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Awesome Graphic Novels

Graphic novels use a combination of text and images to tell a story - similar to a comic strip. Browse the list below for some of our favourite titles for kids.

Created on: August 17, 2023
Celebrating Dame Agatha Christie

Cheers to one of the greatest English detective novelists of all time. Read one of Christie's mystery novels and try to solve the case before you reach the last page!

Created on: August 22, 2023
Epistolary Novels

Ever read a book told through letters or diary entries? Epistolary novels can make a book and its characters feel exceedingly intimate. Add one of these to your reading list!

Created on: August 22, 2023
Local History Spotlight: Chinese Immigrant Experiences

Stories and information about the experiences of Chinese Immigrants in BC from 1850-1950. A special booklist in partnership of the Coquitlam Heritage Society's exhibition on the Chinese Exclusion Act of1923-1947 .

Created on: August 24, 2023
Local History Spotlight: Riverview Hospital

Learn about the history of the Riverview/Essondale hospital in PoCo, and Mental Health treatment in BC. Includes resources on the history of mental illness with a focus on first person accounts. In partnership with Coquitlam Heritage's exhibition titled Riverview: an artists point of view.

Created on: September 11, 2023
Telescope and Universe

Created on: September 29, 2023
Halloween Thrills and Chills

A selection of scary tales to get you in the Halloween mood!

Created on: October 13, 2023
World War I and II Fiction

Favourite fiction from the 1910s through the 1940s.

Created on: October 30, 2023
Movember

Mustachioed manuscripts for male mental and mortal mettle.

Created on: December 05, 2023
Creative Craft Repair

Crafts that are fun and environmentally friendly, keep things out of landfills.

Created on: January 17, 2024