Book Bundles are back at the Library!

The Friends of the Library are once again selling Book Bundles as a Christmas fundraiser! 

Book Bundles are packs of gently-used read-alike books wrapped in holiday ribbon - at bargain prices. Great for stocking-stuffers, or treat yourself! 

This year we have lots of thrillers, plus some literary favourites, military fiction, domestic fiction, fantasy and some non-fiction.  Come early for best selection!

Library eBooks 101 - Sat. Nov. 23

Library eBooks 101 Workshop - Sat. Nov. 23 at 10:30 am 

Enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks from the library on your eReader, tablet, or phone!  Find out how at a hands-on demonstration of the library's OverDrive collection. 

Learn how to set up your device and how to browse, checkout and download library eBooks and eAudiobooks anytime, anywhere.  Bring your wireless eReader or device (if your eReader doesn't have a wireless browser, you will also need a laptop and connecting cables).  

Contact the library (or 613-269-3326) to register or for more details.

Off the Shelf - Mon. Nov. 18 at 7pm

Last month’s Off the Shelf featured dramatic and humourous readings from Shakespeare - and delightful period recorder tunes played by Marcia Phillips, with help from her student.

This month’s Off the Shelf – Mon., Nov. 18 at 7:00 pm at the Library – will have a Remembrance Day theme, with readings about WWI.

Our readers will include Merrickville author Dan Black, reading from his new book “Old Enough to Fight: Canada’s Boy Soldiers in the First World War”. 

[Note: this will be a different reading than at his Book Launch on Sat., Nov. 16 at 1:30 pm at the Library.]

But it won’t be all seriousness and trench warfare, readers will be presenting “an amalgam of writings and poems that express the best of the human spirit in the most inhuman of places, highlighting the positive sides of the human spirit - love, compassion, justice, generosity of spirit and preparedness to sacrifice oneself for others – often found in the writings of the period.”  

 Don’t miss Off the Shelf this month!

Book Launch - "Old Enough to Fight" - Nov. 16!

Book Launch! 
"Old Enough to Fight: Canada's Boy Soldiers in the First World War"  

"Between 15.000 and 20,000 youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in WWI."  

Join Merrickville author Dan Black on Sat. Nov. 16 at 1:30 pm at the Library as he reads from and talks about his new book (co-written with John Boileau) - recently featured on CBC Radio! 

Copies of the book will be available for purchase - and get them signed by the author!

Keep Your Brain Healthy - Wellness Talk, Nov. 14!

Wellness Talk: Boost your Brain - Thurs, Nov. 14, 1:00 pm at the Library!
 
The media is full of buzz about supplements for brain and memory health, especially as we age.  Join Dr. Katie Weststrate, ND, for a discussion of recent evidence supporting natural health products for cognition - find out what's marketing hype vs what actually has solid evidence for benefits.

Library Events in November

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Wellness Talk: Boost your Brain (Thurs, Nov. 14, 1:00 pm):  The media is full of buzz about supplements for brain and memory health, especially as we age.  Join Dr. Katie Weststrate, ND, for a discussion of recent evidence supporting natural health products for cognition - find out what's marketing hype vs what actually has solid evidence for benefits.

Book Signing! (Sat. Nov. 16, 1:30 pm):  "Between 15.000 and 20,000 youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in WWI."  Join Merrickville author Dan Black at the library as he speaks about and signs copies of his new book "Old Enough to Fight: Canada's Boy Soldiers in the First World War" (co-written with John Boileau.

Off the Shelf! (Mon, Nov. 18, 7:00 pm):  Theatre Night in Merrickville's "readings for adults" continue to delight audiences.  Last month's Shakespeare night was a hit.  Come and see what they've got in store for this month!

Library eBooks 101 (Sat. Nov. 23, 10:30 am):  Enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks from the library on your eReader, tablet, or phone!  Find out how at a hands-on demonstration of the library's OverDrive collection.  We'll show you how to set up your device, and how you can browse, checkout and download library eBooks and eAudiobooks anytime, anywhere.  Bring your wireless eReader or device (if your eReader doesn't have a wireless browser, you will also need a laptop and connecting cables).  Contact the library to register or for more details.

Love Poetry?: Are you a poetry-lover?  The library would like to start a monthly poetry appreciation group that would meet to read and discuss the work of a wide variety of poets, as chosen by the group. The approach would be experiential rather than academic and no pre-reading would be required.  Contact the library if you are interested.

Read to Every Kid is back!:  The county-wide Read to Every Kid Every Day campaign is back for its 5th year!  This year's 10 selected picture books are available at the library.  Share them with your children and have them vote for their favourite.  The program runs until Jan. 17, and the book with the most votes will be announced on Family Literacy Day (Jan. 25).  Reading to children from the earliest age contributes to greater success in school and in life.  The 10 selected titles promote key skills for reading success, as well as being lots of fun. 

StoryTime (Fridays, 10(ish)):  Come for stories, songs, rhymes & a simple craft!

LEGO Club (Saturdays, 10 - 12 noon):  Our drop-in LEGO Club for ages 4-12 continues in November.