New for our younger patrons is Bill Richardson’s book Last Week. The book is a sensitive story about a grandchild’s last week with its grandmother who is to have Maid (Medical Assisted in Dying). Richardson, a former radio host for the CBC, has written many children’s books.
Story Walk will start up at the end of June. The story is It’s a Good Day Mother Earth, by Sherri Shotclose from Eden Valley.
Marigold has moved into brand new headquarters in Strathmore. Marigold is the umbrella under which libraries in Southern Alberta operate. It’s mission statement is to cultivate a library community that supports a wide range of high quality library services. It makes possible the very successful and popular inter library loan system.
June is National Indigenous History Month. We have books displays about this topic. Alberta Blue, the Travelling Mabel’s new book is on order.
A new book in for adults is Five Little Indians by Michelle Good, winner of the Canada Reads Competition. The novel tells the story of five survivors of Canada’s residential schools. Good is a Cree ancestry and a former lawyer.
Happy Reading, Sylvia Binkley
sliv@telus.net – 403-395-2418
