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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=53
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name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Town of </span></font><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Pelham Public</span></font><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> Library</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>Press</span></font><font
size=6><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> Release</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>“Let’s Make Music”
with Eric Nagle</span></font></b>r </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Treat your family to Eric Nagler’s zany orchestra of music and
merriment. Bring your own homemade musical instrument and make some fun music
together. Don’t miss out on this one time opportunity to enjoy beat,
songs and giggles…</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Supported by the Friends of the
Pelham Library</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Pelham Arena Community Hall $6 All audience members require a
ticket. Purchase ahead in person.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Wed., Mar. 18th, 2009</span></font> at 1:30 p.m.</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Reptiles Rock</span></font></b> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Get up close and personal with a reptile with local reptile expert Mike
London.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>All ages with a parent. Intended for 4+. Fonthill Branch. $4. All
audience members require a ticket. Purchase ahead in person. </span></font>Thurs., Mar. 19th, 2009. 3:00 pm</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Movie – “WALL-E”</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Maple </span></font>Acre Branch. Thurs., Mar. 19th, 2009. 1:30 pm </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Free Sponsored by the Friends of Maple </span></font>Acre </p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Big Screen Movie “</span></font></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Beverly Hills</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Chihuahua</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>”</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fonthill Branch. </span></font>Fri., Mar. 20th, 2009. 1:30 pm. Free</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Crazy Crafters </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Calling all crazy crafters ages 4 and up. 2 full hours of crafting
fun. Painting, beading, </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.75in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>and creating… you
be the artist and we will provide you with the tools. Fonthill Branch. $4.
Mon., Mar 16 from </span></font>1:00 ~ 3:00.</p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>All things Curious George</span></font></b>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Come and get curious with us… games, activities and stories all
around everyone’s favourite monkey. Free pencils. Age 3 and up. Maple </span></font>Acre
Branch. $3. Tues., Mar. 17<sup> </sup>from 10:00 ~ 11:00 am.</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Green Day Storytime</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us. Share a great story, create
your own St. Patrick’s Day craft and enjoy some green punch. Don’t
forget to wear green. SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY. Ages 2 - 5 yrs. Fonthill
Branch. $3. Tues., Mar. 17 from </span></font>1:30 ~ 2:30 pm.</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Webkinz Party</span></font></b>
</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bring your WEBKINZ for a one hour Webkinz party. Enter the draw to win
a free webkinz. Ages 5 and up. Fonthill Branch. $4. Wed., Mar. 18<sup>th</sup>
from </span></font>10:00 ~ 11:00 am. </p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Eric Carle Art</span></font></b> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Illustrate the picture of your dreams, complete with a homemade frame, in the
style of Eric Carle. Ages 4 and up. Fonthill Branch. $3. Thurs., Mar. 19
from </span></font>1:30 ~ 2:30 pm.</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>I Scream, You Scream we all scream
for Ice Cream</span></font></b> </p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Celebrate all things Ice Cream… complete with stories, rhymes and
your very own ice cream sundae. Ages 4 and up. Fonthill Branch. $4. Fri.,
Mar 20. </span></font>11:00 am. </p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Your
Dog and You</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Worried that you
can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Sue from Barkbusters, the largest home
dog training company will be offering tips on training and dog etiquette for
“dog parents”. Please leave Rover at home. Free to attend, but
please register ahead. Tues. Mar. 24 </span></font>6:30-8:00pm.</p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=Bodytext style='line-height:normal'><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>“She’s Mine” Dramatic </span></font></b><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Reading</span></font></b></p>
<p class=Bodytext style='line-height:normal'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'>“She’s Mine” tells the story of Sarah a
mother of three, a wife of sixteen years, and a long-standing member of her
local church. When Sarah falls for her daughter Mary’s high-school
guidance councillor, their lives are turned upside down. Sarah is rapidly faced
with a choice -- devastate her family by coming out of the closet or maintain
the status quo and live a lie. At 15, Mary is just discovering her own
sexuality and now is forced to reconcile their relationship and her religious
upbringing. The Essential Collective Theatre Company. Wed., March 25 </span></font><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>7:30 p.m.</span></font><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> $3.00. Please register ahead.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=55andBetterBulletedList style='line-height:normal'><b><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Fiddling Gems</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dance, sing, stomp
your feet but just don’t miss the rollicking, knee-slapping, step-dancing
tunes of the Fiddling Gems. Sun., Mar. 29 from </span></font>2 - 3 p.m. $5.00 Advanced registration suggested.</p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=55andBetterParagraph align=left style='text-align:left;line-height:
normal'><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'>Discussion on Age Related Macular Degeneration</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bring your
questions and join us as a CNIB specialist will be here to give us some
valuable information about Macular Degeneration. Handouts will be provided.
Free but please register ahead. Thurs. Apr. 2. </span></font>10:00 a.m.</p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Need
a hand with your taxes?</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Community Resource Volunteer Income Tax Program provides volunteers
who can help complete income tax forms for clients who are eligible. Clients
are usually low-income seniors, students, social assistance recipients and
newcomers to </span></font>Canada. Single individuals whose annual income is
under $25,000, and married couples (including common-law) whose annual income
is less than $30,000 may qualify. The amount of interest income should
normally not exceed $1,000. Volunteers do not complete income tax and benefit
returns involving rental income, capital gains, foreign income, employment
expenses, partnership income, self-employment income, or support. Volunteers
cannot complete returns for deceased individuals, bankrupt individuals, returns
for corporations or trusts, or returns with issues that may be interpreted as
complex. For more information about this free service or to see if you
qualify, call Canada Revenue at 1-800-959-8281. April 1, 2009. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please register ahead in person at the Pelham Public Library.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Meet
</span></font></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Alissa York</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>, Award-winning Canadian Author</span></b></p>
<p class=55andBetterBulletedList style='line-height:normal'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Effigy is a stunning novel by one of </span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Canada</span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>’s best young fiction
writers, set on a Mormon ranch in nineteenth-century </span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Utah</span></font><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> and inspired by real events. Her
first novel, Mercy, published by Random House Canada in 2003, was a Canadian
bestseller. Effigy, her newest novel was short-listed for the prestigious Scotiabank
Giller Prize. </span></font><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Wed.,
April 8, 2009</span></font><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> at </span></font><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>7:30 p.m.</span></font><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> Tickets: $7.00 Students/Seniors: $5.00.
</span></font><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>We
acknowledge the support of the </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Canada</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> Council for the Arts which last year
invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Canada</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>.</span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Elaine Anderson</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Pelham Public Library</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>43 Pelham Town Square</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Box</span></font> 830</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Fonthill</span></font>, ON L0S 1E0</p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>905.892.6443</span></font></p>
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