Library News for the week of August 22, 2022 & New Books
Did you know that the Russell & District Regional Library is a participating member of the Centre for Equitable Library Access or “CELA”? CELA is a non-profit organization established by Canadian public libraries to assist individuals with print disabilities. Print disabilities include visual disabilities meaning the severe or total impairment of sight or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes, physical disabilities including the inability to hold or maneuver a book, and learning disabilities comprising of impairments relating to comprehension. CELA is bringing libraries together in a joint effort to provide the fundamental rights of Canadians with print disabilities to access media and other forms of reading materials in various formats. These formats include audio, braille, e-text, and descriptive video. If you would like to know more, please contact either library.
Be sure to join us at the Russell Library on Mondays from 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM for Seniors’ Hour and Coffee Time! Bring a snack or a plate of snacks and a recipe to you would love to share with others. Sit and have a chat, peruse the library, or learn about various aspects and services offered by the library that you may not know about! There will also be “Story and Activity Time with Rayla” on Mondays from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
New at the Russell Library:
- Do No Harm: A Lucas Page Novel by Robert Pobi
- Girl, Forgotten: A Novel by Karen Slaughter
- Giving Tree: A Retelling of A Traditional Metis Story by Leah Marie Dorion (Juvenile Fiction)
New at the Binscarth Library:
- Best is Yet to Come: A Novel by Debbie Macomber (Large Print)
- The Ninth Month by James Patterson (Large Print)
Librarian Book review of the week – Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin. This is a true story of a woman growing up in the prairies and telling her story from early childhood to her 40’s. Her persistence through the foster care system, her revelations of her growth as a young Indigenous woman getting in touch with her roots, finding her purpose in life as a woman, mother, and fighter for those that cannot fight for themselves. “Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on Indigenous oppression in North America. She is also a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence.” – CBC Books – August 9, 2022.
Remember to join us on Fridays for the Russell Library Farmers’ and our regular Hotdog Fundraiser. Check out the various baking, preserves, and in-season fruits and vegetables. Farmers’ Market and Hotdog Friday are held from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM every Friday. While visiting us, be sure to stop inside and see the amazing “Stamps to Share” collection. Add stamps to a preexisting collection or use them for crafts and scrapbooking!
“Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library.” – Walter Savage Landor
Read On!
The Library Ladies
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