Library News

Coming in March, we are pleased to partner with Midwest Family Connections once again to offer "The Power of Positive Parenting". I (Geraldine) will take the stage on the 18th to help get you started with "Overdrive", our new virtual library. Parents of babies, toddlers and preschoolers are welcome to join Carmen for Rhyme Time on Thursday mornings. Finally, Computers for Novices will begin again on March 16th, allowing anyone struggling with their computer to enter spr... More...

CBC Canada Reads has announced the five novels to be debated this year between March 8th to 12th. Get a head start on your anticipated favorite by ordering it from TRACpac: Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald   More...

Be sure to check out our event calendar for a list of upcoming programs, including Infant Massage, our Bookend Bash, Kids Connection, Rhyme Time, Simplifying Personal Directives, Google Your World!, the Genelogy Interest Group, and "The Art of Comics".

Stop by the library on Tuesday, December 15th to warm up with a cup of hot cider and a cookie. It's our way of saying "thanks" for your patronage and Merry Christmas!

The annual Matheu Da Costa Challenge is sponsored by Canada's Department of Citizenship and Immigration, and is designed to encourage children and youth to create works of art or language that express Canadian values, diversity and multiculturalism. This year's grand prize is a trip to Ottawa, and other prizes are available. See their website for many more details, including who Mathieu Da Costa was! More...

The Alberta Writers Guild has over $17, 000 up for grabs in the 2010 Alberta Literary Awards. Authors, publishers or other interested parties are invited to submit entries no later than December 31st, 2009.  See the submission guidelines on their website  for more details.

ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation recently launched the annual Munsch at Home Contest, a fun contest where families get to write a creative story together in hopes of winning a private home visit from Robert Munsch! But that's not all;the winning family will also get to choose a local library, school or literacy group to receive a public reading by Mr. Munsch. The contest runs until December 11 and is open to all Canadian families. The Munsch at Home Contest runs in celebration of Family Lit... More...