8- The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 29, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Library welcomes new Canadians to Oakville T he Town of Oakville, with its vision to be the `most livable town in Canada' is fast attracting many newcomers to this wonderful country. Arriving in a new community with little knowledge of the facilities and services offered, let alone the help and support of family or friends, can be daunting. However, this is the scenario for thousands of newcomers to Oakville every year trying to settle into their new neighbourhood. It is estimated that there were more than 10,000 new residents to Oakville in the year 2007 and this number is rising. The Oakville Public Library (OPL) endeavors to make each of its branches a welcoming and informative place for new residents and their families. Whether you sign up for our seasonal adults or children's programs, check-out a book or music for some R&R, or want to download an audio book for that long business trip, OPL is for you. To make New Canadians feel even more welcome, this week sees the launch of the library's Welcome to Canada areas. Funded by The Community Foundation of Oakville, United Way of Oakville and R.E.A.C.H. Legacy Fund, the Welcome to Canada areas are located in each branch and provide newcomers to our community with vital information and resources to connect and make Oakville their new home. To officially launch the Welcome to Canada areas, Oakville Public Library in partnership with Halton Multicultural Council (HMC) hosted a Canadian Citizenship Ceremony on NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER PROUD NEW CANADIAN: Six-year-old Arda Aktas sings O Canada for the first time as a Canadian citizen during the Canadian Citizenship ceremony at the Oakville Central Library on Thursday. Be a Winner! Oct 29 - Nov 4 Nov 29th - Dec 5th Saturday Real Estate Have a pest-free garden with these earth-friendly tips. Thursday to swear in 40 adults and Citizenship and Immigration children as Canadian Citizens. The Canada and took place in our ceremony was conducted by Central Branch Auditorium in the presence of many community representatives, including Mayor Rob Burton and Lori Sims, CEO of the Reduce th th Oakville Public Library. Enter these DailyWebTV Reuse OPL's Welcome to Canada areas contests. Recycle contain many pamphlets, brochures and DVD's offering a wealth of information useful to newcomers such as settling into school and how to fit a child's car seat. This information is available in many languages. Oakville Public Library has also placed a Book Nook in the HMC office in North Oakville, created a new Welcome to Canada section on its website and offers materials in several languages at all branches. To check out the Welcome to Canada pages visit www.opl.on.ca and click on New to Canada. Sims believes all these steps can only enhance customer service. "We have noticed a marked increase in the usage of our library by new Canadians and we want to make them feel as welcome as possible. I believe that these developments in service can only engage and encourage more and more of our community to visit their local branches both in person and virtually." 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