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Castlegar & District Public Library June 2024 |
In library use only. This resource provides genealogical and historical research capabilities, with more than 5 billion names in over 4,600 databases! Come in to the library and get started on finding your family. |
Access a province-wide catalogue of digital books, audiobooks, and instantly available magazines! You can access through Library To Go or through the Libby app. Use your library card to log in! |
Did you know the library has five Baby Bundle kits you can check out? Each themed bag contains books, a toy, and literacy prompts. Our themed kits are alphabet, numbers, motion, social emotional, and STEAM. |
Find some bats! With our Batpack, you can locate and identify local bat populations. The pack includes an echo meter (compatible with Android devices), identification guides, a real bat skeleton (so tiny!), and a backpack. Available to borrow from the library—come in and we'll get you started! |
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Family lore : a novel
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Follows the lives of several generations of women in the Marte family after gathering to honor Flor, who can predict the day someone will die, decides to throw herself a huge party as a living wake.
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The Plinko bounce
by Martin Clark
When his client, who confessed to murder, might escape punishment due to a simple typographical error, small-town public defender Andy Hugh, despite his misgivings, agrees to fight for a not-guilty verdict, which forces him to make life-and-death choices both inside and outside the courtroom.
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The witch of Maracoor : a novel
by Gregory Maguire
A young witch coming into her own, Rainary Ko, the granddaughter of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, reups her mission to settle a few scores and right a wrong or two after a confrontation with her reclusive great-grandfather, the one-time Wizard of Oz.
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The sister effect
by Susan Mallery
"Finley McGowan is determined that the niece she's raising will always feel loved and wanted...Now Sloane is back, as beautiful and as damaged as ever...and she wants a relationship with her daughter. She says she's changed, but Finley's heart has been burned once too often for her to trust easily. But is her reluctance to forgive really about Sloane or worry over losing what she loves the most?"
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Stewards of Splendour : A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia
by Jennifer Bonnell
Spanning the deep history of human relationships with wildlife, Jennifer Bonnell explores the ways that government, Indigenous communities, and stakeholder groups have sought to shape and deliver, or responded to the consequences of, wildlife management policies and practices and resource development activities in the province.
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Mostly plant-based platters & boards : gorgeous spreads for clean eating + great gatherings
by Lea Dixon
"Treat yourself and others to an eye-catching, party-friendly array of mostly fruits, veggies, nuts, and grains--with a side of dips and cheeses. Whether you're feeding just you, a cozy few, or a full house of family and friends, Mostly Plant-Based Platters & Boards features 60 delicious grazing designs and platter starters that are easy to put together and guaranteed to please. Step-by-step instructions and clear photos guide you to fabulous plant-forward boards"
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Printer's Devils : How a Feisty Pioneer Newspaper Shaped the History of British Columbia, 1895–1925
by Ron Verzuh
In Printer's Devils, historian Ron Verzuh offers both a study of pioneer journalism and a social history of the smelter city of Trail as it grew into a small but prosperous community. He traces the stories of residents and their evolving attitudes, pastimes and opinions as they respond in times of economic crisis, war, labour strife and life-threatening disease against the backdrop of one of Canada's pioneer industrial centres.
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Royal Blood
by Aimée Carter
As the King of England's illegitimate daughter, 17-year-old Evan Bright knows a thing or two about keeping secrets. But when she's forced to spend the summer in London with her father and the royal family, who aren't exactly thrilled she exists, her identity is mysteriously revealed, and suddenly the world is dying to know every juicy lie the press prints about her. After a fun night turns deadly and Evan becomes the primary suspect in a murder investigation, the escalating rumors and fallout threaten to tear her life apart. As she fights to uncover the truth about what happened, she discovers royal secrets that are even more scandalous than she imagined - secrets that could change the monarchy forever. And her own may be next.
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Never satisfied. Volume one
by Taylor Robin
"The competition to become the new city Representative--a magician who serves the magistration and protects the people from monstrous husks--is fierce. Eight young apprentices and their animal familiars are vying for the role, while behind the scenes, corrupt officials work to ensure their favored contestants make it to the next round. Lucy Marlowe wants the job more than anything. A win would show their master that they aren't a worthless waste of effort. But being Representative isn't all it's cracked up to be!"
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The severed thread
by Leslie Vedder
Fi, her partner Shane, and Prince Briar Rose set out for the hidden city of Everlynd, hoping to break the curse, decipher the book code, and defeat the Spindle Witch
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Teen Titans : Robin
by Kami Garcia
Raven Roth, Garfield Logan, Maxine Navarro, and Damian Wayne are on the run, while Dick Grayson wants to know what happened to his brother, Damian, and they all want to defeat H.I.V.E. for good
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Beaches
Explores the thirty year relationship between two very different women who meet at the beach and become best friends
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Complete Lady Snowblood
A young girl is raised to be an assassin after her father is killed by a band of criminals and her mother vows revenge; Lady Snowblood is sentenced to death for her crimes, but is rescued by the secret police who offer her a deal to work for them
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Ghostbusters
A group of parapsychologists start a ghost removal service
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