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The first ever virtual Marigold conference is in the books!
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Making a Difference Awards - Tell Your Library's Story
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Jared Eygenraam
Hello! For those who don’t know, my name is Jared Eygenraam and this is my third summer at Marigold Library System. I am currently in the Music Education program at the University of Lethbridge and I am entering my fifth year this fall. I have completed two of my four practicum semesters and I am on track to graduate by December 2022. After graduating I hope to teach high school band and general music. My favourite book genre is Sci-Fi, and I really enjoy everything Star Wars and Marvel. I am excited to be back at Marigold and I look forward to working with everyone again! |
Dave McCaig
My name is Dave McCaig and I am re-joining Marigold after a three year absence. I recently retired from a 30 year career in Power Engineering and am joining Marigold as an on-call Driver and Shipper/Receiver. I enjoy reading, travel, playing and watching most sports, driving, camping, spending time with family, and anything Disney related. I enjoy reading all genres but tend to lean towards Sci-Fi and Military History, and I will watch anything to do with Star Wars and Star Trek. I am looking forward to re-connecting with all of the Marigold family as well as meeting all the new ones! |
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Alberta Reads Provincial Book Club
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Dewey Divas and Dudes Summer 2021 Best Bets
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Oskaya Ayamichikewak - Young Readers Program
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Little Ones in Alberta Public Libraries |
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Occupational Health & Safety |
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Relais Webinar: Overview for Library Staff
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19tozeroFrom vaccine information to the most current health and safety best practices, it can be overwhelming to try to keep up with the latest updates on COVID-19. 19tozero is tracking the most current and accurate updates so you don't have to. 19tozero is a dedicated coalition of academics, public health experts, behavioural economists, and creative professionals working to understand, engage with, and ultimately shift public perceptions around COVID-19 behaviours and vaccination. |
This is Our ShotThis Is Our Shot is a movement aimed to rally Canadians and encourage each other to replace vaccine hesitancy with confidence so that we can end the pandemic - together. This site has vaccine FAQs available in 27 different languages so that Canadians are empowered with the knowledge they need about vaccines to feel confident about getting their shot. |
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
The host of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
Recommended by Misty - "I'm listening to Trevor Noah's Born a Crime right now. I highly recommend!!"
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The Witch's Heart
by Genevieve Gornichec
A subversive reimagining of Norse mythology traces the experiences of a banished witch whose unexpected passionate relationship with the trickster Loki produces three remarkable offspring before her family is targeted by wrathful gods.
Recommended by Kim - "I loved this book! I picked it up because it was based off of Norse myths (which I wanted to learn more about) and ended up reading half the book in one sitting!"
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
by Jessica Bruder
Recommended by Michelle - "This thought-provoking, troubling non-fiction book profiles workers and employers who have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up mostly of transient older Americans. Faced with loss of homes and retirement assets, thousands of workers have taken to the road to live in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of migrant laborers who call themselves “workampers.” Pride in doing a good job and being dependable motivate these workers to endure working conditions that are physically demanding and threatening to one’s health and safety. Also, desperately insufficient compensation and the absence of adequate employment standards and medical benefits results in workers struggling and failing to make ends meet. Why am I reading this book when it makes me so sad? I noticed this trend during my travels in the USA (before 2020), and I am impressed with the workers, who are so hopeful and committed to their work. I hope it never comes to such a state in Canada, where the social safety net is supposedly more inclusive."
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The Last Place You Look
by Kristen Lepionka
Hired by the sister of a man on death row who swears he is innocent of the murders of his missing girlfriend and her parents, private investigator Roxane Weary, reeling from her police officer father's death in the line of duty, links sightings of the missing girl to one of her late father's cold cases.
Recommended by Caleigh - "I was thrilled to discover a new series this year. This is the first book of four so far. It features flawed but tenacious PI Roxane Weary, hired by the sister of a death row inmate who has always maintained his innocence. I highly recommend this for fans of gritty, character driven mysteries including fans of Sue Grafton and Sara Paretsky."
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The Orphan Collector
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
As the Spanish influenza spreads through the city of Philadelphia in the fall of 1918, the life of German immigrant Pia Lange is changed forever when Bernice Groves spirits away Pia's infant twin brothers in an attempt to transform them into "true Americans."
Recommended by Laura - "I just finished reading The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman. It takes place during the time of the Spanish Flu in Philadelphia. The main character Pia’s mother passes away suddenly because of the flu. Pia must leave her home to search for food for her and her twin baby brothers. The story focuses on what happens next."
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Realm Breaker
by Victoria Aveyard
A strange darkness grows in Allward. Corayne an-Amarat is the last of an ancient lineage--and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won't be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions: a squire, forced to choose between home and honor, an immortal, avenging a broken promise, an assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty, an ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight, a forger with a secret past, a bounty hunter with a score to settle. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
Recommended by Kristine - "The first book in Victoria Aveyard's new series is one that had me engrossed in a fantastic new world full of magic, humour, and fighting. The group of main characters are not your typical band of heroes, and the snarkiness some of them have toward each other is delightful! I can't wait for book two!"
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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
by G. Edward Griffin
The quintessential treatise on economics. Cussed and discussed by all from notable politicians to academicians to laypersons. Do you want to know the truth about money? Creature from Jekyll Island will give you the answers to these, and other, questions: Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. This book is about the most blatant scam of all history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. You'll never trust a politician again or a banker.
Recommended by Bradley
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Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
by Deborah Feldman
Traces the author's upbringing in the Hasidic community of Satmar in Brooklyn's Williamsburg, describing the strict rules that governed every aspect of her life, denial of a traditional education and arranged marriage at 17 to a stranger before the birth of her son led to her plan to escape her cloistered world.
Recommended by Jessie - "I was inspired to pick it up because I loved the Netflix miniseries based on it – I don’t think the series is out on DVD yet though. It’s fascinating to hear what life was like in that community from someone the same age as me, and her experience of the outside world when she finally got there. So brave. I also generally have a thing for books in the 'I escaped a cult' genre."
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Marigold Library System
710 - 2nd Street
Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1K4
403-934-5334www.marigold.ab.ca |
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