Falkland

...Have a Blind Date with a book...

Come into the branch starting on Wednesday April 3rd and try something new! Whether you are married, single, dating, or not interested...there is a special date with a book just waiting for you! All dates are guaranteed to spark your imagination and provide a wonderful evening of entertainment (BEST FIRST DATE EVER!) All books are wrapped up snugly and have a few words, phrases, or perhaps a very poorly-drawn doodle on them to give you some basic idea about what each book is about. Take it home and be surprised! And if you've already read the title you can congratulate yourself on your ability to pick out such a great book not once but twice!

 Next Book Club Meeting: Wednesday May 8th at 7pm

Join us at the library on Wednesday May 8th for discussion of the title(s) listed below. This is an open group and we are always happy to see new members at our meetings. We will be selecting our next title(s) at this coming meeting. For more information about the group or if you would be interested in joining us please contact Diana at the Falkland branch.

The current title is available at the branch: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. 

Previous Book Club Titles:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

River of the Brokenhearted by David  Adams Richards

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Amee Bender

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Time in Between by Maria Duenas

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Accidental by Ali Smith

 The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Beach House by Jane Green

     For those that missed the last meeting we discussed The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. This is a Young Adult fiction book about a young girl growing up in Nazi Germany. Narrated by Death, this book will give you insight into what it meant to live in Germany during this time period...and give you with a sense of hope that no matter what love and friendship can survive.

What's New:

• A coat of fresh paint has been added to our peg-board wall in the branch. The colour is very similar to what was already there - but it does brighten up the branch!
• The holds system for materials will have some important changes starting next week...so be sure to have your library card handy when you come to get your holds!
• Feature Film DVDs now have no restrictions! You can take out as many as you like...or as many as you are prepared to carry home.

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 5 things to do right now at the branch:

• Register for a FREE one-on-one session covering topics such as the library's website e-resources, the library website, basic searching skills, or a specialized session covering topics of your choice (such as E-books or E-readers.) Stop by and speak with staff to get more information or to sign up. Registration is required for these sessions.
• Join the book club here at the branch! Meetings will be held at the library every 6 weeks (or so) and are open to all adults and teens in the area. See the above notice for more information or stop by and speak with staff!
• Make a personal reading challenge and ask staff to help you meet your goal! (ie. "I will read a book which has been made into a movie" or "I will read 2 classic novels" or "I will try one of those graphic novels that my kids/grandkids read")
• Instead of buying magazines at the grocery store - stop by the branch and borrow some of the great magazines we have! Save some money and support services at your local library.
• On the topic of Magazines...ask staff to show you our popular new service "Zinio" which allows access (on your home computer or wireless device) to many exciting magazines that we do not carry in our branch, or possibly in our larger branches like Vernon, Salmon Arm, or Kelowna.