

We are grateful for the opportunity to meet here and re-affirm our collective commitment to truth and reconciliation now and for future generations. We are thankful for and enriched by the contributions all Indigenous Peoples have made and continue to make in shaping and strengthening this community. As people who live and work in Kitchener, we aim to renew our accountability to those Indigenous Nations and all Indigenous Peoples and Communities living in Canada and around the world today. On September 24, 2020, the London Public Library Board unanimously approved a recommendation to the Librarys Lending Services Policy that eliminates overdue. It wasn’t until 47 years later that Emily found the book in her mother’s house. By Mara Inge Posted in Engineering Library Resources and Services. It was due to be returned on 19 April of the same year, but never did and started accruing late fees of two cents a day. If something is overdue by more than 30 days, the library considers it lost. We recognize and deeply appreciate Indigenous Peoples’ historical and ongoing connection to the land. A book published in 1906, Days and Deeds, was checked out of the Kewanee Public Library by Emily Canellos-Simms in 1955. The library doesnt accept a replacement copy or an item of equivalent value.

It was borrowed in 1668 and returned 288 years. We acknowledge that this land is part of the Haldimand Tract, an area that includes six miles on either side of the Grand River and that was promised to the Haudenosaunee Six Nations and other Aboriginal allies in 1784. The Guinness world record for the most overdue library book is held by one returned to Sidney Sussex College. I have overdue items Overdue items: 1.00 per day Overdue recalled items: 2.00 per day Overdue reserve items: 1.20 per hour Overdue equipment: see the. As we gather, we are reminded that Kitchener Public Library and all of its locations are settled on land that is the traditional home of the Neutral People, Anishinaabe (Ah-ni-shnah-bay) and Haudenosaunee (Ho-deh-no-show-nee).
