May 2010 - Drakenstein municipality

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Library Week 2010 Library Week was celebrated from 15 till 27 March and the theme for Library Week 2010 was “Read the Game score at your library and reading changes Lives”. Library Week displays has announced and promoted Library Week as well as the significance of Public Libraries and Library Week is the highlight of the Library Services. Libraries have focused on various programmes and activities to promote Library Week within the community. Drakenstein Library and Information Services have planned programmes that were attended by more than 8000 people during Library Week. The following activities have formed part of the Library Week celebrations: Senior citizens of the community were invited for lunch in order to introduce the library to them. There were a tea morning with disabled people of the community and reading of short stories for adults such as “Dankie vir die brood” and “In die stilte van die storm” deur Max Lucado. LIBRARY WEEK. Drakenstein Municipality held their Library Week from 15 till 27 March. Here are (from rear left) Lorensia Thomas (Town Librarian) and (from rear right) Natalie Lewis (Assistant Librarian: Systems) with the winners of the different library displays. Book education sessions with children were held and there were also story telling sessions for children of different age groups. There were also different entertainment activities for children like chess, drafts, puzzles, colouring, face painting sessions, Puppet shows for kids, different competitions and the children were provided with goody bags, doughnuts and cones. A journey through the collection of traveling books, Ethiopia and other Africa countries were presented by Mike Copeland and there were DVD shows like “The ten commandments” and “The Red Riding Hood”. The battle of the Readers was also launched and a clown has made an appearance. Here are young library patrons at Drakenstein Library, busy painting their own soccer t-shirts during Library Week. Informative sessions about the history of Wellington were presented by Winnie Rust and there were also a Aids play “Lets talk Status” at Rondeheuwel Primary. There was a definite increase in membership as well as the circulation of Library material. The fine free period gave the patrons a chance to return long outstanding material and a record amount of R41747.10 for long overdue material was returned. Libraries and Librarians form the heart of the Drakenstein community and therefore they keep on delivering an effective service that contributes to the enhancement of people's lives. Here are toddlers enjoying the story telling session in the castle at Drakenstein Library. Here is one of the library displays at Mill Street Library and they also received a trophy for the library with the best display during Library Week. LIBRARY WEEK. Here are (from left) Yolande Swarts (Library Assistant), (middle) Arlene Adams (Library Assistant) and (far right) Sampson Mokhele (Library Assistant), with the girls and boys who took part in the Library Week Soccer Competition.
Wellness Day Drakenstein Municipality had a Wellness Day on 7 May 2010, at the Faure Stadium in Paarl. As part of the programme officials participated in a fun run/walk of 5 km and 10 km and a 25 km mountain bike ride. The motivational speaker, Hein Wagner, aspired everyone with his positive attitude towards life dispite of his blindness. Employees were also given an opportunity to interact with Medical Aid Schemes and other financial institutions. APRIL APRILi APRIL 2009
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