Author Visit!

We have a young celebrity living near us. Landon Colvin, from Vernon, has published his first book, and he is only 10!

I’m excited to announce that Landon will be putting on a special presentation of his book here at the Salmon Arm branch on Saturday, December 3rd at 11:30am. This is a wonderful event for all ages.

Landon’s book is called Spirit Wolf, and is being sold at K&K Bookstore and Bookland in Vernon, as well as other various locations in the Okanagan. The incredibly cool thing about Landon’s book is that half of the proceeds of each sale goes to a special charity. But I’ll let him tell you more about that at his presentation.

So, come to the library on December 3 at 11:30am to meet Landon and hear about his journey in writing!

Freedom To Read Week

This week is the week Canadians celebrate having the freedom to read whatever we want, and free access to information. In the past and in many places around the world, the books we enjoy are not allowed to be in libraries. Our library receives requests to censor certain issues or remove books from the collection, but we protect your right to read.

Come unlock a book this week!

The official Freedom To Read website: http://www.freedomtoread.ca/

Spring Break @ The Library

Not going away for spring break? That’s not such a bummer anymore!

March 22nd at 2:00 the artist Kevin Adamson is here to show you how to draw realistic cartoon people. This workshop is perfect for people interested in art or manga. We’d love to see any of your art the workshop inspires.

March 24th at 1:00 is the Star Wars party. There’s

•  crafts: from super easy to extra challenging, including origami Yoda and Admiral Ackbar puppets
• trivia, prove your awesome Star Wars knowledge
• play Force Unleashed on the Wii
• play party games
• have some refreshments
• costume and imitation contests (prizes include Star Wars Legoes, books and a glow in the dark poster of Vader!)

Harry Potter Party

Love the Harry Potter books or excited for the new movie next week?

Saturday 1-3pm @ SA Branch.

• HP Lego on Wii
• HP Trivia
• HP Food
• HP crafts
• Costume contest

It’s all free, stay the whole time, try a little of everything or just drop in and do what interests you. Did you know we have Harry Potter in French, audiobook and on DVD?

Reminder: September is Angel Month

September 7th we will gather around the angel food cake and talk about teen novels that involve angels. We can discuss any books that fall within this theme, including graphic novels.

The two angel themed books I’ve read in preparation for the book discussion are Hush, Hush and Once Dead, Twice Shy. Both of these titles are in our library system.

I would recommend Once Dead, Twice Shy if you want a different perspective on angels, a debate between free will and fate, and likable characters.

What angel books have you loved? (comment below and or come September 7th)