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N/Warren Town and County News
Thursda)5 April 12, 2012
Activities
at the
NORWALK
LIBRARY
1051 North Ave, " 981-0217
Saturday, April 14
Learn at Your Library, 9-10 a.m. Held the 2nd Satur-
day of each month, we invite you to come learn about
new topics such as using an e-reader, digital photogra-
phy and more. Registration required; sign up at the Cir-
culation desk. This month's topic: Computer Basics 101.
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Monday, April 16
Family Night, 6-8 p.m. Bring the family and join us
for games, a movie, crafts and treats. Tonight, we'll
watch the movie Hop and decorate life-sized umbrellas.
Tuesday, April 17
Pre-School Story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. A fun, educa-
tional and activity-based story time for ages 3-6. A great
opportunity for parents to get tips on early literacy skills
for use at home and daycare groups are welcome!
Wednesday, April 18
Wee-Ones Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Fingerplays, sto-
ries and songs for little ones to age 18 months and their
parents; designed for a one-to-one or one-to-two par-
ent-child ratio to maximize interaction.
Lego Club, 1 to 3 p.m. School-age children get to-
gether for creative fun with Legos. (One Wednesday per
month, on "early out" days.)
Yu-Gi-Oh Club, I to 3 p.m. For 2nd graders and up.
Whether a Yu-Gi-Oh beginner or experienced player,
join us to trade cards, duel, learn new strategies and
have a great time! (One Wednesday per month, on "early
out" days.)
Thursday, April 19
Toddler-Time Story Time, 10:30 a.m. A chance for
parents to interact with their children ages 18 months
to three years during stories, fingerplays and songs, to
help toddlers develop those critical early literacy skills.
American Girl Club, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Kids who love
the American Girl book series will enjoy this afternoon
of crafts, games and stories. 2nd graders and up. (Kids
don't need an American Girl doll to attend.)
Friday, April 20
Breakfast & Books, 10:30-11:30 a.m. An informal dis-
cussion among library patrons and staff about what
they've been reading and a chance to learn about up-
coming titles or best-sellers while enjoying a breakfast
of muffins, donuts and juice.
Teen Event, 3:30-5 p.m. Time for teens to show off
their tech skills and creative ideas! We will create a pro-
motional video for the 2012 Summer Reading Program.
This is our second and final meeting to complete the
lroject. This film will be featured at our 2012 Summer
Reading kick-off party.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES I
The talented work of
Alicia Fisher of St. Marys,
IA, will be on display in
the Robert E. Wilson Gal-
lery in the Merillat Centre
for the Arts at Huntington
University from April 12-
20, in Huntington, IN.
The exhibit will feature
films, animations and
other projects from the
graduating seniors. Fisher
is a senior film production
major.
An artist reception will
be held at 6 p.m. April 14
to honor the seniors.
The Wilson Gallery is
open weekdays from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., before and
after all Merillat Centre
performances and by ap-
pointment.
LETTERS
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persons submitting them. Opinions expressed are
not necessarily the opinions of the N/Warren
Town and County News staff. Letters are printed
as received. We do not correct spelling and
grammatical errors.
Letter to the Editor comes.
April is Child Abuse Our community has
Prevention Month. Across many caring individuals
the country, child advo- and wonderful resources.
cates are participating in Local churches, mental
the 2012 Pinwheels for health services and pro-
Prevention campaign to gramsdesigned to assist
,pread the word that child and support parents are
abuse can be prevented, available to help families
he Child Abuse Preven- in times of crisis and stress.
lion Council of Warren However, each one of us,
County is once again as community members,
partnering with city and can have a positive impact
county government, area on the life of a child.
schools, organizations, Whether we are parents,
businesses and commu- grandparents, educators,
nity members, in order to business leaders, minis-
increase awareness about ters, health care providers
this important issue. The or neighbors, we interact
lheme of the local cam- with children and parents
- paign is Protecting Chil- every day. What can you
dren is Everyone's Busi- do? Reach out to someone
ness. in times of stress. Let
We know that child people know about avail-
abuse has devastating im- able resources. Support
mediate and long lasting and get involved with the
impacts and the toxic programs that are making
stress of an abusive envi- a positive difference in the
ronment affects future be- lives of children and fami-
havioral, health and cogni- lies. This makes our corn-
five development. The el- munity a better place for
fects of child abuse - in- all of us.
creased crime, poor health, Protecting Children is
substance abuse, mental Everyone's Business - 365
health issues and cost to days a year. As you see the
society impact all of us. banners, signs, blue rib-
The headlines are full of bons and pinwheels
conflicting information, throughout the commu-
Confirmed child abuse
was down in the State of
Iowa in 2011. Is this be-
cause there is actually less
abuse or are fewer reports
being made - there are
conflicting opinions. We
continue to hear about
cases of child abuse and
neglect. Although we may
be making strides in keep-
ing Iowa children safe,
there is more to be done.
Every child deserves a
happy and healthy child-
hood - a childhood that
includes a loving and nur-
turing home with oppor-
tunities to grow, learn and
develop. Most parents
want that for their chil-
dren. But parenting is a
tough job. The stress of
parenting combined with
other factors can be over-
whelming and sometimes
leads to frustration, anger,
abuse or other tragic out-
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