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Spotlight: My Love for the Secret Garden
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Photos from my own, not so secret, garden:
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The kids love to help with the garden decorations!!
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What I Would Recommend...
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Like what you see? Select a title to place a hold!
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Tranquility Fountains : Projects for a Serene Lifestyle
by Mickey Baskett
Transport yourself to a babbling brook on a summer afternoon, listening to water flow over well-worn rocks or rush down the mountainside. Now imagine that same peace and serenity in your own home or office..
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Fairy gardening : creating your own magical miniature garden
by Julie Bawden-Davis
Fairy gardens are enjoying an astonishing surge in popularity and now you can begin making your own enchanting miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants and quaint fairy figures. Original.
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The stained glass garden : projects & patterns
by George Shannon
Grow a glass garden—and beautify any space with the exquisite decorative items you’ve created. George W. Shannon and Pat Torlen, two master teachers and artists who run the On The Edge Glass Studio, offer an array of glorious patterns for stained glass flowers, butterflies, birds, birdfeeders, planters, lanterns, and mobiles. Using dozens of close-up photos, they teach all the basics of both copper foil and lead came construction, from materials and tools to how-to techniques.
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Garden decoration from junk
by Leeann Mackenzie
“Clearly written instructions for various projects featuring useful garden objects from castoffs— wind chimes from cutlery, fountains from old buckets....The finished projects are shown in color photographs.”—Library Journal. “A more creative approach to junk transformation would be almost impossible to conjure...does a magnificent job.”—Booklist.
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Donna Dewberry's painted garden
by Donna S. Dewberry
Offers detailed instructions and suggestions for twenty step-by-step projects for every taste and budget that is designed to enhance outdoor furniture and accessories with acrylic paints, including such items as patio tables, planters, window boxes, porch pillows, and Adirondack chairs. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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Decorate Your Garden : Affordable Ideas and Ornaments for Small Gardens
by Mary Keen
If the term "garden ornament" conjures up either tasteless displays or pomp and pretension, this book is sure to change your way of thinking. Decorate Your Garden takes a fresh look at garden ornamentation, presenting a host of ideas that are elegant, imaginative, achievable, and affordable.
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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." -Marcus Tullius Cicero
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This Month at the Library: April
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How is it already April? Doesn't it feel like just yesterday we were talking about New Years Resolutions and our hopes for 2015? And now we are starting to dig out our shorts and find our sunscreen for Spring! At the library, we are celebrating the beautiful days ahead any way we can! Join us on April 19 for our Wind Spinner Craft where we will be preparing for future warm breezy days! Lynda Pianosi is joining us on April 13 to talk about her book "Take a Hike with Your Kids", a perfect precursor to Spring and Summer activities. Our other favourite Spring event is the Spring Booksale this month from April 10-12. Come and select your next pile of books, who knows maybe if you're lucky enough you'll get to read them outside!!
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Friends of the Library Spring Booksale
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Friends of the Library Speaker Series
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Lynda Pianosi "Take a Hike with Your Kids"
April 13, 7:00pm
Admission by Donation
Lynda is an accredited hiking guide, wife, mother of two, and a wealth of knowledge! This incredible book is filled with 46 hikes in Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis, and Lake Louise. All of her recommended hikes have been kid tested and approved and are all under 5 km. This talk is an absolute must for anyone wanting to take their kids, whether they are tots, teens or in between, on a hike in the Rockies.
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Wind Spinner
April 19, 3:00-5:00pm
Herald Spring! Come and make these striking wind spinners from recycled aluminum cans. Adults and children 12 years and older are welcomed to this FREE program!
Registration Required, donations always gratefully accepted.
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Movie Night
Every Wednesday, 7:00pm
Every week the library shows a movie in the Friends of the Library Program Room. Selections vary between classics and new releases. For details on which movie is showing this week, please click here to be navigated to our Movie Night page. Admission is FREE, Donations accepted. Bring a pillow, a bowl of popcorn, or even a friend! Make yourself at home and enjoy the cinematic experience.
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Knit One, Read Too! First Wednesday of each Month, 7:00-9:00pmBring your knitting or crochet projects and craft with us at the library. This is not a class but a chance to share knowledge and find inspiration in seeing other yarn enthusiasts' projects.Share tips, tricks, ideas & books. No experience necessary. Join us in the magazine reading area and enjoy the company of your fellow yarn & book connoisseurs!
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Magic at the Library
Every Thursday, 6:00-8:00pm
Door Prizes donated by Armadillo Games will be awarded at 7:30pm. Whether you are a tournament champion or just wondering what MTG is, come and join us. We set up in the program room at the library every Thursday night to play, talk and trade cards. This an all ages program. Ages range from 8 to 45 years old, so don't be shy. Bring your deck and a snack.
