Falkland

Exciting News! Special Program for "Crafty Adults"

The Falkland Branch is pleased to present a special craft program for adults in the community interested in trying their hand at making Ukrainian Easter Eggs (Pysanky.) This FREE program is expected to fill up quickly so please contact staff about booking your time and seat as soon as possible.

Times and seats are available between 12pm and 4pm on Saturday March 14th. Please call, email or stop by to register!

250-379-2705, falkland@orl.bc.ca

Egg-cellent Stories for Kids Program:

Join us for a very special program celebrating all that is wonderful about Easter and Spring. Our newest on-call staff member, Sharon, will be presenting a wonderful selection of stories and leading everyone through a fun craft. Be sure kids are dressed in play clothes as things are going to be messy! Registration is required so that we can ensure that there is enough supplies for the craft.

Reminder to please inform staff if your child has any serious allergies, or health issues well in advance of the program. Snacks provided are peanut-free, but we want to ensure that this is a safe and happy occasion for all!

LEGO Mania 2015 Dates:

Join us on the following dates for some special LEGO programs. Kids need to bring a parent/guardian/responsible adult with them to this program and be prepared to have a lot of fun! All LEGO building pieces will be provided so please leave your own at home. Space is limited so please be sure to let staff know if you are interesting in coming.

Saturday February 21st 1-2:30pm (the theme is "Outer Space")

Saturday April 25th 1-2:30pm ( the theme is "Oceans and Seas")

...keep checking for more dates! Don't forget to speak with staff about our Kids Programming email list!

Next Book Club Meeting: Wednesday February 25th at 7:15pm

Join us to discuss our latest book as well as help us determine what changes we can make to this book club to increase membership. Should we be reading different books? Meeting on a different day or at a different time? Perhaps this group should only meet during a certain part of the year? We welcome your input! And if you haven't read our current title...don't worry, we are an easy going bunch and we will still share our cookies!

 Currently Reading: The cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway.

The current title is available now at the branch.

Previous Book Club Titles:

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

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman

Farewell my Subaru by Doug Fine

The Love Goddess' Cooking School by Melissa Senate

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

Let's pretend this never happened...by Jenny Lawson

The Lost Husband by Katherine Center

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: a novel by Rachel Joyce.

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni.

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty.

The most recent title: The husband's secret by Liane Moriarty was a bit of a surprise for many readers. When you glance at the cover art you see a lovely dried pink rose that is mid- explosion...which frankly evokes thoughts of this story having a large romantic bent. It does have a bit of that, but it instead focuses on the mysterious circumstances of the death of a young woman many years before and the secrets people have been keeping from each other since that time. The storyline follows several families and slowly teases out the truth of what happened. The characters are well developed and will make you ponder what you might have done had you been in their shoes...all-in-all an enjoyable read!

What's New:

• We are going to be offering some adult and family programs later this year- if you have any ideas of something you would like to see the library offer in the way of programming please stop by and speak with Diana.
• We have a new computer system throughout all of our libraries. Most of the staff have had a chance to master the basics but appreciate your understanding if it takes us a few minutes longer to get things done!
• We have a wonderful selection of great Feature Film movies in our branch. So if you are bored with re-runs or want to try something different stop by and see what we have to offer.
• We have a Youth Services email list that parents may sign up for so that they can be kept informed about upcoming Children's programs and events. See staff to sign up!