New staff picks to borrow this month
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the…
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the…
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest As I pulled into the gravel parking lot, the amiable, good-natured, official greeter was there to welcome me. Mud is a four-year-old, border collie-golden…
Catehrine Coles Coles Notes If you are a parent or a teacher, you are probably familiar with the sweet sound of hearing a young child successfully read a book out…
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart,” William Wordsworth tells me. This is exactly how I approach writing my weekly column. There…
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The Ontario Library Association’s Evergreen Award is best described as the “readers’ choice” of Canadian literary awards. Each year, a list of 10 nominees is selected…
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest For the better part of a week now, I’ve been coughing and hacking with a throat that feels like I swallowed a too-hot potato….
Catherine Coles Coles Notes Like a lot of readers I usually have more than one (or two or three) books on the go at any given time. Usually this means…
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “I now pronounce you man and wife,” were the sweet words uttered by the minister to Randy and I 30 years ago this week….
Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the…
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “I haven’t played euchre in over 20 years!” I offered. “I don’t even remember how.” No worries I was reassured, by my brother-in-law Murray,…