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…
I could not resist pointing out the irony in Dwight Hogg’s March 28 letter, which bemoans the “character assassination” of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, yet goes on to imply…
“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” That’s the oath Special Olympians have taken before their competitions for the past 50 years. It’s…
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…
Mike Bossio says he believes Justin Trudeau on the SNC-Lavalin scandal.Bossio wrote me and told me the law was followed every step of the way. Then he went on with…
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…
On Friday, the provincial government announced a series of proposed changes to Ontario’s education system. One of the tenets of the change was a welcomed return to teaching the basic…
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….