Swift Current Public Library

Taking Account

Celebration of ColoursFor Families

March 28, 2009

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Celebration of Colours for Families• Nine stations

• Family literacy

• Cultural literacy

• Nutritional literacy

• Staff relationship development with clients

• Community engagement for over 2 hours @ the library

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What were families doing?

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What were families doing?

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What were families doing?

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What were families doing?

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What were families doing?

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What were families doing?

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Imagination Station

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Imagination Station

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Double Happiness Origami

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Double Happiness Origami

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Double Happiness Origami

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Face Painting

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Face Painting

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Crayon Impressions

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Crayon Coin Impressions

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Tissue Flowers

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Tissue Flowers

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Friendship Bands

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Colouring Station

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Colouring Station

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Creativity Station

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Multi-Coloured Cookies

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Play Dough Station

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Grandparents

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Play Dough and Cookie cutters

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Play Dough Station

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Rainbow Spool Thread

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Rainbow Spooling begins with picking the yarn

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Grandparents

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Rainbow Spooling

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Rainbow Spooling

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Rainbow Spool Pen

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Rainbow Spooled Pens: Writers tools

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Rangolis

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Cultural Literacy

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Mandelas

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Wheels of Colour

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Nutritional Literacy

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Wheels of Colour with lentils and pulses from around the world

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Photo Booth

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Display

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What did we achieve?• New immigrant families visited the library

for the first time• New Canadian families were inclined to

visit the library again• Native families enjoyed the family, cultural,

nutritional literacy, social conversation and activities

• 25 adults and 53 children spent more than two hours at the library