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The books I have been reading

Catherine Coles Coles Notes Like a lot of bookworms I usually have more than one (or two or three…) books on the go at any given time. Usually this means…


The not-so-scary truth about bats

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble; Eye of newt and toe of frog; Wool of bat and tongue of dog.”…


Library staff share their October picks

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…


I now pronounce you man and wife

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest The groomsmen, clad in charcoal grey suits and navy ties, were standing tall and handsome in a neat row, as the bridesmaids processed towards…


Get out there and cast your vote Oct. 22

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest He’s a bum!” “She’s a lame duck!” “Talk about a crook.” “He’s about as dumb as a bag of hammers!” “You call her a…


A stroll through the apple orchard

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest We hopped on the orange dragon, and motored out to the middle of the orchard to chat. It was grey and overcast, with a…


Library staffers offer September picks

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…



Date night in downtown Selby

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest If I happened to be a young, single woman alive 150 years ago, on any given afternoon I would’ve found myself sitting stiffly upright…


Non-self-help books that help

Catherine Coles Coles Notes I don’t generally read a lot of self-help, but I do read a lot of non-fiction titles that just so happen to have lessons that can…


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