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Mindfulness – Books to Help Kids (and Parents!) Stay Calm and Present
Posted on July 12, 2021 02:53 PM
Since I started working as the Children’s Services Librarian here at the library in 2009, I have often heard requests from parents and caregivers for books on mindfulness for kids....

Revisiting Childhood Favourites
Posted on June 28, 2021 10:00 AM
In the past 16 months, I have spent more time engrossed in the news than possibly the previous 16 years. With all the doom and gloom that descended in 2020, I realized that I needed...

National Indigenous History Month
Posted on June 14, 2021 10:39 AM
We respectfully acknowledge that we are on the treaty and traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the First Peoples for their care for,...

National Accessibility Week
Posted on May 31, 2021 10:54 AM
National AccessAbility Week runs from May 30 to June 5 this year. It is an opportunity to celebrate the valuable contributions of Canadians with disabilities and to recognize the...

Canadian Stories of Strength and Survival
Posted on May 25, 2021 10:00 AM
Biographies and Memoirs
This month, our library Reading Challenge is looking at books about real people, i.e. memoirs and biographies. People read memoirs for different reasons....