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Knitting could be a good March Break pastime When my family first emigrated from England to Canada, I was not too worried about fitting in with the other kids. I had done my research. I knew, based on every Lucy Maud Montgomery story I had read, that all children in Canada were required to finish their knitting before they were allowed to play. And I, a veteran knitter with two years of experience (I was eight), would have lots to talk about with my new Canadian friends. I soon learned that knitting was not the popular Canadian pastime that I had first thought. Fortunately, times have changed, and thanks to such celebrity knitters as Julia Roberts and Madonna, knitting has become much more popular. So if you are learning to knit or looking for inspiration, why not stop by the library and see what we have to get you on your way to a wonderful world of homemade woolies. If you are just learning, there are lots of Clare Hanman books to help you with the basic techniques. The Knitting Experience series by Sally Melville and Ready Set Knit by Sasha Kagan both include step-by-step instruction with photographs. Tired of knitting the same old mitts and sweaters? Then why not introduce your canine companion to fashionable knitwear (honestly, I am not kidding). Dogs in Knits by Judith Swartz includes 17 projects to knit for dogs, ranging from a plush doggie pillow to a Peruvian-inspired dog sweater. With March Break approaching, why not introduce your children to knitting. Knitting by Judy Ann Sadler has great instructions along with many kid-friendly projects. If all that knitting has made your hands tired, the library even has some novels based on knitting. For example, Died in the Wool by Mary Kruger features a knittingstore owner turned amateur sleuth, and A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber tells the story of a group of women who find friendship and support in a knitting class. These and many more books on knitting and other crafts are available for you to borrow at either branch of the Halton Hills Public Library. For more information, visit our website at www.hhpl.library.on.ca. --Clare Hanman is a circulation supervisor at the Halton Hills Public Library Town of Halton Hills Files D14/ZBA06.003 (Best Start Day Care) General Committee for the Town of Halton Hills will conduct a Public Meeting to examine and discuss a proposed amendment to the Town of Halton Hills Zoning By-laws to permit Day Care uses and facilities in any and/or all Halton Hills Public and/or Catholic Schools. The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to enable the possible establishment of Day Care uses and facilities within any existing or future Public and/or Catholic Schools located in the Town of Halton Hills. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Halton Hills in respect of this proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and/or if you wish to be notified of any Hearing by the Ontario Municipal Board on this matter, you must make a written request to the Town of Halton Hills at 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario L7G 5G2. If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision of the Town of Halton Hills in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Further information is available in the Planning Department, Town of Halton Hills, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario L7G 5G2.