We survived the winter (thanks to our libraries) and lockdowns (thanks to our libraries)!
By the time you get this Spring will be springing (we hope), Covid restrictions are no longer but we are still being careful with each other, so it does look, maybe, that this year Summer will be in full swing.
Our library hours remain the same until the end of the school year (Easter/Spring break? Did you know that our library is run by one part-time, hard-working librarian, Natasha Grusendorf (who actually manages to fill the very large shoes left by our longterm librarian, Norma Dawson, now retired). And a posse of enthusiastic volunteers who make up the library board and work as part-time librarians. We do have positions on our library board and also for library volunteers. Both opportunities are a great way to connect with your community, have first dibs on new books, and meet book-loving people in your community. Training is provided. Call Natasha at the library at 403-931-3919 or drop in on Wednesday between 3:00 and 7:30.
With the cost of living rising at a very quick rate here are some titles and ideas to help you save some money.
Nature play workshop-outdoor learning for families by Monica Wiedel Lubinski and Karen Madigen, Have fun outside and learn something too. Ideas for all seasons.
Cooking with scraps by Lindsay-Jean Hard. Using the little bits and often discarded pieces of food to create new meals.
Calgary’s Best Walks by Lori Beattie. Get outside and discover someplace new. Lots of different endurance levels.
The Prairie Gardeners series by local authors Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau
Books on learning something new:
- Blacksmithing
- Bee Keeping
- Cheesemaking
- Making sausage meat
- Curing meat
- Fermenting foods
- Learn to garden
Check out the e-resources that you get with your library card. You can get consumer reports, flipster tons of popular magazines, automotive repair, and brand new Creative Bug, tons of all sorts of crafting videos, ideas and how to dos.
The creative and informative Indigenous Art from the Grade 5 class exhibit is still here and we also have some new art by Penny Corradine in the library.
In today’s troubled and cruel world many book clubs are reporting that their members are asking for “happy” books. This is not escapism. We need to build our resilience through involvement with the world, at the same time protecting our own mental health. Why not dip into “This is Happiness” by Irish author (The History of Rain) Niall Williams. This is a story about the beginnings of love and the persistence of affection, about the loss of faith and the recovering of belief. If you’re a reader of a certain frame of mind, craving a novel of delicate wit laced with rare insight,
this truly is happiness.
