January 2021
Book Sale
In Library Book Sale! 
 
Come browse a special selection of books for all ages and interests. Sale table is open during Library hours.
 
All sales are by donation.
Winter Programs
Family Literacy Day
Wednesday, January 27
Find resources and register for a virtual event with children's author and artist Barbara Reid here.
 
CBAL and the Library will be offering special take home packages to celebrate Family Literacy Day. Watch for a display later this this month!


 
Kootenay Library Federation Libraries are teaming up to bring you two online book clubs this Winter & Spring. 
 
Register for the Read Local Online Adult Club: kootenaylibrariesprogramming@gmail.com
 
Register for the Kootenay Teen Book Club
Kootenayteenbookclub@gmail.com
 
Virtual Story Time with a Grab & Go Twist
with Miss Julie and Miss Laura

When: Starts the week of September 20th.
For: Toddlers, preschoolers & primary aged children.
Find full details HERE.
Watch a how-to video HERE.
 
New crafts available every Wednesday. New videos drop every Thursday/Friday. Previous week's crafts available until they disappear!

Online Library Resources - Always Open
 
Find adult resource links HERE.
Find children & youth resource links HERE.
 
 
New Books
All titles below link directly to our catalogue.
Non-Fiction
The writer's library : the authors you love on the books that changed their lives
by Nancy Pearl

Interviews with 23 of today’s most accomplished authors reveal the books that inspired their literary careers, in an illustrated volume that includes contributions by such leading writers as T.C. Boyle, Michael Chabon and Louise Erdrich. 
The tech solution : creating healthy habits for kids growing up in a digital world
by Shimi K. Kang

"Dr. Kang simplifies cutting edge neuroscience to reveal a new understanding around how we metabolize experiences with technology that will lay the foundation for lasting success. With her 6-week 6-step plan for rebalancing your family's tech diet, Dr. Kang will help your child build healthy habits and make smart choices that will maximize the benefits of tech and minimize its risks"
This Is Esports and How to Spell It : An Insider’s Guide to the World of Pro Gaming
by Paul Chaloner

From slapping coins down on arcade cabinets to the lights of Madison Square Garden, competitive video gaming has come a long way. Today, esports is a billion-dollar industry, the best players becoming stars in their own right, battling for eight-figure prizes in front of a global audience of tens of millions. From Call of Duty to Counter-Strike, FIFA to Fortnite, a generation of players have turned multiplayer video games from a pastime into a profession.
Adult Fiction
The Unlocking Season
by Gail Bowen

On a Saturday bright with harbingers of spring, Joanne Kilbourn-Shreve, her husband, Zack, and their family prepare to celebrate the season. Joanne's life is full, and at 60, she has been given the chance to understand a part of her history that for years was shrouded in secrecy. 
The Thursday murder club
by Richard Osman

Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case.
Postscript
by Cecelia Ahern

A long-awaited sequel to the best-selling PS, I Love You finds Holly reluctantly agreeing to let her sister tell Gerry’s story on her podcast, before terminally ill listeners reach out for help writing their own missives. 
The residence : a novel
by Andrew Pyper

After losing her son in a train derailment, First Lady Jane Pierce contacts the most notable spiritualists of the day to connect with him in a séance and instead brings forth a malevolent spirit.
Teen Fiction
The art of graffiti
by Hal Marcovitz

An introduction to graffiti and street art as an art form traces its origins to cave painting and discusses major graffiti artists, its development from a form of vandalism into a recognized type of mural painting, how graffiti artists create a reputation, and the role street art plays in social and protest movements.
The starlight claim
by Tim Wynne-Jones

Haunted by nightmares after the disappearance of his best friend, Nate is chased from his home by three escaped prisoners before finding his survival skills tested by a blizzard in the frigid wilderness and devastating family secrets. 
Jane Anonymous
by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Locked in a room by an unknown kidnapper who slid her basic needs through a pet door, a 17-year-old girl escapes back home to her family and struggles with crippling PTSD that compels her to write a therapeutic diary chronicling her efforts to uncover the truth of what happened. 

 
Find all new items HERE.

 

Computer and Printing Services
 
Three public access computers are available by appointment. Appointments can be made for a maximum of 45 minutes per day by calling 250-365-6611.
 
Photocopying, scanning and copying services are available. 
 
The library also has a convenient remote printing service. Full details can be found on the library’s web site.
 
 
Library Hours
Mon. - Thurs. 9 am to 6 pm
Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
Castlegar & District Public Library
1005-3rd Street
Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 2A2
250-365-6611

https://castlegar.bc.libraries.coop/