Category: Library Events

Blind Date With a Book

Ms. Haigh

Need something to do this Valentine’s Day? Come by the library and try a blind date with a book. 

You might be thinking, “What’s a blind date with a book?”… Well, we have wrapped up a number of our most popular titles and the only way you can pick your “date” is by the few word description on the front. Now you quite literally can’t judge a book by its cover. You just have to go with your gut and make a split second decision about whether or not the book is right for you.  Let us know if your date is a dud, or a complete hit!

Check out some readers finding out the true identity of their blind date books in the video below.

Alpha Reads 2017

Ms. Haigh

With the beginning of semester 2 comes the launch of our new Alpha Reads! 10 amazing titles have been chosen that include sci-fi, fantasy, realism and everything in between.

Check out the video below for some information about this year’s picks and remember to take a ballot and enter our draw every time you read one of the 2017 titles. There will be a weekly Friday draw for small prizes as well as a GRAND PRIZE draw in May. So get reading!

 

Summer Reads Contest WINNERS!

Ms. Haigh

Congratulations to the winners of the Summer Reads Contest!

First place prize
First place prize

The first place prize of two movie tickets went to Ashtan Prasaad who recommended:

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Runners up were Katie Kuchihskaya who recommended:

The Pearl that Broke it's Shell (book cover) by Nadia Kashimi
The Pearl that Broke it’s Shell  by Nadia Kashimi

and Julia Wagner who recommended:

The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. Be sure to check the blog/ the library for future contests, but in the mean time, keep reading!

Alpha Students’ Summer Reads Recommendations

Ms. Haigh

If you’re looking for a book recommendation this year, check out some of the books that were suggested by other Alpha students in our Summer Reads Contest.

Love Stories

 

Mysteries/ Thrillers

 

Graphic Novels

 

Fantasy/ Sci-Fi/ Adventure

 

Humour

 

Other

(those that don’t fit into the other categories)

 

Summer Reads Contest

Ms. Haigh

 

This is your last week to enter the Summer Reads Contest for a chance to win 2 movie tickets! Contest closes on Thursday September 29th. img_2040
Come in and tell us about the best book you read this summer. We have already received a bunch of entries, but we’d love to see more!

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Also, come check-out the library display case for some of the books other students have recommended so far.

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Summer Reads Contest

Ms. Haigh
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Library Window Display September 2016

The best way to learn about a new book that you absolutely HAVE to read is through recommendations, so come into the library and answer this one simple question: WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS SUMMER?

By letting us know, you will be helping spread the word to your fellow students about an awesome read, AND you will also be entered into a draw for a pair of movie tickets.

If you can’t decide what you should read next, stop by and check-out our window display for some books that Alpha teachers enjoyed this summer.