Shelf Talk Staff Blog

National Youth Week happens from May 1 to 7 every year and is an incredible opportunity to celebrate youth in the community. This year presents many challenges – how can we encourage...

Won’t you be my neighbour?

With all this time we are spending at home this year, many of us are seeing our neighbours more frequently. Whether it’s a friendly over-the-fence...

Looking for the Light at the End of the Tunnel:  National Canadian Film Day

National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) on Wednesday, April 21, is a great opportunity for...

“Quite often somebody will say, what year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.”  - Beverly Cleary

I have a very vivid memory...

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? I can’t think of a better way to step into spring than to celebrate poets and poetry. Everything feels awakening and alive -bird...