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PD Days
April 24, 1-3pm
On PD Days join us at the library for crafts and video games on the big projector screen! Each half day Friday we will have a craft prepared and tons of supplies available to let your creative juices flow! For those not interested in getting their hands dirty we have the Wii set up on the BIG screen with fun games like Mario Cart, Vancouver Olympics, and more!
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Wiggle Time
Every Monday, *NEW TIME* 10:30am-11:00am
Walking babies up to two years of age are invited along with their parents/caregivers to a half-hour program featuring music and movement, rhymes, songs and books with Miss Dea.
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Books for Babies
Every Tuesday, 2:00pm-2:30pm
Babies who are not yet walking will enjoy a half hour program featuring, finger play rhymes, bouncing and walking songs and books. This program is designed to foster a love of language and its rhythm.
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Tales for Twos
Every Wednesday, 10:30am-11:00am
Two year olds are invited along with their parents/caregivers to a half hour program featuring rhymes, action songs, and books. It is paced for a two year old and encourages further development of their attention span.
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Preschool Storytime
Every Wednesday, 2:00pm-2:30pm
Children aged 3 – 5 are invited along with their parents/caregivers to a half hour program featuring rhymes, songs and books. The program is designed to build their attention span and foster a continual love of books.
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Parent Child Mother Goose
Every Thursday, 10:30am-11:30am
This hour long program features rhymes, songs and oral storytelling which can be used by the parents with their child in everyday life situations. Registration Required
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L’Heure Du Conte
Every Saturday, 10:30am-11:00am
Join Miss Patricia as she sings songs and reads French. This story time is opened to all who speak or wish for their children to learn the French Language.
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Stories on Sunday
Every Sunday, 10:30am-11:00am
Children aged 3 – 5 are invited along with their parents/caregivers to a half hour program featuring rhymes, songs and books. The program is designed to build their attention span and foster a continual love of books.
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Last Month at the Library: March
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In March we had very unusual weather in our Mountain town; warm days that slowly turned into longer bright nights, maybe not every skiers dream, but really nice here off of the mountains. In the library we began to prepare for Spring in March (hopeful thinking that Spring will come and stay soon), we had our Spring Skillcraft where we made incredible String Eggs, we had Barry Blanchard give an outstanding talk on his book, and we said goodbye to our Winter Storytime sessions! It was a much quieter month than we are used to at the public library but it was just what we needed to gear up for the (hopefully) warmer months ahead!
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Highlights from Last Month
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-Barry Blanchard's Talk -String Egg Skill Craft -New Plastic Library Cards!
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We have NEW plastic Library Cards! Say goodbye to those bulky cards, never again will you have to try and cut the plastic around your flimsy paper card in an effort to make it last longer, yet still fit in your wallet! We have received brand spankin new plastic cards! We have begun to roll out the new cards as people have been signing up for new memberships and as renewals come up. But if you want a new card now we don't want you to wait! Let a staff member know today and we can switch you over! A few things to note before you switch to one of these sleek looking cards; are you a frequent user of our e-resources, as the change can interrupt some users.
Before Switching to New Slick Cards: Freegal (app users only): If you use the Freegal app on your mobile device, please ensure you back up all downloaded songs on your computer before changing to the new library card. If you do not back up to your computer you will lose all downloaded songs! For instructions on how to back up the Freegal app downloads to your computer, please visit www.marigold.ab.ca/musicandmovies 3M Cloud Library: Once you update your 3M Cloud Library app (for mobile, PC, or Mac) with your new barcode you will lose your holds, items out, saved wishlist and reading history. After Switching to New Slick Cards: Hoopla: Udate your Hoopla settings with your new library card by logging in to your Hoopla account. Access your settings by clicking on your email address at the top right of the screen. Under Library Information, enter your new barcode number and click Update to save. Overdrive: To transfer any existing OverDrive holds, items out, or lists from your current barcode to your new barcode, please make a request to library staff (you should be prompted for this at time of barcode change). Please keep in mind, this process could take up to two weeks. ME Libraries: If you have previously registered with ME at melibraries.ca, you must re-register once you have your new library card.
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Have Something You Want to Share?
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-We love to hear from our patrons! If you have anything you would like to submit, we want to see it! From poetry, book recommendations, photos of you reading, Spotlight Topics, let us know why you love the library, testimonials and anything in-between! Email them to info@canmorelibrary.ab.ca and maybe you'll see your entry next month!
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