February 5, 2016 · 0 Comments
It’s finally here! Our White Pine Award reading program starts up this Thursday, February 4 at 6 pm. As long as you’re between Grades 9 and 12, you can come out to YOUR Library to meet like-minded friends, read fantastic Canadian titles, and enter contests!
All you have to do is read a minimum of five nominated titles before April 14 and you’ll be eligible to vote for your favourite title at an exclusive pizza party to celebrate your achievements.
Draws for a prize will take place each week celebrating weekly reading accomplishments!
This week, we will feature a short discussion of the program’s requirements, an introduction on how to write a proper book review, as well as a GIANT game of book title twister.
It’s sure to be fun, so bring a friend!
NEW BOOKS
I’ve just finished reading a very thought provoking book, “The Marble Collector” by Cecilia Ahern.
The story revolves around Sabrina whose father has just been admitted to a nursing home with the onset of Dementia.
Several boxes that had been stored at his lawyer’s office, arrive at her home. In unpacking them, she discovers a unique and valuable marble collection.
Her father had always been very secretive about various aspects of his life so, with this unusual discovery, she decides to go back in time to find out his connection to the marbles.
Her own self-discovery and the close re-connection that she now establishes with her father changes her life and that of those around her.
New Fiction:
The Secret of the Nagas by Amish
Bryant & May and the Burning Man by Christopher Fowler
Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed
The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins
Dictator by Robert Harris
Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz
Riot Most Uncouth by Daniel Friedman
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke
A Wild Swan and Other Tales by Michael Cunningham
The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons
Dark Tides by Chris Ewan
New Non-fiction
Lonely Planet’s Wild World by the editors of Lonely Planet
Martha Stewart’s Weddings Ideas & Inspiration by Martha Stewart
Timeless Beauty by Christie Brinkley
Super Fresh: super natural, super vibrant vegan recipes by Jennifer Houston
Zero Belly Cookbook by David Zinczenko
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks
The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue by Frederick Forsyth
No Such Thing as a Free Gift by Linsey McGoey
Unaccountable: Truth and Lies on Parliament Hill by Kevin Page
Throwing Rocks at Houses by Colleen Jones
The Vatican Prophecies by John Thavis
This is Happy by Camilla Gibb
New On-Line Resources
Go to our homepage www.shelburnelibrary.ca and click on ONLINE RESOURCES on the right hand side and you will see many new resources: Chilton Auto Repair; Small Engine Repair; Hobbies and Crafts; Home Improvements and more.
Get up-to-date How To information with the click of your mouse.
If you are not sure about how to use these e-resources, we have Emily here on Thursdays and Fridays to give Tech lessons.
You can book an appointment by calling or dropping by as these are very popular sessions.
Program News
Children’s Programs – We will be continuing our Friday morning Storytime at 10.30 a.m. This is a very popular program with our very young children and their caregivers, moms, dads and grandparents. They also join in the fun with story, songs and crafts. Our new programs start this week on February 2 at 3:30 p.m.: Forest of Reading for Grades 3 – 6 and our Super Reader’s Club for children from Kindergarten to Grade 6. Each child will receive a Passport to being a Super Reader. There will be weekly themes and activities and prizes for those who have completed the week’s theme.
Please register, check it out and join the fun.
By Rose Dotten
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