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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 5, 2010 · 22 Take a trip to the library this March Break M ake sure your kids are kept busy this March Break -- go online at www.opl.on.ca or grab a spring@ your library guide at your local branch -- to check out all our special programs, events and drop-in sessions for all ages. Kick off your March Break with some music and mayhem at our free concert at Hopedale Mall. Join us at Hopedale Mall Centre Court on Monday, March 15 at 11 a.m. for a fun, interactive family concert. Dan the Music Man will wow us with his musical abilities. Bring all the members of your family and experience just one of the many drop-in programs running throughout March Break week. We are offering everything from Wii Gaming to Storytime Drop-ins so there is sure to be something for everyone at your local branch. OPL's March Break Specials range from a Princess Party for two to five year olds to Motorworks for nine to 12 year olds keen to learn about gears, motors and circuits. These programs require registration through iris, so visit www.oakville.ca and click on the iris icon to sign up and secure your child's spot today. New this March Break is the Red Cross Babysitters Course taking place at Woodside Branch on Wednesday, March 17. This all-day course will empower youths ages 11 to 15 years with confidence and skills to care for themselves when home alone or for other children. Run by S.O.S. First Aid, the course will include the Red Cross Babysitters' Manual and a wallet-sized card of completion. To register, participants must pay $50 and call S.O.S. First Aid at 905-844-9813 or visit www.sosfirstaid.ca. March Break Partnership programs with Oakville Galleries are always a popular option, too. This year sees three March Break programs offered at two library branches. T U R B O c o m i c s Cartooning for the graphic novice is suitable for those aged six to 12 years. This fast-paced cartooning workshop will teach the fundamentals of cartooning adventure with a serious scifi twist. It is offered at Iroquois Ridge and White Oaks branches. Space is the Place is a fun program for those willing to jump into the next dimension and become part of the art, creating soaring paper creatures for a performance in a life-sized shadow-box theatre. This program is suitable for those aged six to 12 years and takes place at Clearview and Glen Abbey branches. Restaurant & Patio SukoThai SukoTha Dine -in · Take - out 3115 Winston Churchill Blvd. (North of Dundas by Longo's) 2009 Gold Award Best Thai Restaurant www.sukothai.ca 905-369-0486 To register for either of these programs, call Oakville Galleries at 905844-4402. If drop-in better suits your schedule, Crooked Collage, also presented in conjunction with Oakville Galleries, is a fabulous way for your kids to find new ways to use old materials and items from their own homes. Suitable for those five to 12 years old, no registration is required and the program takes place on Monday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at Central Branch and Thursday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at Woodside Branch. Enjoy this March Break with your family and make sure you squeeze in a visit to your local library branch or visit www.opl.on.ca to browse our shelves virtually or get more information on any of our programs and services. -- Submitted by the Oakville Public Library We're helping future generations Zhu Zhu Pets Now Available 60-80% OFF MORRISON HOUSE OAKVILLE EVERYTHING MUST GO MOST ITEMS New Items Arriving Daily Why do some people get cancer or heart disease, while others do not? Over 5,000 Ontarians are already helping to find out why. MAXWELL WILLIAMS - ROYAL SELANGOR - PADERNO LANG STATIONERY - SWISSMAR - SPIEGELAU - LUG & LOTS MORE! Will you? MISSISSAUGA CENTRE NOW OPEN www.ontariohealthstudy.ca To join call 1-866-606-0686 905-849-1822 Mon. - Sat. 10am-6pm - Sun. 11am - 5pm. 283 Lakeshore Rd., West, Oakville (N.E corner Trafalgar & Lakeshore) Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Agence de protection et de promotion de la santé