News Release
October 16, 2006
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CELEBRATING LIBRARY WEEK IN SASKATCHEWAN
Learning Minister Deb Higgins proclaimed Saskatchewan Library Week at the Legislative Library in Regina today. This year's theme Lifelong Learning @ your library®, highlights the important role that libraries play to support formal and informal learning and high literacy levels for all ages. "Investing in our libraries is one of the best ways to ensure a bright future for all citizens, right here at home in Saskatchewan," Higgins said. "Literacy skills make it possible for people to participate successfully in the labour market and to create a better quality of life for themselves and their families." Saskatchewan Library Week 2006 is being celebrated October 16th–23rd with various public activities in libraries across the province to demonstrate the quality of Saskatchewan libraries. Saskatchewan Library Week is organized each year by the Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA), to raise awareness of libraries and their services and to promote literacy and cultural awareness. "Now it its 30th year, Saskatchewan Library Week is one of the flag-ship programs of the SLA. This week of activities highlights the value of libraries and the important role libraries play in the quality of life of Saskatchewan citizens," SLA president Carol Shepstone said. "This year's theme appropriately speaks to the central role of libraries in our lives: for preschoolers and seniors, for students and employees, for researchers and business owners, for local artists and local readers." The SLA is a voluntary, non-profit organization whose membership is composed of individuals and institutions from all fields of Saskatchewan library service, including public, university, college, school and special libraries. Saskatchewan has a co-operative network of more than 1000 libraries. School Library Day in Saskatchewan is also celebrated on October 23rd.-30-
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