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Castlegar & District Public Library October 2021
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Kootenay Teen Book Club Online Kootenay-wide book discussion & author visit for ages 11-14. 5:30 pm - 7 pm Sponsored by the Kootenay Library Federation.
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Marthe Jocelyn October 28
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Read Local Book Club Online Kootenay-wide adult book discussion & author visit. 6:30 pm - 8 pm Sponsored by the Kootenay Library Federation.
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Jennifer Ellis November 16
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Children's programing begins the week of September 27th.
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Interact meaningfully and enjoyably with someone with memory impairment using these books in the popular Two-Lap Book Series. A Two-Lap Book is the perfect way for family and friends to visit with a loved one and for caregivers to provide a more personal touch. Titles: Happy New Year to You, Wishing on a Star, and The Sunshine on My Face - all by Lydia Burdick.
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Lendable Technology - Playaway Launchpads
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STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math)
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Congratulations Trish Glass!
Winner of our Adult Summer Reading Bingo contest. Trish is now the owner of a brand new Kobo! Photo: Laura Vander Hoek (Left) & Trish Glass (Right)
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Nishga by Jordan AbelAn autobiographical meditation that attempts to address the complicated legacies of Canada's residential school system and contemporary Indigenous existence.
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Call Me Indian : From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred SasakamooseTrailblazer. Residential school Survivor. First Treaty Indigenous player in the NHL. All of these descriptions are true - but none of them tell the whole story. Fred Sasakamooses memoir intersects Canadian history and Indigenous politics, and follows his journey to reclaim pride in an identity that had previously been used against him. Sasakamoose is of Cree descent and grew up on what is now called Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
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Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.""
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The Maidens by Alex MichaelidesWhen a member of a secret society known as The Maidens is murdered, a brilliant, but troubled, group therapist finds her obsession with proving the guilt of an untouchable Cambridge University professor spiraling out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her life. 1,000,000 first printing.
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The Venice sketchbook : a novel by Rhys BowenInheriting her beloved great-aunt’s sketchbook, a recently divorced woman uncovers mysteries about her great-aunt’s star-crossed romance with a nobleman in World War II Venice. By the award-winning author of In Farleigh Field.
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Turn a blind eye : A Detective William Warwick Novel by Jeffrey ArcherGoing undercover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police Force, Detective Inspector William Warwick is compromised by a high-profile trial and a teammate's romantic relationship with his suspect
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Batman v Superman:
When the actions of Superman are called into question, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world ponders what kind of a hero it really needs
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Judas and the black messiah /
When William O'Neal, a career thief, is turned into an FBI informant, he is tasked with infiltrating the Illinois Black Panther Party and reporting on the actions of their leader, Chairman Fred Hampton
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Brokenwood mysteriesFollows Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd and Detective Kristin Sims as they investigate crimes in the small New Zealand town of Brokenwood. *Season 1 to 7 available at the library.
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Sugar Falls : A Residential School Storyby David A. RobertsonA school assignment to interview a residential school survivor leads Daniel to Betsy, his friend's grandmother, who tells him her story. Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but she remembers her fathers words -- words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.
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Fatty legs : a true story by Christy Jordan-Fenton"The beloved story of an Inuvialuk girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton's powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir's 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book's impact,
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A stranger at home : a true story
by Christy Jordan-Fenton
Looks at the experiences of a young Inuit girl returning from a residential religious school, where she is not recognized by her mother and is seen as an outsider
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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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Hours Monday & Tuesday - 10 am - 6 pm Wednesday & Thursday - 10 am - 8 pm Friday & Saturday - 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: Closed Closed: September 30th for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Closed: October 11th for Thanksgiving
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