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Orange Shirt Day

Books about residential schools and the impact this system had on Indigenous communities. Orange Shirt Day is September 30 and is designed to educate and promote awareness about residential schools.

Created on: August 09, 2020
Not just BLUE - Mental health resources for kids and their parents

Books to help children and teens (and their parents) understand how they are feeling.

Created on: December 10, 2020
Cut it out! Eat healthier and feel better

Cookbooks and other guides to help you cut down on calories and eat a little better

Created on: December 30, 2020
Ron's Reading 2021

Books I read in 2021. Website links are to Goodreads and are for books not included in the Coquitlam Library collection. To date: 151 books and 61,991 pages read (plus one 12h 16m audio course). My reviews and ratings can be found here: https://is.gd/FuQe9a

Created on: January 03, 2021
Goggles, dreams, and time machines - Steampunk fiction for Adults and Teens

Where fantasy and science fiction come together like clockwork!

Created on: May 27, 2021
Top 10 Children's Fiction and Nonfiction of 2021

Check the catalogue for more formats! eBook and graphic novel versions are also available on Cloud Library, ComicsPlus, and Hoopla!

Created on: December 10, 2021
Father's Day

Celebrate fathers and fatherhood and all of its layers with these picks for kids and adults.

Created on: May 13, 2023
Ron's Reading 2023

Books I read in 2023. Website links are to Goodreads for those books that are not included in the Coquitlam Library collection. To date: 152 books and 60,491 pages read (as well as 35 hours and 59 minutes of audio). My reviews and ratings are here: https://is.gd/FuQe9a

Created on: January 03, 2023
Freedom to Read 2024 | Teen and Adult Books

"Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." - freedomtoread.ca. In recognition of Freedom to Read Week, we've compiled a list of books that have been challenged or banned across North America.

Created on: February 18, 2022
A Fistful of Stories! Wild, Weird Western Fiction

As in film westerns, the western novel has been revived in newer and unconventional ways in recent years. There has been the rise in popularity of the “weird western”: a hybrid genre which blends elements of the traditional western (a lawless frontier, a hero pit against all odds) with those of other types of fiction such as noir, mystery, horror and science-fiction (namely, the alternate Victorian universe known as steampunk).

Created on: March 04, 2020