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"B" at the Library for March Break fun! you're "F'nvited to be here for "N"onsense, riddles, tongue twisters, "G"ames, stories, books and more! "0"nly at the library! Yes, it's Library Bingo! This program is designed for children ages 6 and up; no registration is required. This program will be held at the following branches and times. Clarke Branch, Orono - Tuesday, March 11, 1997, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Newcastle Village Branch - Thursday, March 13 from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Bowmanville Branch - Friday, March 14, 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Story times Starlight Storytime Starlight, starbright, first star I see tonight - Preschoolers are invited to bring their friends and family to the Newcastle Village Branch for a half-hour of storytime fun that shines, on Thursday, March 13, 7:00-7:30 p.m. No registration is required. Family Storytime Children ages 3-5 and their families can leap into spring with stories of the season. Join us for a fun-filled half- hour of stories, songs and fin- gerplays to welcome spring! No registration is required. This special program will be held on Wednesday, March 12 Bowmanville from 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. and in Newcastle Village Branch from 1:30- 2:00 pm. . Pre-school Storytime continues at the Bowmanville Branch, on Wednesdays to- April 9, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. and Thursdays to April 10, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. at the Newcastle Village Branch, on Wednesdays to April 9, from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Bedtime Storytime continues continues at Newcastle Village Branch on Thursdays to April 10, 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Babytime Babies ages 1-23 months and their parents or caregivers caregivers are invited to join us for a half-hour of songs and fingerplays! This program will be held at the Bowmanville Branch on Fridays, April 4-25, from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. and registration registration begins Tuesday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. Please register in person at the Bowmanville Branch or call 623-7322 to register by phone after 10 a.m. that morning. Freedom to Read Week Declared in Clarington February 24 to March 2nd, is Freedom to Read Week in Clarington. A letter to Clarington Councillors from the Clarington Public Library states, "Freedom to Read Week is an annual event sponsored by the Canadian book and magazine industry, industry, which focuses public attention on the issue of intellectual intellectual freedom, Across Canada, schools, bookstores, and libraries will promote displays of censored materials and educate the public public about censorship and its effect on a democratic society. At the Clarington Library, we will host displays of materials in our collection which have been banned, challenged or removed from school libraries and bookstores," states a letter from Stephanie Creighton, Chair of the library board. two branches Second Marsh 8 ■gj \ 3 r e v The first of many organizations organizations looking for funding from the Municipality of Clarington's grant program stood before municipal councillors councillors at a committee of Clarington Council earlier this month. Carole Sevsmith, speaking speaking on behalf of a group hoping' hoping' to preserve Oshawa's Second Marsh, asked councillors councillors to consider the Second Marsh's Stewardship Program for funding. The project will include three segments: a land-owner program, an education program program and an adopt-a-stream program. The members of the General Purpose and Administration Committee sent the request for funding to budget deliberations. The group did not indicate an amount it hoped to receive. Correction An incorrect phone number number for the "Happy Trails" People Living with Cancer Support Group was inadvertently inadvertently published by The Canadian . Statesman, this paper's sister publication, on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The correct phone number to register for this self-help support group is 623-3691. Please ask for Kathryn Roberts. We apologize for this error.