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A new favourite: for fans of We Are All Made of Molecules and Optimists Die First, Susin Nielsen’s newest book will be welcome.  Wilbur Nunez-Knopf, almost 15, lives in Toronto with his moms.  On his first day of grade 7, in a new city, in a new school (his first after being homeschooled), Wilbur’s teacher asked his students to “Write a letter to yourself.  Debscribe who you are today.  Then Read More …

We’ll start with an old favourite, Nancy Farmer’s The House of the Scorpion.Matteo lives in a dystopian world, in the region of Opium, in what used to be northern Mexico.   El Patron, the drug lord who controls this area is already 140 and wants to keep living.  He has a clone created, Matteo, who when grown will provide the organs the old man needs to prolong his life.  The Read More …

It is that time.  A new set of titles that Mountain (that’s you!) should read.  Fiction and non-fiction, junior and senior; there’s something for everyone.  Keep track of your Mountain Reads reading through the next months for a chance to win in the spring.  Yes – there will be prizes: both edible and spendable!  Along with reading the books, there will be opportunities to show off your artistic ability, designing Read More …

April is National Poetry Month in Canada.  This year, the chosen theme is Resilience.  The past year has been a challenge for all of us.  Yet here we are, continuing to get up every day, come to school, work and learn, and find ways to spend time with our friends and loved ones.  Yes, we have been (maybe learned to be) resilient. From the League of Canadian Poets: “What does Read More …

We now have audiobooks in the library learning commons.  The digital kind.  The kind you download to your phone and take with you.  There are books you might be reading with your class in English and books that are just for your enjoyment. I am a big audiobook fan.  It’s probably because I spend a lot of my time doing things that I would rather replace with reading.  And so Read More …

Monday, March 8 is Women are, and have been: scientists, artists, teachers, activists, heroes, workers, friends, mothers, sisters, care-givers. And will continue to do so.  Learn about some of the women who have shaped our world. image from trendingmediabuzz.com

Whether you’re looking for a classic or something new, there are too many books that have been challenged / banned / burned.  Stop by the Library Learning Commons to exercise your Freedom to Read.

We are now almost a week into the new year.  We’re back to school, diving right back in.  This quarter system doesn’t allow for any breathing room!  I hope you took some time to relax and have fun over the holidays.  I did a lot of reading; some fluff and some more substantial.  It was wonderful. This is traditionally the time to think about changes we want to make.  It Read More …

Let your creative self loose.  The winter holidays are coming.  There’s not going to be so much running around and visiting.  So you’ve got time to design a poster for the BPL contest.  Winning entries will be used to promote the summer holiday BPL Teen Reading Club.