Monthly Archives: January 2012

Author Visit: Hélène de Blois

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

A grade three class from the École Mosaique today had the opportunity to participate in an interactive storytime with Hélène de Blois! De Blois, a French author who studied at Université de Montréal, has written five books for children ages … Continue reading →

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New on DVD

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Hi. Uncle Daniel here with the new DVDs for January. Enjoy! Angelina Ballerina. Sweet Valentine Angelina and her friends learn about Valentine’s Day and the importance of friendship. Angelina et ses amies découvrent le Saint-Valentin et l’importance de l’amitié. Thomas … Continue reading →

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Hidden Gems : The Runaway Princess

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Most of us are very familiar with fairy tales. We grow up with them, we watch them in movies, and with the fall season of TV this year, we watch them on network television. Gail Levine Carson has written wonderful … Continue reading →

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WOW: Eleanor’s Secret at the library

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

It’s always exciting when we can offer a program that is appropriate and fun for all ages, something you can make a day of with your whole family. February’s WOW Program, taking place Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m., is … Continue reading →

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New Books – January 20

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Check out some new books this week! Picture Books: Ten Birds by: Cybèle Young Ten birds are trying to figure out how to get to the other side of the river. The bird they call “Brilliant” devises a pair of … Continue reading →

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Les conseils de lecture d’Oncle Daniel

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

Moi, Noémie et les autres / par Gilles Tibo. Sommaire Réalité? Fiction? Voilà Noémie et grand-maman Lumbago qui surgissent dans la vie de Gilles Tibo. Mais ce n’est pas tout! Elles sont accompagnées par une foule d’autres personnages créés par … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Winter Reading Club Programs!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

The Mission:Impossible Winter Reading Club registration has now been open for just over a month and we are getting ready to start our WRC programs! We have several different programs, offered Thursday afternoons after school, for both members of our club and non-members. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Storytime

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Family Storytime has started up again at the Côte Saint-Luc library – it’s been back for two weeks now, which means that as the new Children’s Librarian, I’ve been having great fun getting to know some of the families who … Continue reading →

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Hidden Gems: Constance C. Greene and a Girl Called Al

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Hidden gems, to me, are those books which are maybe older, or were first published in another country and never really made it here, or just never gained popularity no matter how good they were. Today’s hidden gems are a … Continue reading →

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Awesome Picture Books: Sara O’Leary

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I first came across Sara’s books when I took her Writing of Children’s Literature class at Concordia. That course was probably the most difficult creative writing class I ever took (with the exception maybe of scriptwriting), but it was also … Continue reading →

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