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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
Goggles, dreams, and time machines - Steampunk fiction for Adults and Teens

Where fantasy and science fiction come together like clockwork!

Created on: May 26, 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 12, 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 17, 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 03, 2020
My Favorite Fictional Reads

This includes a bit of everything, from suspense, mystery and just interesting stories of people often set in different times and places

Created on: April 02, 2020
Hygge - and safe - at home

Books and more to remind you that being at home is a good thing

Created on: April 17, 2020