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The 2021 Goodreads Popular Titles

Books published in the United States in English, including works in translation and other significant rereleases, between November 18, 2020, and November 17, 2021, will be eligible for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.

Created on: October 29, 2021
Canada History Week for Kids

Canada History Week 2022 takes place from November 21 to 27. This year’s theme is Arts, Culture, and Creators! The week encourages Canadians to reflect upon and engage with Canada’s past.

Created on: October 12, 2022
Black History Month -- Books for Kids

History books tend to focus on certain people and to ignore the stories of others. Black History Month reminds us that everyone participates in history, and everyone deserves to have their story heard.

Created on: February 10, 2023
Women who changed the world

Brilliant women who were pioneers of mathematics, physics, biology, journalism and other arts and sciences. Nonfiction. eBooks and print.

Created on: May 30, 2020
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
Real Women in historical fiction

Novels based on incredible women who rocked science, engineering, politics, human rights, the Arts, and more. Probably all while making sure dinner was on the table.

Created on: May 30, 2020
National Gardening Month

This National Gardening Month, we're helping you achieve your gardening goals! Register for our online programs: STARTING A VEGETABLE GARDEN https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/6432458 GROWING YOUR VEGETABLES https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/6193103

Created on: April 02, 2022
Inspired by the 2024 Oscar Best Picture Winner: Oppenheimer

Dive into a world of intrigue and innovation with our curated collection of media inspired by the 2024 Best Picture Oscar Winner "Oppenheimer." From gripping films to captivating books, each piece explores the riveting saga of the Manhattan Project, World War II, and the moral complexities of scientific advancement. Experience the tension, drama, and humanity behind one of history's most pivotal moments, where science and war collide in a gripping narrative of ambition and consequence.

Created on: March 11, 2024
History and Mystery & more

A mix of History, Mystery, uplifting books and others on my 'to read' list.

Created on: September 30, 2020
Dark, Thrilling Noir Fiction

Films within the noir genre are quite diverse, but have a few things in common: a dark and brooding atmosphere, a cynical protagonist with a complicated past, and plotlines that are fatalistic. Noir fiction has developed alongside these films since the 1930s and 1940s and has the same characteristics. Although classic noir novels by such authors as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett are detective stories, others are written in the form of psychological thrillers, and horror, western and science-fiction novels.

Created on: March 03, 2020