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Castlegar & District Public Library December 2021
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New to our library! We are happy to offer our patrons the choice and convenience of a new self-checkout machine. Look for it beside our front counter.
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Click the boxes above and start exploring!
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The heron's cry by Ann CleevesWhile looking into the murder of Dr. Nigel Yeo, who was investigating the suicide of a young man who was a member of chilling online group, Detective Matthew Venn, as the body count rises, must wade through the lies at the heart of his community.
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Cloud cuckoo land : a novel by Anthony DoerrFollows four young dreamers and outcasts through time and space, from 1453 Constantinople to the future, as they discover resourcefulness and hope amidst peril in the new novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All the Light We Cannot See.
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The man with the silver Saab : A Detective Varg Novel by Alexander McCall SmithLife--and crime--is not always as it seems for Ulf Varg and the other fearless detectives in Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes. There are always surprising new cases to take on, and the latest batch is no exception. And that's not to mention Ulf's struggle to contain his feelings for his colleague Anna Bengsdotter. All in all, things are distinctly difficult in Malmo, and it seems up to Ulf and the Department to set them right.
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Apples never fall : a novel by Liane MoriartyA family of tennis stars debate whether or not to report their mother as missing because it would implicate their father in the new novel by the New York Times best-selling author of Big Little Lies.
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Modern gingerbread : 15 inspiring new ideas for bakes and cakes by Sandra MongerThe making and decorating of gingerbread houses has long been synonymous with the coming of Christmas, and the tradition has never gone out of fashion. In recent years the design and painstaking creation of gingerbread structures has gone beyond the traditional cottage, with users on Pinterest seeking inspiration for the making of gingerbread cities, skyscrapers and even sugar-glazed gingerbread greenhouses.
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Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history by Edmund MetatawabinIn the 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada's worst residential schools. St. Anne's, in northern Ontario, is an institution now notorious for the range of punishments that staff and teachers inflicted on students. Even as Metatawabin built the trappings of a successful life wife, kids, career he was tormented by horrific memories. Fuelled by alcohol, the trauma from his past caught up with him, and his family and work lives imploded. In seeking healing, Metatawabin travelled to southern Alberta. There he learned from elders, participated in native cultural training workshops that emphasize the holistic approach to personhood at the heart of Cree culture, and finally faced his alcoholism and PTSD.
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London's number one dog-walking agency by Kate MacDougallWith sharp wit, delightful observations, and plenty of canine affection, the author, a former Sotheby’s employee turned dog walker, reveals her unique and unconventional coming-of-age story, as told through the dogs she walks, and the London homes and neighborhoods they inhabit.
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Phosphorescence : a memoir of finding joy when the world goes dark by Julia BairdAfter surviving a difficult heartbreak and battle with cancer, Julia Baird began to explore how she and others persevere through the most challenging circumstances life throws at us. She asks: when our world goes dark, when we are overwhelmed by illness or heartbreak, loss or pain, tragedy outside our control, how do we survive, stay alive and even bloom? She went in search of "the magic that will sustain us and fuel the light within - our own phosphorescence.
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Free Guy /A bank teller discovers that he is a non-player character in an open-world video game called Free City and forms an alliance with a programmer, who is searching for evidence that the game's publisher stole her code, and together they change the game from the inside.
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CrownThe story of Queen Elizabeth II's reign of the United Kingdom, and how it helped to shaped the latter part of the twentieth century. Season 1-4 available at the library.
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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.
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On-Call Casual Library Staff The Library currently has an opening for an on-call casual staff member. See full details here.
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Regular Hours Monday & Tuesday - 10 am - 6 pm Wednesday & Thursday - 10 am - 8 pm Friday & Saturday - 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: Closed Holiday Hours December 24th - 10 am - 2 pm December 25 & 26 & 27 & 28 - Closed December 31st - 10 am - 2 pm January 1 & 2 & 3 - Closed
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