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September 2023 |
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We hope that everyone is settling well into the Back-to-School season! At Elgin County Library we have lots of resources to help kids succeed this school year! Scroll down for just a few of thise resources featured in this month's newsletter.
Don't forget to sign up for your local library's newletter to keep up to date on what programs are on offer this Fall! |
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| Check out our Back to School Collection to get you ready to rock this year! | |
Get in the back-to-school frame of mind with the Back to School Reading Challenge on Beanstack! Log your reading every day to earn badges, and help get you back into a routine! This reading challenge is for all ages! |
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| Elgin Reads: Digital Book ClubFinding Me by Viola Davis |
In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.
This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me.
As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.
Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.
| ECL users can borrow on demand all month long! Click on the banner image for download links and read-alikes. Drop in book discussion happens on Thurs, September 28 via Elgin Reads FB page. |
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See where a title falls within a book series!
It's never been easier to get through a series in Libby! You can also click on the series title to sse other titles available. |
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Suggested Reading |
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The BookGossip
...is an Elgin County Library column dedicated to introducing you to new library materials that we think you'll love! Click on the banner above to view the full fall issue!
Here's what to look forward to in September: | |
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Collection Spotlight | |
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| | Dav Pilkey |
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| | Deborah Diesen |
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| | Jeff Kinney |
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| | Emma Straub |
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| | Lena S. Andrews |
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| | Neil Howe |
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| | Jacob Mikanowski |
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| | Arianne Shahvisi |
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This month we're featuring our History & Current Events eNewsletters!
Click on the banner to see the most recent issue, or click the book jackets to place holds on featured titles! | |
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| | Chris Paul |
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| | Aisha Harris |
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| | William J. Mann |
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| | Sarah Viren |
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Sign up for these newsletters and others at https://bit.ly/ECLSignUp
| | Awards News | |
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| First Nation Communities Read 2023/2024 Nominees
FNCR celebrates the very best of Indigenous literature across Turtle Island. The program encourages family literacy, intergenerational storytelling as well as intergenerational knowledge transmission. FNCR also helps to increase awareness of the importance of First Nation, Metis and Inuit writing, illustration and publishing. |
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September 30th is Canada's National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
(also known as Orange Shirt Day)
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Visit our website or social platforms for up to date news!
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