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winter out there.  Here in Burnaby, we need to take the winter we get, and even if it makes getting around difficult, the snow is beautiful!  So bundle up, enjoy the sun (and cold) and make your way to the library to get some holiday reading.  Winter and Christmas books are on a cart near the front door.  There are displays of Fantasy and New Fiction and New Non-Fiction as Read More …

Until Christmas break, the Library Learning Commons will be featuring fantasy fiction.  These stories revolve around magic, feature supernatural elements and paranormal characters, and contain stories of adventure. The classic fantasy story features a hero who hasn’t understood or fully realized his or her potential or powers.  There is often a series of tests (a quest) or encounters that highlight or develop some aspect of the protagonist.  This often includes conflict Read More …

This year’s bookmark contest is taking place with Literacy Week (Nov. 14 – 18).  Bookmark templates are available from the library and art teachers.  Create by hand or digitally.  The theme is genres.  My favourite is mystery.  Which is yours?

As we approach Halloween, the library learning commons is highlighting HORROR fiction.  Horror fiction is intended to terrify readers. It sometimes, but not always, includes elements of the supernatural. The endings of horror novels are unresolved. Horror is closely related to other genres, such as fantasy and science fiction, but while in fantasy good trumps evil, in horror the evil force lives on. Well-known horror writers include Stephen King and Darren Read More …

It seems that Hollywood can’t get enough of books when it comes to making movies.  This seems to be especially true for YA books.  After the success of the Harry Potter, Twilight and Hunger Games movies, other series and stand-alones are being optioned and made. Coming soon and through the year are these movies – you’ll enjoy them more if you read the book first! The Fifth Wave – January 22 Read More …

In time for the Christmas break, the library has lots of great new books.  Are you a Sherlock Holmes fan?  Already read the originals, watched Sherlock (but eagerly waiting for the upcoming Victorian-era special) and Elementary?  Need a new fix? Try ‘Lock and Mori’ by Heather W. Petty.  This present-day version has Miss James Moriarty (yes, it’s a family name) teaming up with classmate Sherlock Holmes to solve the case of Read More …

While I haven’t got tickets for the opening night (are they doing a midnight showing?), I will definitely be heading out to see the new Star Wars movie in the first week.  I remember going to Star Wars – for the first one there was no need for an extra title.  I was 11 and my older sister took me.  It was unlike anything I’d ever seen.  By the time Read More …

[metaslider id=897] Monday was National School Library Day.  We are very lucky in Burnaby.  We have a District that supports libraries with certified Teacher-Librarians and funding for resources.  So, thank you to our Trustees and our District staff who continue to provide all of us with this wonderful resource. Monday was therefore the day that the new Mountain Reads books were revealed.  This year we have 11 titles. Maybe I shouldn’t share my favourite Read More …

The 2015 Burnaby Mountain Bookmark contest has come to a very successful conclusion.  This year, we had 2 categories – junior (grades 8 and 9) and senior (grades 10 – 12).  Winners in the junior category are Anna Yun and David Weng and in senior, Kaylie Au and Emanuele Piras.   Congratulations to all of you who designed bookmarks this year.  Look for bookmarks in the library soon.

This rather odd story was based on real postcards showing ‘peculiar’ people.  These were popular early in the last century.  The author, Ransom Riggs, decided to do some research when he was going to write this story.  His travels in Europe are documented in this video.  This is his personal book trailer. A Most Peculiar Trip You can find this book, the graphic novel version, and Hollow City: The Second Read More …