Leonard Sax is an American family physician, research psychologist, and has been published in a wide variety of prestigious journals, including American Psychologist, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Journal of the American Medical Association. He has been a featured guest on many television and radio programs. Dr. Sax claims that “something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, they are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. As for young men, it turns out the film Failure to Launch is not far from the truth. Fully one-third of men ages 22-34 are still living at home with their parents-about a 100 percent increase in the past twenty years. Boys nationwide are increasingly dropping out of school; fewer are going to college; and for the first time in American history, women are outnumbering men at undergraduate institutions three to two. Parents, teachers, and mental health professionals are worried about boys. But until now, no one has come up with good reasons for their decline-and, more important, with workable solutions to reverse this troubling trend.” In Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on his clinical experience to propose “an entirely original view of why boys and young men are failing in school and at home.” He argues that a combination of social, cultural, and biological factors is creating an environment that is literally toxic to boys, ranging from environmental estrogens to the over-prescription of ADHD drugs. And he presents practical solutions-from new ways of controlling boys’ use of video games, to innovative (and workable) education reforms.

Car seat laws are changing as of January 1st, 2012. What does that mean for your child? Is your child in an appropriate seat? Do you know how to tell? 10,000 kids are injured or killed in Canada each year in motor vehicles. Properly using an appropriate child restraint is the single best thing you can do to improve your child's safety in the car. More than 80% of seats aren't installed or used properly. Do you know if you are in that 80%? Avoid common car seat errors that most parents make, increase your child's safety in the car, and avoid a traffic ticket Come and find out with certified car seat tech Jen - friendly, informative,and FREE! cvcarseattechs@gmail.com to book your date and time Sept.16-29.

Pre-School Story Time commencing Tuesday September 27 10:30-11:30 Port Carling Branch Library. Pre-school stories, rhymes, finger plays, simple crafts. No pre-registration required. Children and adults meet in activity room for the craft of the week then meet upstairs at 11:00 am for stories, movement, and music. Some craft activities can be messy (which makes them FUN!) so please dress your child accordingly.

Kniterary Come out to the Port Carling Branch Library on Thursday afternoons at 1:00. Bring your knitting project or other needlework project and socialize with other crafters. Discuss what you are reading or what you would like to read while enjoying the company of others. All welcome!

Book Club Meet on the last Tuesday of each month, September to April, for lively discussions of the selection of the month. Meetings are open to all and take place in the activity room at the Port Carling Branch Library. September’s meeting is a Meet and Greet session.