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Young Adult on BookTok

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Back in the late 2000s/early 2010s, Young Adult novels were having a moment. From the shocking ...
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Life’s lessons through picture books

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Children’s picture books can be a great way to introduce young ones to the concepts of ...
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April 2022 staff 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 ...
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One Book, One L&A returns

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes One Book, One L&A, our community reading program, has been on hiatus since 2020 as COVID ...
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Picks from the Dewey Divas & Dudes

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes The Dewey Divas and Dudes is a group comprised of extremely well-read representatives from eight different ...
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Anticipated titles

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Each month, I am emailed an automated report from our database that lists all of the ...
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Evergreen 2022 nominees

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes The Evergreen Award, part of the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading program, is best described ...
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February staff picks roundup

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books ...
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Can-Lit on my radar for 2022

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes While Can-lit heavy-hitters such as Emily St John Mandel, Kelly Armstrong, Rawi Hage, Thomas King, Alastair ...
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L&A Libraries’ top reads of 2021

Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes With 2021 behind us, now is the time to look back on what were the most ...
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