The council is studying various scenarios for a new library in a horizon of 1 or 2 years. Let us speak up and express our need and desire for a library as we deserve. Why do we believe our library to be important? What does she bring us? Or why are we not going? What would lead us to attend? What kind of library do we dream of? What inspiring and great libraries have we visited?
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You can also send your comment by email (citbrownsburg-chatham@live.ca), as did this citizen:
What a shock to learn that the proposed relocation of the Municipal Library in Brownsburg-Chatham House Roussel is threatened! How can the local authority think that it is an achievement of no importance ...
For a library is a world of knowledge and all knowledge of the world. That's rich history, diversity of human experience, culture and global scientific advances. A library is a window into the future.
In this peaceful oasis, all young people and adults can draw from memory, in history and accumulated knowledge. Everyone has the opportunity to gather information on countless topics to explore unknown worlds and even be entertained.
A library is a refuge with tools that stimulate the imagination and creativity, a microcosm where children can access the universal knowledge that will open the doors of mankind's achievements and indicate pathways leading to d 'horizons and who knows better tomorrow.
"A house without a library is a home without a soul, no spirit, no friendship," according to the Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun. What is to say then of a municipality without a library? One who claims to bear the title of city has more duty to provide its citizens with a library worthy of the name. Beyond the road infrastructure and balance the budget, how the administration of Brownsburg-Chatham Can even consider depriving its people of such a source of wealth?
Claire Thivierge
Resident who disagrees with the decision of the elected
7 janvier 2010 January 7, 2010
New email received January 17, 2010:
I am one of those residents in Brownsburg seeking to preserve their local library and most importantly, I want it to be greater with greater choice and promotion of reading being done in our village. It is our language, and we all know it is now in great danger, and like the recycling if everyone does their part we can get results instead of hiding our heads in the sand and putting the blame on others. Our library could make others jealous if we worked on it and who knows, other nearby municipalities could do business with us. I urge our politicians to roll up their sleeves and do what must be done so our municipality be envied and shown as an example instead of sinking in mediocrity.
Josée Ducasse
Received February 5, 2010:
The library in my town, St-Hyacinthe, is an indispensable tool. My girls introduce themselves to the pleasure of reading, I go there for research and there is a cultural living. "Culture is what remains when everything is gone," said Dany Laferriere after the earthquake of Haiti.
François Avard, Maskoutain
February 9, 2010
My name is Mario Chabot and I've been living in Brownsburg-Chatham for five years, but I am a native of Saint-Hyacinthe. I have for a long time worked in the arts. Writer for comedians, actor, director, playwright (youth drama), etc.. Yet it is film making (as a writer and a director) that has occupied much of my career. Ironically, it is a literary genre that inspired me the most this profession: the graphic novels. And it is the library of my town that has fueled this passion. Fortunately for me, the library of Saint-Hyacinthe was one of the best in this field. This place has become both a refuge and stimulation, where I met most of my friends. When I look back at this period, I have concluded that this library has shaped the man I became, fed me emotionally and intellectually. Now that I am a father of two young boys, I see the library and literature in general as a valuable, complementary tool to my parenting. Already, the oldest, who is three years old, sees as a privilege the moment when his mother or his father will read to him. Despite his young age, he has a rich vocabulary, his memory and his imaginary grow rapidly and he can easily develop an idea. But most important is that he is already beginning to find points of interest and that his desire to learn will help him when he goes to school. When one wonders how to prevent school dropout, encouraging young people to develop their curiosity and interest through reading seems a means both economic and clever. Free access to a wide variety of books and helpful librarians make the Library the perfect place to accomplish this task. Let's give finally give ourselves the library that will serve our youth and their future. Mario Chabot
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