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Castlegar & District Public Library February 2023 |
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Thank-You! The Library staff would like to thank the Friends of the Castlegar Library, the Rotary Interact Club, Library Board volunteers and community volunteers for making the January Book Sale such a HUGE success. Many book lovers came out to find special treasures donating 3,626.55. Thanks to everyone for your generous support of the Library. |
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Pre-School Story Hour (3-5 years) Tuesday's Starts January 17 10 am to 11 am Ages 3-5 years Stories, crafts and more. Please register: 250-365-6611 |
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Reading Buddies Tuesday's Starts Feb. 7 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm A once-a-week after-school program to give children in Grades 2-4 extra reading practice with a teen volunteer buddy. Maximum 8 children Grades 2-4, and 8 teen volunteers (grade 8-12). Teen volunteers needed! Please register: 250-365-6611 |
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A to Z Toddler Time (18 mos. - 2 years) Wednesday's Starts January 18
Ages 18 mos. - 2 years 10 am - 11 am
Stories, crafts and more. We have room for 10 toddlers and caregivers! Please register: 250-365-6611 |
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Teen Friends of the Library Thursday's Starts January 19 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Come and have a say in your library! Help order books, design displays, create and run programs, make craft kits for kids, fundraise for library items and more! Maximum 10 teens. Please register: 250-365-6611 |
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So many good things to choose from: |
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Remember love : a Ravenswood novel
by Mary Balogh
Exiled as a traitor from his family, Devlin Ware is called home six years later when his father dies and, trying to fix his fractured family, realizes he still has feelings for Gwyneth Ross, whom he loved and lost after his family banished him.
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Look both ways : a novel by Linwood BarclayOn an island, the setting of a visionary experiment, where everyone drives the Arrival, the first autonomous vehicle, public relations exec Sandra Montrose finds herself in the middle of a nightmare when the Arrivals turn against their passengers, hell-bent on killing any human they encounter.
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The Cloisters : a novel by Katy Hays"When Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, she expects to spend her summer working as a curatorial associate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead she finds herself assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its medieval art collection and its group of enigmatic researchers studying the history of divination.
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Demon Copperhead : a novel by Barbara KingsolverThe son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves and crushing losses.
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The bright ages : a new history of medieval Europe by Matthew GabrieleTaking us through ten centuries and crisscrossing Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, this popular history sheds new light on the European Middle Ages, revealing a time of beauty and communion that flourished alongside dark brutality.
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A full-colour, fully updated field guide to identifying British Columbia's bats, with new material on acoustic identification. With more than 1,400 species worldwide, bats live on every continent except Antarctica and in virtually every type of habitat, from desert to forest. Around the globe, bats fill important ecological roles by controlling insect populations, pollinating plants, dispersing seeds and even providing humans with medicines.
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305 lost buildings of Canada by Raymond BiesingerThe legacies of theaters, hotels, fire stations, flour mills, and more -- torn down, burned down, and otherwise lost -- are uncovered in this bittersweet collection. Using archival photographs, blueprints, and written reports, Raymond Biesinger has rendered a selection of Canada's most iconic lost buildings in his signature minimalist style. Accompanying Biesinger's illustrations are Alex Bozikovic's descriptions which capture each building's historical, cultural, and architectural significance.
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On assignment : memoir of a National Geographic filmmaker by Jim LarisonIn this edge-of-your-seat adventure story, full of risk and personal conflict, the authors reveal how they were changed by what they saw and captured on film as they risked their lives again and again and their marriage to save the environment.
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Computer and Printing Services
Public access computers, photocopying, scanning, WiFi, and copying & printing services available. |
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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 Closed: Monday, February 20th for Family Day! |
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