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Celebrating Christmas 2020

With less than a month to go before Christmas, excitement is growing while at the same time we’re aware that … More

activities, Amanda Murphy, Baking, children's crafts, christmas, crafts, Donna Hay, Fiona Watt, gifts, gingerbread, Jane Bull, Monika Römer, puppet shows, Read This Next, Sheherazade Goldsmith

Not-Yet-Classic Christmas Tales

Winter and the holiday season often find families reviving traditions from years past. For those that celebrate Christmas, there are … More

children's books, christmas, easy reads, new classics

Holiday Baking

Have you started your holiday baking yet?  I haven’t yet and I don’t start to feel festive until the baking … More

Alex Kuskowski, Anna Olson, Baking, Better Homes and Gardens, Betty Crocker, Bon Appetit, cakes, Canadian Living, christmas, Company's Coming, cookbooks, cookies, Denise Smart, Ellen Brown, gluten-free, holidays, Luane Kohnke, magazines, Martha Stewart Living, paleo, Redbook, Rosanna Pansino, vegan

Interview with Donna VanLiere

Donna VanLiere is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author.  She has won a Retailer’s Choice Award for … More

Author Interview, christmas, Donna VanLiere, fiction

Silent Night: the Story of the World War I Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub

Thunder Bay Public Library and its partner organisation are remembering the impact of the Great War on Thunder Bay via … More

christmas, Christmas truce, historical, nonfiction, Silent Night, Stanley Weintraub, trenches, truce, World War 1

Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom

Have you ever played the game of wondering which one of two historical or mythological figures would win in a … More

Austrian, Brom, christmas, fantasy, Krampus, legends

Carib Cat

Last week we said goodbye to our 16 1/2 year old cat, Carib. I believe she was ready to go. … More

Animals, cats, christmas, Cleveland Amory, contemporary, Dewey, Human-Animal Relationships, humour, Malcolm, nonfiction, Vicki Myron, William Thomas

Wishin’ And Hopin’: A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb

Hi. I’ve wanted to read this book since late 2009. It was a 7 day book and I was busy, … More

10 year olds, 1960's, Annette Funicello, christmas, Christmas pageant, contemporary, family, humour, parochial school, Wally Lamb

The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman

I’ve been struggling to read Anthill by Edward O. Wilson. It was recommended by Joan Rivers in a magazine I … More

Adultery, Ann Pearlman, Baking, betrayal, chick lit, christmas, contemporary, Cookie Exchange, Female Friendship, Midwest, Miscarriage, Widow

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd. We don’t have a print copy of this title, but I’m sneaking it in … More

1940's, christmas, families, humour, movie, movies, Ralphie, Red Ryder

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