L o u g h e e d W o m e n ' s Institute
d o n a t e s c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k t o l i b r a ry
The Community Press, Tuesday, September 16, 1997 *
by Margaret Martin
Staff Writer
In an effort to help promote
farm safety throughout Alberta,
the Lougheed Women's Institute
has donated a colourful children's
book entitled Tractor Trouble, to
the Lougheed Library.
The book, written by children's
author David Poulsen, looks at the
hidden dangers around the farmyard
and the best way to avoid troubles.
Young readers follow the
adventures of Jason as he
navigates his way safely through a
day on the farm.
' Tractor Trouble is one of the
few good children's books around
about farming," says mother of
five and former Lougheed
kindergarten aide Sheila Tanton.
The Alberta Women's Institute
developed the book project in
conjunction with the Farm Safety
Branch of Alberta Agriculture
Food and Rural Development.
Tractor Trouble is the first
book in a series entitled Close
Encounters which will take
children on many adventures set
on the farm. The next book in the
series will deal with children and
livestock.
Lougheed Librarian Debbie
Smith was pleased to accept
Tractor Trouble. She thinks
children will enjoy the book's
colourful illustrations and easy to
follow story line.
The Lougheed and District
Public Library was founded by the
Women's Institute ( W. I.) in 1975.
" Let us start a library for our
community," said one W. I.
member. The library was first
located in the little brick town
office on Main Street. The town
then needed the building, so the
library was moved across the street
to the back of Mr. Larson's
barbershop. In 1982, a new
building was built to house both
the library and the town office.
" It's a library this community
can really be proud of," says
Smith. We don't know how lucky
we are to have it."
The Lougheed Library has
grown since its initial days.
Joining the Parkland Regional
Library system in 1985 brought a
whole new wealth of sharing
information, services and
resources.
If a book you want isn't
available at the Lougheed Library,
then Smith can usually order it in
from another library through the
interlibrary loan program. Large
print books and an assortment of
classic videos are also available
through the library.
Farm safety awareness: Rita S t o r b a k k e n,
L o u g h e e d Women's I n s t i t u t e p r e s i d e n t ( right),
p r e s e n t s Lougheed librarian Debbie Smith with
t h e c h i l d r e n ' s book Tractor Trouble.
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