We hope you all had a good Christmas, different as it had to be. Perhaps it involved relaxing by the fire with hot chocolate or a glass of wine and a Millarville Library book.
As we go to press, we will still be in lockdown with the library only open for curbside pick-up, ie ordering your books etc online and then picking them up at the library either on:
Tuesdays 9-12, Wednesdays 1-7:30
If patrons could phone ahead, their books will be left on the ledge on the wall under the bulletin board. There will be a box for book returns as well. Only one person or family in the vestibule at a time. If books are not placed on the ledge, knock on the inner door and the librarian will assist you.
We don’t know what things will look like after January 12 so please check the Millarville Library Facebook or Instagram page for information.
Local Millarville Book Clubs are becoming creative with their meetings. At their last meeting the Beavers Book Club met at Brown Lowry Park for a hike, then assembled at Lyn Brown’s house for lunch around the fire pit. For their next meeting they plan to go cross-country skiing. A great way to exercise your mind and body!
And talking about exercise there is a great new book in our library if you want to visit your townie friends and go for a walk: Calgary’s Best Walks compiled by Lori Beattie, named “Queen of the Urban Hike” by the Calgary Herald. Great walks and suggestions for post-walk treats!
For those of you who enjoy a traditional mystery, there is a “new” Agatha Christie in the library. No, Ms. Christie has not come back to life; Sophie Hannah, the New York Times bestselling author of numerous psychological thrillers has been authorized by the estate of Agatha Christie to write more of Christie’s famous thrillers. The Killings at Kingfisher Hill sees Hercule Point summoned to the exclusive Kingfisher estate to solve the murder of Frank Davenport and save Helen, Richard’s Davenport’s fiancee, from the gallows. Classic Hercule Poirot!
And check out this children’s book, reviewed by Karen Whitlie. What better than to read a story with no pictures to your little’uns at bedtime, or maybe by the fireside. When the nights are long and the days short, a story by the fireside harkens back to a simpler life when storytelling was the best entertainment. This book, aptly titled Fireside Stories, is by Caitlan Matthews.
You’ll find it in the J section of the library and one of her favourites is entitled “A Story for Midwinter.” In this wonderful tale there are twelve wise brothers, each representing a month of the year. They are visited by two girls with two very different personalities.
In the end you find that the twelve brothers hold the year in their hands with each having different gifts to offer. When you read the story you will be surprised at what happens to each of the girls.
Wishing you all health and happiness and the end of COVID-19 in 2021!
