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Airdrie Public Library (APL) offers many services ranging from our in-house collection, to free computer and WiFi use, to the many literacy programs and events designed for all ages and needs.

Ultimately, though, your Library is about connecting people to literacy and to each other.

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This week’s column is just a little peek into the many inspiring interactions our staff and programmers have every day.

Take this story, from a children’s programmer, about a young boy who likes dinosaurs:

I showed him our new section markers so he could find the dinosaur books all by himself. He was very excited about this. He picked out a book and asked if I would read it to him. I suggested he read it to Gil-bert the fish. (APL has a reading fish for children) He frowned and said, “I can’t read, but you can read it to me and the fish.”  How could I say no?  So, we read the book. As soon as it was done, he hopped up and got another dinosaur book, and another!

Overheard in the Children’s Area, a conversation between a mother and her 4-year-old boy:

Mother: It’s time to go.

Boy: I don’t want to go

Mother: We can come back tomorrow.

Boy: I don’t want to go (slightly louder).

Mother: We can come back Wednesday.

Boy: I’m unavailable on Wednesday.

Then, in a STEAM program for ages 6-8, where participants were learning the magical intricacies of building Leprechaun traps, one boy was asked what he was making as a lure for his snare:

I’m making a girl!

Libraries are full of stories, some yet to be read, and some of them waiting to be told.

For more information on our programs and services, visit airdriepubliclibrary.ca, call 403-948-0600 or stop by and get your free library card.