Summer is here!
As you count down the last days of school, you may need some suggestions with what to do with all of the extra time you are about to have. Not to worry, I have done a little research and here Continue reading Summer is here!
Category Archives: Books
YRCA 2021
The Young Reader’s Choice Awards are a student nominated and voted awards that began in 1940 for young readers of the Pacific Northwest (in Canada and the U.S.A.) This year, our school has copies of all the YRCA Continue reading YRCA 2021
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back! It is so great to see so many of you back here at Brantford. Although the library is not fully open yet, we are in the process of planning how to run the library as safely as possible. Continue reading Welcome Back!
At The Carle: Art in Place
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has a new virtual social distancing art exhibition featuring a number of popular storybook artists. The exhibit, Art in Place: Social Distancing in the Studio explores the uniqueness of working in the Continue reading At The Carle: Art in Place
Burnaby Public Library Paper Bag Pick Up!
The Burnaby Public Library is now offering paper bag pick up where you can check out and pick up books at your local branch. Librarians will collect the books you select and bag them to be picked up between 10:00-4:00. Continue reading Burnaby Public Library Paper Bag Pick Up!
The Ickabog Contest
JK Rowling is writing a new book called The Ickabog. She has already released two chapters online that are free to read and also serving as inspiration for her illustration competition. Rather than hire a professional illustrator, she is challenging Continue reading The Ickabog Contest
Everyone Needs a Rock
There are an assortment of books about rocks, stones, pet rocks and rock collections. There is the classic, Stone Soup by Marcia Brown… … or the hilarious Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt. Scholastic’s temporarily free Bookflix has Continue reading Everyone Needs a Rock
Celebrity Read Alouds
Michelle Obama (the former first lady of the United States) has a series of online read alouds that began this week. It is sponsored by PBS and Randomhouse. The first of the four part series is The Gruffalo by Julia Continue reading Celebrity Read Alouds
Mouse Circus: Reading with Neil Gaiman
For students looking for something a bit more challenging than picture books, Neil Gaiman’s site for younger readers is worth checking out. He is reading two of his famous chapter books: Coraline and The Graveyard Book, chapter by chapter to Continue reading Mouse Circus: Reading with Neil Gaiman
Rediscovering Harry Potter
For those of you who have never read the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, or would like read it again, now is a great time to do so. Both Audible and the Burnaby Public Library (via OverDrive) have partnered Continue reading Rediscovering Harry Potter