Blogs for Wandering River, Alberta
Starting in February, we will be hosting a series of candidates for the Athabasca Redwater constituency.
An invitation has been sent to all parties. Hopefully we will have candidates from all parties who have a candidate appointed for our constituency.
First up will be Mandy Melnyk for the NDP. She is scheduled for a Meet and Greet on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 from 6-8PM. We will have coffee and tea ... More...
Monday January 23, 2012 11:45AM - 0 Comment(s)
Well what a busy week?!?!?!
I found out on Monday that there is a published author that has recently moved to our community. I am hoping he phones me soon so we can arrange a "MEET THE LOCAL AUTHOR" evening. I am keeping his name under wraps until I have his permission.
Also in the works is a "Local Politican" meet and greet. I am hoping to get our Athabasca County rep, Jack Dowhaluck and possibly our r... More...
Thursday October 06, 2011 09:12PM - 0 Comment(s)
The new school year is upon us and with that, the library has returned back to it's regular hours.
Our hours are:
Mondays from 10 AM - 2 PM
Tuesdays from 3 - 8 PM.
Our new shelving is in place and we are working diligently to get our many new titles on the shelves.
We are starting several different events and programs to take place October, November and December. Keep checking this site for updates.
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Sunday September 18, 2011 09:42AM - 0 Comment(s)
What a fabulous day for our library!
I went to the Library Sale that the wonderful folks at the Lac La Biche Library was holding. They are in the process of moving into their fabulous new facility at the Bold Center and were selling off surplus goods. They had shelving, furniture, chairs, garbage cans, book ends.. oh yeah some books too.
So we have four sections of tall shelving, three super cute red kiddie chairs, a kick step stool, ... More...
Thursday August 18, 2011 10:27PM - 0 Comment(s)
I think I may be the last person on the planet to read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Fabulous read, she's funny, sarcastic, humble and brave. Love the book, now must see the movie with Julia Roberts. Hopefully it measures up.
Read The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert as well. Very entertaining. Eustace Conway has made his home in the Appalachian Mountains, mastering the art of self-sufficient ... More...
Monday August 08, 2011 12:38PM - 0 Comment(s)
July 12 was a banner day for our Library.
We had a visit from a wonderful story teller, Kathy Jessup. We also had a very nice crowd attend.
I really enjoyed the story about her mom with the cap gun trying to chase the bear. Many of the children in the audience could relate as we are in a northern community and a number of them have had encounters with bears.
We had our Summer Reading Program after ... More...
Monday August 08, 2011 12:31PM - 0 Comment(s)
Spring looks like it is finally here!!! The snow is gone and the ground is drying up. The sun is shining and the robins are back.
And with the warmer weather, the urge to get outside and get your hands in the dirt takes over. It certianly has for me.
With that in mind, we have created a display of really good gardening and landscaping books. We have many titles by semi-local authors Lois and Jim Hole of Hole's Gr... More...
Tuesday May 10, 2011 07:31PM - 0 Comment(s)
Wow! Great day yesterday! Had a volunteer come in (thanks MH!) to help for a while.
So while she processed patrons and shelved books, I created a new display featuring "GARDENING and LANDSCAPING" books. We have a very good assortment of Lois and Jim Hole's gardening books, covering bulbs, vegetables, perrenials and their favorites. We also have some landscaping and organic gardening books to peruse as well.
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Tuesday May 03, 2011 07:33AM - 0 Comment(s)
I have literally stumbled across some amazing Canadian authors this last year: Will Ferguson and Joseph Boyden. These two have provided hours of stimulating, intriguing and at time, hilarious reading.
The first book of Will Ferguson's I came across was "Happyness". A little strange at first but held my interst. The very next book I read was also his but I only realized that after finishing it: "Ho... More...
Sunday April 24, 2011 06:00PM - 0 Comment(s)
Easter Eggs and Bunnies are popping up every where. We have a special shelf of Easter and Bunny books ready for check out.
Finished painting spring flowers on the library windows today. Best type of flowers yet, plant them and forget they are there until they need to come down (sometime in August I think). No weeding, no watering. And they will never need pruning or fertilizer. Best flowers yet.
I will be placi... More...
Monday April 11, 2011 09:07PM - 0 Comment(s)
