One of the strategic objectives at the library in its current five year plan has been the promotion of a safe, clean and healthy community, and with the arrival of a new year and a new decade, it’s a great time to take stock of our health both personally and as a community. Sometimes taking... Continue Reading →
Looking Forward to New Young Adult Books
2020 is here and I know everyone is waiting with bated breath to hear how I, Nicole, fared in my yearly book tally. Though the last time it was mentioned I think I was at 8 books, I finished this year off having read... 12. Alas, I did not reach my goal but I still... Continue Reading →
Globe & Mail Bestsellers-Non Fiction-January 2020
January 25, 2020 1. Talking To Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell A powerful examination of our interactions with strangers. 2. You Are Awesome, Neil Pasricha How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life 3. Educated, Tara Westover "Tara Westover is living proof that some people are flat-out, boots-always-laced-up indomitable."--USA Today 4. Me, Elton... Continue Reading →
Globe & Mail Bestsellers-Fiction-January 2020
January 25, 2020 1. The Wives, Tarryn Fisher A thriller you won't be able to put down! 2. Moral Compass, Danielle Steel No one at Saint Ambrose can escape the fallout of a life-altering event. 3. The Family Upstairs, Lisa Jewell Page-turning look inside one family's past. 4. The Girls With No Names, Serena Burdick... Continue Reading →
Cross Country Skiing with Help From Your Library
Winter is a really fun time of year. Sure, shovelling snow isn’t great, particularly when we’ve gotten so much that there’s nowhere left to put it. But nothing beats a sunny day outside in the snow. My favourite winter activity is cross country skiing. And here at the library there are many books for beginners... Continue Reading →
Free Democratic Public Space
At first glance it is difficult to reconcile the public library values of freedom of expression and providing safe spaces. But on closer examination both of these may be accommodated if we ask questions such as: what does safe space mean?; who decides what it means? and safe for who? There is no absolute guarantee... Continue Reading →
North Korea Journal by Michael Palin
I went to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with my six year old son in 2000. We had a great time. The people were very friendly. We saw some interesting places and came to understand the Juche philosophy of self reliance which guides this workers state. Michael Palin made the same discoveries on... Continue Reading →
Interview with Clementia Kiele
Clementia Kiele was born on a small island in Papua New Guinea known as the Admiralty Islands, which is two degrees off the equator. Though she didn’t grow up with her parents reading bedtime stories, her parents instead told bedtime stories. She migrated from Papua New Guinea to Canada 19 years ago. After obtaining her... Continue Reading →
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