Unfortunately, our library is closed again. You may still order books, however, by calling Lynda, our librarian, at 403.558.3927. Or, using your trackpac account, you may order them from home, then arrange a pickup time with Lynda. She will be in the library on Tuesdays from 10 to 2pm. It is recommended that all books be quarantined for 72 hours, so any books arriving at Longview must be held until the following week.
When you are ordering books, you are able to do so because we operate under the umbrella of the Marigold Library System. It consists of individual libraries organized in a network that serves the needs of residents in South- central Alberta. It is why we have such a successful inter-library loan service, among other things.
The library is looking for volunteers to help with our annual highway clean up, sponsored by the provincial government. The library can receive upwards of $1600. It is on Saturday, May 1st, or May 8th if we are rained out. It takes a morning and a bit. If you can help, please phone Jan at 403.558.2060.
It is hard to be a child during this pandemic. We are apt to forget that they are bewildered by it all. They hear adults and older siblings talking about it, feel the isolation and don’t understand it. There are books for children that teach and inform, by way of adventurous stories, that help them to be brave and capable. One is Freedom for Nat by Catherine Johnson, about a boy who is born into slavery on a plantation in Jamaica and his journey through life. The best books to cheer children up are ones of bravery, hope and escape during this lock-down.
New to the Library is local author Fawna Bews’s latest book, Softening the Shift: Cozy Cabin Deep Listening Session. This is Fawna’s third book and offers a brief introduction to some basic energy healing concepts. We are very fortunate to have Fawna in our midst. She is a great proponent of holistic health, and encourages a gentle, spiritual approach to healing.
A good read is The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles. It is a captivating story of the magic of books and of how they offered hope, strength and joy in the darkest hours of World War II. It is an historical fiction about the American Library in Paris, and many of Janet’s characters actually worked in the library at that time. There are many literary allusions through out the book, some of which you have to guess at, which is fun.
Happy Reading!
Sylvia Binkley, sliv@telus.net
