Dear Reader: This week at Russell & District Regional Library has been what one might call a slow news week. This is not to say that it was a slow week at either the Russell Library or the Binscarth Library, to the contrary! The Library Ladies have been working hard to serve all who enter…
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Library News: August 2, 2024
Dear Reader: On the evening of July 22nd, Edward Podollan, beloved father of Russell & District Regional Library’s Manager, passed away very unexpectedly. For this reason, Library Manager, Christine, is away. Since then, the Library Ladies have come together in a truly amazing, albeit not surprising way, as that’s the kind of people The Library…
Library News: July 26, 2024
Dear Reader: This week’s article is a mosaic of quotes from ‘Jessica’s Picks:’ “Are you still with this man? On no, She sniffed. I realized pretty quickly I couldn’t marry a man without a bookshelf. No bookshelf? In his house. Not even a little one in his loo for the Reader’s Digest. Many people in…
Library News: July 19th, 2024
Dear Reader: Happy Friday! The big news at Russell & District Regional Library this week is our exciting addition to Team Library: Miss Brooklynn McGregor. The Library Ladies welcome fresh ideas and Brooklyn’s eager desire to work as a Summer Student with us has been demonstrated through the tenacity and stick-to-it-iveness required to come out…
Library News: July 12, 2024
Dear Reader: Note: The version of O Canada printed in the June 28th edition of this paper was the English translation of the French original of 1880. In 1908, His Honorable Robert Stanley Weir, D.C.L. wrote lyrics that became the official English version of Canada’s national anthem with the passing of the National Anthem Act,…
Library News: July 5th
Dear Reader: “A picture is worth a thousand words,” I am reminded. Let me draw a picture, then. On the wide-open plains of Manitoba, South of Swan River, and North of Virden, on Highway 83, there lay the small-town libraries of Russell and Binscarth. Highway 83 is the longest highway in the world. Highway 83…
Library News: June 28th, 2024
Dear Reader: Oh, happy days! We are freshly past the longest day of the year. Graduation has taken place. We are on the cusp of so many things. Canada Day is almost upon us and with that comes the Canada Day Parade in Binscarth. Russell & District Regional Library has two libraries. One is located…
Library News: June 21, 2024
Dear Reader: Camera Club is fast becoming one of our most popular clubs. Camera Club met again on June 12th and the turnout was excellent. One gentleman even came all the way from Yorkton to participate. The next Camera Club meeting will be on July 10th at 6:30 PM in the Russell Library Gallery. Next meeting’s project…
Library News: June 14, 2024
Dear Reader: Amy & Ed. Amy & Ed are a musical duo of singers and guitar players that leave in their wake happy people. On Wednesday, June 5th, Amy & Ed were the cherry on top of Russell and District Regional Library’s Kick Off to Summer Hot Dog Sales and Farmer’s Markets. Two 45-minute sets,…
Library News: June 7, 2024
Dear Reader: If you are a regular reader of this article, you will know that Russell & District Regional Library frequently hosts events on Wednesday evenings in the Russell Library Gallery. On May 29th, we held space for an event we call Candle Lit Poetry Reading. While this is not the kind of event that…