @ 7:45 PM, Grand Falls Windsor,NL.

To: review@nlpl.ca  Secretary, Regional Library Meeting Grand Falls Windsor Wed 19Oct16 Harmsworth Public Library, Ernst & Young LLP

1] Where As, Early Child Education forms the basis for the good start in life in terms of reading, education, contributing towards a rewarding career path, good physical & mental  health plus higher income,

2] Where As, Early Child Education begins at the Community Public Library with the array of different forms of Literature & Educational Reading Material for early learning especially with family plus learned & empathetic library staff & assistants,

The Greatest Amount Of Learning Starts From Birth To Pre School In A Child’s Life. Books From The Community Public Library Are Essential To Begin The Life Long Learning Process; In This Case With Father Glen & Very Young Attentive & Interested Daughter Halle.

3] Where As, early childhood reading contributes to higher learning, more advanced education with better paying & more satisfying jobs,

4] Where As, With, higher education & more advanced education comes better understanding & knowledge of Nutrition, Growing of Food, Storage, Meal Preparation plus regular Sports, Physical & Recreational Activity leading to better Personal & Family Health,

5] Where As, With Better Health, comes fewer visits to the Doctor, Dentist & Hospital plus less time spent with treatments in the Medical Clinic & Hospital,

6] Where As, with less Medical & Dental Costs, comes lower Health Care Costs in the Provincial Budget,

7] Where As, with Reduced Health Care Costs, as a very large portion of the Provincial Budget, the importance of Early Child Education starting at the Community Public Library cannot be over stated as the Good Long Term Investment & paying significant dividends down the road,

Learning By Reading Books From The Community Public Library Spawns Inquisitiveness, Imagination, Creativity, Entrepreneurship & Development. This Moose Replica Was Created From A Local Birch Tree, Central Newfoundland.

8] Where As, With Early Child Education starts with learning to read at the Community Public Library, then comes the growing student using the Library as a valuable resource  in terms of the literature review for assignments & the needed help of the learned staff & learning to work on their own while growing up,

9] Where As, with the Digital Age, Computers & the Internet this higher usage of the Community Public Library is even more prevalent & important to adults & entrepreneur business people facilitated by the well informed youth & young instructors, just to catch up with their sons & daughters being educated with computers,

Be it Resolved, That The Community Public Library System Be Treated As  A Long Term Investment In reading & advanced education of Our Young People Who are the Future  Entrepreneurs & Leaders, with particular emphasis on the rural sector, where not only for educational but the social value & a vital meeting place for intellectual exchange in the Community.

Reading, Learning & Education Starts Before School At Home With Young Children & Family Plus  Being Grateful  For The Using Of Books From The Community Public Library; In This Case Grand Mother Margie, Reading To Young  Grand Daughter Halle & Younger Grand Son Lachlan.

Significant Dividends can be reaped from this long term Investment in the Community Library System in the people with better education, improved health & increased income plus increased contribution to the Community & Newfoundland Society.

For Instance; 1] The Hands On Computer Workshop at The Harmsworth Public Library needs to be expanded & offered on a Consistent Basis as demand is there all year by the older business & the entrepreneur person.

2] The Popular Saturday Fun Reading & Craft Time for Early Child Learning with Family Members & Library Staff, needs to be reinstated. Saturdays are a Preferred Family Time for early Childhood learning for Working Dedicated Parents at the Community Library.

The Motion was Presented By Ed Kayler, read By John Wehlan, Librarian, College Of The North Atlantic, Grand Falls-Windsor & seconded by John Wehlan. Because many of the points stated in the resolution were already discussed, the motion was voted upon almost Immediately & passed unanimously at about 8:40 PM Wednesday 19October16.

Also presented to corroborate the Motion; Early Childhood Eduction & The NL Discussion Paper, The Early Years Last a Life Time. There was a Cross Talk Program  at noon on the CBC AM Radio Station recently about Early Childhood Education by two Researchers, Dr. Philpot from Memorial University Of Newfoundland Labrador & Kerry McCuaig from Toronto. The researchers at MUN have put out a Research Advisory Paper Titled, The Early Years Last A Life Time.The early years refers to ages from birth or 2 to 6. That is, pre grade one when the child is most receptive to learning. They emphasized that the learning at this stage is most productive when it is about playful learning with other kids in an unregulated setting with snacks & a rest if necessary unlike formal highly regimented regular school.

Winter Is An Excellent Time That Is Utilized To Avail Of The Lending & Digital Services Plus The Utilization Of The Educational & Social Meeting Facilities By  Families Of All Ages At The Community Public Library.

This Research was prompted by the early childhood  services in  Newfoundland & Labrador lagging behind the rest of Canada.

 Mission Statement Dept of Education Newfoundland & Labrador:   To enable & encourage every individual to acquire, through  lifelong learning, the knowledge, skills & values necessary for personal growth & the development of society.

Let it be known to the uninformed that Community Public Libraries are one of the Main Pillars that our close knit Communities are built upon & that these educational & social  meeting places are essential to investing in our higher education, increased income & contribution to the Community, reduced health care costs plus enhanced well being. Our Children need a good start in life at the Community Public library with Mom & Dad plus the Knowledgeable Volunteer Help. 

Seed Library Launch At 

Macdonald Campus Of McGill University

There were happy faces all around at Monday’s launch of the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian Dana Ingalls, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the McGill community. According to Ingalls, “many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more….

PUBLISHED: 24 MAR 2017   On The West End Of The Island Of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.