Castlegar & District Public Library
 
April 2021
Spring Programs

 
Kootenay Library Federation Libraries are teaming up to bring you two online book clubs this Spring. 
 
Register for the Read Local Online Adult Club: kootenaylibrariesprogramming@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!
 
Canada Reads
 
Jonny Appleseed : a novel
by Joshua Whitehead

Off the reserve and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city, Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, becomes a cybersex worker who fetishizes himself in order to make a living. Jonny's world is a series of breakages, appendages, and linkages - and as he goes through the motions of preparing to return home for his step-father's funeral, he learns how to put together the pieces of his life. 
 
2021 Canada Reads Winner.
Butter honey pig bread : a novel
by Francesca Ekwuyasi

Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. After more than a decade of living apart, Taiye and Kehinde have returned home to Lagos. It is here that the three women must face each other and address the wounds of the past if they are to reconcile and move forward.
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots

Temping for people on the wrong side of the law, Anna becomes unfairly unemployed before using her talents for manipulating data to expose how the heroes of her world do more harm than good. 
Two Trees Make a Forest : In Search of My Family's Past Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts
by Jessica J. Lee

Two Trees Make a Forest is a travel memoir by British Canadian author Jessica J. Lee. In it she describes finding a trove of letters written by her grandfather, and how it leads her to travel to her mother's and grandfather's home of Taiwan. 
The midnight bargain
by C. L. Polk

The award-winning author of Witchmark presents a romantic fantasy set in a magical Regency England, where a sorceress must balance magic-ending familial duty with her ambition to become her world’s first great sorceress. 
Library resources online. Click below and start exploring.
Animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. Includes fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, puzzles, games and more! LINK.
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Audiobooks, eBooks and now popular magazines. LINK.
New Books
All titles below link directly to our catalogue. 
Non-Fiction
Magical Animal Cakes : 45 Bakes for Unicorns, Sloths, Llamas and Other Cute Critters
by Angela Romeo

Turn every baking occasion into a celebration of all your most-loved animals with these cute and creative recipes for cakes, cookies and more! From fabulous flamingo to an adorable pug, and even rainbow unicorn, each fun bake is sure to be a welcome guest at any party.
Lonely Planet Canada's Best Trips: 32 amazing road trips
by Lonely Planet

Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Plane's Canada's Best Trips. Featuring amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, you can tour the Sea to Sky Highway, the country's stunning coastline and the Cabot Trail -- all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road!
No time like the future : an optimist considers mortality
by Michael J. Fox

The award-winning actor shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. 
The next millionaire next door : enduring strategies for building wealth
by Thomas J Stanley

Twenty years after Thomas J. Stanley's groundbreaking work on self-made affluence, he and his daughter examine the changes in specific decisions, behaviors and characteristics, along with consumption, budgeting, careers and investing that have changed wealth-building in more recent years.
Adult Fiction
Where the lost wander : a novel
by Amy Harmon

Set on Overland Trail in 1853, a young widow sets off with her family for a life out West – a journey fraught with hardship, fear, death and terrible sacrifice that leads her into the arms of a half-Pawnee man straddling two worlds. 
Deadly Cross
by James Patterson

Investigating the assassination of the vice president’s wife, Detective Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to uncover clues from the victim’s early life. By the best-selling author of Criss Cross. 
The sea gate
by Jane Johnson

Mourning her late mother, Rebecca sets out for Cornwall to help an elderly cousin save her beloved home and discovers attic treasures, a mysterious tunnel from the cellar to the sea and long-buried secrets. 
DVDs
Miss Scarlet & the Duke /

Set in 1850s London, Miss Eliza Scarlet continues her father's detective agency after his death, investigating crime with the help of a reluctant family friend, Detective Inspector William "the Duke" Wellington of Scotland Yard.
All creatures great and small

Follows the adventures of the staff at a veterinarian practice in early twentieth century Yorkshire.
Last Vermeer /

After World War II, a former Dutch resistance fighter tries to save the life of a renowned artist and art dealer accused of conspiring with the Nazis because he is convinced of his innocence.

 
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.
 
Hours
 
Monday - Thursday 9 am - 6 pm
Friday - 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday - 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday - Closed
Castlegar & District Public Library
1005-3rd Street
Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 2A2
250-365-6611

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