Dear Reader:
What a whirlwind January has proved to be! At the start of the month, we almost had to brace ourselves for the ten-week month, (seemingly so, after the comparatively more relaxed holiday season). And here we are already staring down the barrel of February. Now that we are on the flip side of the cold snap, I’m sure we are all relived to see the forecast is looking downright balmy.
As Russell & District Regional Library nears the end of this month, we are putting the finishing touches on our Manitoba Public Library Statistics Report. This report allows us to see how we are doing: areas of growth and areas where we can improve. As we are continually seeking to expand and improve, this report fills us with inspiration and encouragement. Our Annual Statistics exhibit growth and improvement in every category. While this evidence is excellent, it also means that we must not become complacent in the glow of accomplishment. We must pursue excellent Patron Service and Community Outreach every day. Dear one reading this article, please remember that without you our mission is incomplete. We look to you for direction in and engagement with our Binscarth and Russell Branches.
While we look forward to welcoming a new member, (yet to be discovered), to Team Library in light of the recent staffing changes, we all agree that we are empowered and strengthened through our collective experience. We are honoured to serve others in the ways that we do, through sharing the love of literacy, learning, and the arts.
“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.” – Josephine Nuese
New-to-us books that are being added to Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction shelves this week, include:
- The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M.G. Vassanji
- Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner
- The Whistper by Ashley Audrain
- Small Wonder (Essays) by Barbara Kingsolver
- High Tide in Tucson (Essays from Now or Never) by Barbara Kingsolver
- A Blanket of Stars by AJ Milthorp
- Our Story: Alain Edmund Hurin-Chester + Shelagh Lewesdatter by Eliot S.Hermon
For an excellent selection of books stop in and visit us in Binscarth and Russell. For more information on any of our events, please contact the Russell Library at 204-773-3127 / ruslib@mymts.net or Binscarth Library at 204-532-2447 / binslb@mymts.net or message us on Facebook. Please visit our website at https://russellbinscarthlibrary.ca for more information.
Happy Reading, Until Next Time,
The Library Ladies