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Castlegar & District Public Library December 2023
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Nov. 30th to Dec. 14th Bring newly purchased (or handmade) hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, socks, etc. to the library for the Giving Tree. All items will be donated to the Community Harvest Food Bank.
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Nov. 30th to Dec. 14th 1 non-perishable food or personal hygiene item = $2 off of fines. Please note that this does not include lost library items. All items collected will be donated to the Community Harvest Food Bank.
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Kootenay Library Federation: December Online Events December 5th: The Surprising Origins of Santa Claus December 6th: Poetry Reflections on Water December 7th: Brandi Morin - On the Frontlines of Indigenous Land Defence. For more information and to register, click here:
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by Juliet Giglio and Keith Giglio Screenwriter Ivy Green can only watch as her life is turned upside down. Her script, based on her love story with her high school sweetheart, is being filmed in her hometown! Now back home, Ivy is forced to face Nick for the first time since he broke herheart. To complicate matters, Ivy isn't sure of her relationship with the producer, the town is overflowing with movie stars and adoring fans, and worst of all-the actress playing Ivy develops a crush on the real Nick! Now, with renewed and confusing feelings about Nick, Ivy is determined to see if there is anything left between them, but in the end, Ivy will need to re-write her life script to get back everything she thought she lost.
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A Christmas Candy Killing by Christina RomerilIdentical twin sisters Alex and Hannah are the owners of Murder and Mayhem, a mystery bookshop that sells their famous poison-themed Killer Chocolates. Shortly before Christmas, their septuagenarian neighbour, Jane, confides to Alex that a murderer from a true-crime show has taken up residence in the village. The next morning, Alex discovers Jane's body. When Alex gets hold of Jane's journal, she begins to understand the truth. But a bearer of ill tidings is arriving early this year - and Alex just might not make it to Christmas.
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by Richard Paul Evans In A Christmas Memory, Richard Paul Evans (#1 New York Times bestselling author and the "King of Christmas fiction") delves deep into his childhood memories to take readers back to an age when his world felt like it was falling apart, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, the light of hope can still shine.
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Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past.
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Santa's Little Yelpers
by David Rosenfelt
'Tis the season in Paterson, New Jersey: Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are surrounded by holiday cheer. It's even spread to the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization, not used to having puppies, has their hands full with a recent litter. Eight puppies are a lot to handle, and Andy is relieved when his co-worker Chris Myers agrees to foster them. Myers, a newer employee at the Tara Foundation, did time for a crime he swears he didn't commit. When Myers discovers a key witness against him lied on the stand, he goes to Andy to ask for representation in getting the conviction overturned. Myers thinks they can have this wrapped up by Christmas, no problem. But when the witness is murdered, and Myers is arrested for the crime, things go from bad to worse. Suddenly, it's all elves on deck to make a list and check it twice, so they can prove Myers is innocent
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Winter Solstice
by Rosamunde Pilcher
In Winter Solstice Rosamunde Pilcher brings her readers into the lives of five very different people. Rosamunde Pilcher's long-awaited return to the page will warm the hearts of readers both old and new. Winter Solstice is a novel of love, loyalty and rebirth.
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Donna Hay takes the stress out of Christmas cooking and entertaining with this must-have collection of over 170 stunning yet simple festive recipes. Featuring all the nostalgic favourites and some fun twists on the classics, this is the only cookbook you need for the festive season. From easy starters to show-stopping mains - including a cheat's glazed ham that doesn't need studding or basting - to dazzling desserts that are sure to impress, and some special edible gifts, these recipes are peppered with Donna's best-ever tricks and shortcuts to make it the most relaxing Christmas yet.
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by Kevin Callan
Enjoy winter camping in warmth and comfort! With careful planning, tenting during the year's coldest months can be safe and fun. Complete Guide to Winter Camping offers advice on selecting a four-season tent and constructing other types of shelter, maintaining personal hygiene, cooking in the cold, choosing a sleep system and getting the right amount of warmth to properly enjoy winter. Chapters on how to read animal tracks, travel safely on ice and identify trees and firewood make this unique book a must-read for anyone tired of spending half their year cooped up indoors!
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Modern Gingerbread seeks to tap into, and lead, the trend for contemporary gingerbread baking and decorating. Lauded cake-maker Sandra Monger is full of terrific ideas for gingerbread projects, from decorative gingerbread tiles and wreaths to a Norwegian kransekake delicately crafted from rings of gingerbread.
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by Katherine May
In this book, fibre artist Terri Watson shares her new school approach to creating contemporary knotted macramé canvases, using just a few simple knots. Featuring ten step-by-step projects and a library of over hundred patterns to create a wide variety of designs, as well as guidance on designing your own pieces and calculating cord quantities
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Unbound : A Story of Snow and Self-discovery
by Steph Jagger
A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us.
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An almost perfect Christmas
by Nina Stibbe
The author of Love, Nina presents a laugh-out-loud account of the highs and lows of the Christmas season in her home in Leicester that celebrates the lighter side of dry turkeys, pudding fires and re-gifting. 25,000 first printing
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Set in 1940's Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie must convince his parents that a toy rifle is the only Christmas gift that will make Christmas worthwhile. Not only do his parents face what many other parents do during that time of the year, but their actions fit in with the All-American Christmas.
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When only child, Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora decide to book an cruise and skip Christmas altogether. Their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever.
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Are you being served? Christmas
Depicts the antics of the employees at the Grace Brothers' Department Store in London. Contains special Christmas themed episodes
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It's a wonderful life
Broke and depressed, George Bailey contemplates suicide, but is brought back from the edge by an angel who shows him the impact he has made on the lives of others
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Let it Snow by John GreenIn three intertwining short stories, several high school couples experience the trials and tribulations along with the joys of romance during a Christmas Eve snowstorm in a small town.
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It’s Christmas Eve at JFK in NYC. Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd. Charlotte’s flight is canceled when a blizzard blows in, and Anthony can’t bear to go home. So, they set out into the city together, clutching a book Charlotte picks up in the airport gift shop: Ten Easy Steps for Getting Over Your Ex. For this one night, they’ll focus on healing their broken hearts...together.
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My True Love Gave to Me by Various Authors After seventeen-year-old best friends Rora and Claudia discover there are secret cities, ruled by astrology-based magic, on other planets in our solar system, they travel into the spheres to solve a mysterious disharmony threatening the balance of the outer worlds and their own.
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Almost Midnight: Two Festive Short Stories
by Rainbow Rowell
Two Festive Short Stories by New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell contains two wintery short stories, decorated throughout with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Simini Blocker. 'Midnights' is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year's Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time . . . 'Kindred Spirits' is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan.
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How to excavate a heart
by Jake Maia Arlow
Fresh off a breakup, college freshman Shani is distracted from her monthlong paleoichthyology internship when she gets involved with May, but when their relationship takes a serious turn, Shani's heartache over her ex-girlfriend's rejection comes rushing back.
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What Light
by Jay Asher
Dividing her life between her family's Oregon Christmas tree farm and the California tree lot where they spend the holiday seasons, Sierra falls for a boy who lives under the shadow of a terrible mistake, a relationship that is met with disapproval and suspicion. By the best-selling author of Thirteen Reasons Why. Simultaneous eBook.
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