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A "penpal" type project that we became involved in back in the fall--I'm excited to see what our friends in Ireland have done! Jana

If you're looking for a great way to mark Family Literacy Day on the 27th, how about a Canadian Author Panel?

My to-be-read pile is a little smaller since I haven't been seeing all sorts of awesome looking books going across the circulation desk on a daily basis ... but I still will need to live to be approximately 348 years old to get to all the books I want to ... assuming no one writes any new ones in that time Jana

#FamilyLiteracyDay is January 27 and the theme is "Travel the world together. One young artist created a mouse-eye view. Can you guess the city? Wouldn't this m...ake a great postcard? You can find more fun activities here: https://abclifeliteracy.ca//5-ways-to-travel-the-world-f/ ABC Life Literacy Canada Scholastic Canada See more

Our friends at Westlock Libraries do a great job on their video programs Jana

And here's part two of our snowman and bunny series--the actions so all of our story time friends can play along even if they don't have puppets at home. Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!

Have you ever seen this classic skit?! It's pretty awesome! We've been talking about moving a few things around in our library ... maybe we'll stick to alphabetical order and Dewey decimals ;P Jana

The library has been mandated to be physically closed for a while longer. Please be patient as we are looking forward to serving you soon. If you need assistance with membership or questions call 403-886-2636 or e-mail [email protected]

Good morning, story time friends! Here's part one of our snowman and bunny video ... nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!

Hello, storytime friends! Miss Jana met someone new this morning--maybe you can help her out with her ticklish problem?!

A "feel good" scavenger hunt to do with your household this week

Good morning, storytime friends! Let’s do a mini-storytime today--Miss Jana has a familiar book and song to share, and we hope you have fun singing the alphabet in animal at home (Miss Jana is quite exhausted from fighting with her editing software, so please ignore the less-than-smooth editing quality today sometimes you just have to ignore your perfectionist tendencies and accept that the computer glitches have won )

Oh, my goodness--I'm finding so many of these! And I'm doing them all, because obviously I need to get back to work But how can you tell Lady Gryffindor Lemon Blueberry Scone of Homesense to stop goofing off and to go and get her paperwork done? She's obviously far too fancy for that! Jana

Today is DAY TWENTY TWO of our Jingle-All-the-Way Advent Calendar! Next up: We have a student from Lynette Dezall’s Piano Academy. Here is Charley Lahey playing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Watch for our daily Jingle videos at noon and please SHARE these jingles on your feed and spread some JOY!

We have a special bonus video tonight. An encore from Ben of Lynette Dezall’s Piano Academy, playing Jingle Bells.

Today is DAY TWENTY ONE of our Jingle-All-the-Way Advent Calendar! Next up: We have a student from Lynette Dezall’s Piano Academy. Here is Ben playing "David’s City." Watch for our daily Jingle videos at noon and please SHARE these jingles on your feed and spread some JOY!

May you feel Christmas Blessings in your heart this season. From the Library Board and Staff!

Let’s get crafty! Join Miss Jana and make some adorable little mice to decorate your Christmas gifts this year.

A bit of a spoiler for the Story Time videos coming your way this week! Jana

Today is DAY TWENTY of our Jingle-All-the-Way Advent Calendar! Next up: We have a student from Lynette Dezall’s Piano Academy. Here is Oliver playing Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. Watch for our daily Jingle videos at noon and please SHARE these jingles on your feed and spread some JOY!

Santa Saves a COVID Christmas Musicians Peter and Mary tell a story of how Santa delivers presents in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Check it out! ... https://youtu.be/bfcctcVq690

The countdown is on for the Christmas Star on December 21! Make it an activity for the whole family. Check out this article on how to watch: ... https://people.com/human-/christmas-star-2020-how-to-watch/ See more

Today is DAY NINETEEN of our Jingle-All-the-Way Advent Calendar! Next up: We have a student from Lynette Dezall’s Piano Academy. Here is Caleb playing Silent Night. Watch for our daily Jingle videos at noon and please SHARE these jingles on your feed and spread some JOY!