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CELDM S â€"_â€" . HSIOY "COMELY 8 William St. East â€" Waterloo ARTISAN INTERIORS ARTISAN INTERIORS LTD. COLONIAL SHOPPE 5794170 Store Hours _ Mon. to Sat. 10 to 5:30 p.m. Thurs. and Fri. evenings 7 to 9: 30 p.m. PICTURES Just in Time for Christmas Priced from $10 â€" $75 â€" These beautiful pictures make an ideal gift to give or receive Offered to You at a Substantial Saving. listen to 490 CHYM en : fis 5:1(%% 14?0 cHYM every Sunday °§ Books, films and records are all part of the library program for preâ€"school children run by teacher â€" librarian Mrs. Margaret Liginski (left) at St. Agnes school, Waterloo. Grade 6 students (at small table) help out by reading to the threeâ€"and fourâ€"year olds as mother (in the background) look on. Page 22 â€" Waterloo Chronicie, Wednesday, December 11, 1974 A group of Waterloo chilâ€" dren not old enough to go to school have discovered that the St. Agnes separate school library is the place to have fun. For an hour each Wedâ€" nesday afternoon. the preâ€" schoolers and their mothers from the St. Agnes school neighborhood are invited into the library to hear storâ€" ies and records or see a film and choose a book to take home for the week. The program is an experiâ€" ment created by Mr. Donau and school librarian Marâ€" garet Liginski. They thought that a weekly program for preâ€"schoolers,. similar to the kindergarten program. could help prepare children for school. They realized too that the program would provide an opportunity â€" for _ parents and neighbors to become inâ€" volved with the school. ‘*We‘re not trying to teach preâ€"schoolers to _ read." explained â€" principal â€" Eric Donau. ‘"We‘re more inâ€" terested in seeing them learn to enjoy the library and books. If they have a good experience now, we believe they‘ll continue to think positively about books and reading."~ The weekly sessions beâ€" gan in midâ€"October and now Mrs. Liginski usually has Preschoolers enjoy this school library Next year when the chilâ€" dren enter kindergarten. they will have the advantage of being familiar with the library and its routines. 12 _ or _ 14 . youngsters gathered around her each week, eager for a new story or film. Adds Mrs. Liginski: "It‘s good for the Grade 6 stuâ€" dents too. Reading to the small ones is a big responsiâ€" bility for them. They‘re deâ€" veloping themselves through this." ‘"The parents seem happy about the program said Donau. "As long as they continue _ to _ participate and we have enough time and staff. we‘ll continue these weekly sessions. We think the ‘youngsters are developing some good habits through this program. "In addition to the group session. we have five Grade 6 girls who help the youngsters â€" choose â€" their books and read aloud to them _ individually," _ exâ€" plained Mrs. Liginski. "I think it‘s really good for them." said Sue Byerâ€" ley. mother of one preâ€" schooler. ‘"They‘re getting used to the school and its atmosphere and they all enâ€" joy it so much." Later the tots are allowed to choose a book to take home for the week.