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7 Promoting Harmony in a Diverse Community. Our Community Windsor ON.

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1 7 Promoting Harmony in a Diverse Community

2 Our Community Windsor ON

3 Promoting Diversity in Windsor

4 How We Have Changed 1996 - 2006

5 Path to Success WPL & NCCE Inc Making the road by walking it. Anonymous

6 Who We Are

7 Our Strengths WPL

8 Our Strengths NCCE Inc.

9 Library Settlement Program

10 Working Together CIC NCCE Inc WPL CIC – Canadian Immigration & Citizenship NCCE – New Canadians Centre of Excellence, Inc WPL – Windsor Public Library

11 in Windsor

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13 Benefits for our Community

14 Community Capacity Building Information & referral Social and cultural interaction Intra-cultural understanding Community integration

15 Family Literacy Resources: Dual Language books – introduce English; preserve native language Literacy resources – varied reading levels Books on CD English proficiency preparation Career / accreditation resources Current events – international newspapers Library cards are FREE Programs for children and caregivers Mother Goose Childrens storytimes Arts and crafts Book Buddies – Homework Help

16 Citizen Engagement Libraries are places … where citizens can engage in quiet reflection and study, able to pursue their own intellectual projects and personal growth free of the commercial pressures and ideological positions that permeate almost every other aspect of life. Three Perspectives on Libraries as Public Space by Gloria J. Leckie

17 Economic Development

18 Contact Us Jean Foster Acting CEO Windsor Public Library jfoster@windsorpubliclibrary.com


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