You can find books by searching the Library Catalogue. We also have staff recommendations and resources such as Novelist which can help you find the perfect read. Overdrive and the Overdrive APP Libby which offer a selection of eBook and eAudiobooks which you can access from home!
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Read more about "'Have you always wanted to write a book?'"Help your child get ready for school in the fall with school readiness tips and…
Read more about "Kindergarten Book Bags"Books are magic and special and should be treated with great respect. But sometimes books can become something even more. Sometimes books can become a different kind of art. Join...
Read more about "LitCon 2022 – Sometimes Books Aren’t Just for Reading"Large print book collections include best sellers, mysteries, non-fiction, and some languages other than English.
Read more about "Large Print and Talking Books"Learn about reading levels and tips for picking out books with our staff.
Read more about "How to Choose the Right Book for Your Child"You've finished your book, now what? Turn it into a published work for readers to enjoy with free Library resources.
Read more about "How to Publish Your Book"Looking for new YA fiction or graphic novels series? Try these first books in the series.
Read more about "First Book in the Series"Everyone deserves to feel the love on Valentine's Day, but what about every book? We were wondering which materials in our collection might be feeling a little left out on this special day. One particular read, Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac, hadn’t been taken off the shelf in a long while. We couldn’t let this phenomenal read continue to gather dust, so we did what any bibliophile would do. We signed it out for the day and took it on a Valentine’s Day adventure it would never forget!Here's what we got up to on our date with our loneliest Library book.We signed out this read from Alberta’s oldest Library, Memorial Park. Initially, we could see why someone might be hesitant to take this book out on a date. A tale of catastrophe, hatred, and revenge, Cousin Bette doesn’t come across as the most compassionate companion. Could we trust this book to not break our hearts? Well, you know what they say — nothing ventured, nothing gained. We’ve been scorned by many a cliffhanger and plot twist in the past, but we couldn’t let our hopes be dashed and give up on finding our one true book love.We spent some time getting to know each other in the Create Space, checking out all the community crafts and engaging games together. Then we played a couple of board games – Bette’s big vocabulary came in handy when we brought out the Scrabble board.It turns out this classic tale is a fan of classical music, so we signed out a few of the available instruments in the Library’s music practice room and serenaded them.As a token of our affection, we offered Cousin Bette a rose. They promised to treasure it always, even though a rose is not a bookmark.We ended our day with a tour of Central Library, sipping on hot chocolate from the café on the second floor. We could have read Bette for hours in the cozy reading nooks throughout the building.But like all good dates, this too had to come to an end. We walked Cousin Bette to the Central Library book return, knowing Library staff would make sure they got back home to Memorial Park Library safely. They gave us their ISBN number in case we ever wanted to hang out again. Speaking for ourselves, we’d be into a second borrow.Want to romance a book of your own this Valentine’s Day? Search for your perfect match among staff-curated lists on Library shelves, and on Libby.
Read more about "Stories The Loneliest Library Book"These books will engage and delight all ages.
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Read more about "How to Choose the Right Book for Your Child"Learn about reading levels and tips for picking out books with our staff.
Read more about "How to Choose the Right Book for Your Child"November is Picture Book Month. How many books from this list have you read with your little one?
Read more about "A Picture Book Celebration"Decodable and dyslexia-friendly books that use phonics for young readers.
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Read more about "Books and Ideas "Family Reading Kits are now available at six Library locations. Featuring four different titles for school-age children and one picture book, the kits include discussion questions to spark lively conversation, related activities, and more staff-recommended titles to keep reading as a family.
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