vol. 1, no. 2 - Lloydminster Public Library

Bibliophage
“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,
and some few to be digested.” - Francis Bacon
Lloydminster Public Library
Fall 2005
Trio of Authors Make a Visit
questions and able to see
what it takes to truly be an
author.
Table of Contents
This was an experience
that won’t soon be forgotten.
ghjk Inside th is is sue:
Storytime
2
Financial Programs
2
Write Around Alberta
2
Celebrate Libraries!
3
LPL Most Popular
3
Movie Madness
4
Pick December Movie
4
Produced by the Program
staff of Lloydminster
Public Library
Lower level
A big thanks to the Big
Brothers/Big Sisters after
school program for being
such an enthusiastic
audience.
Authors Dave Glaze, Gillian Richardson, and Alison Lohans
Lloydminster
Public
Library played host to
three authors as part of
Lieutenant Governor’s
Libraries and Author’s
Centennial Tour on
September 22.
Dave Glaze, Gillian
Richardson, and Alison
Lohans entertained a
crowd of 35 people with
dramatic readings from
some of their books.
Children were laughing as
they made violin sounds
with Lohans as she read
her kid’s book Nathaniel’s
Violin, intrigued by
Richardson’s short story
about an antelope, and
captivated while Glaze
read from his latest novel,
T he
Li ght-Fi nge r e d
Gang.
People were also given
the opportunity to ask
Dave Glaze reads from
his book The LightFingered Gang which is
set in Saskatoon in 1930’s
libraries.online
Atrium Centre
5010 49th Street
Lloydminster, AB/SK
(780) 875-0850
www.lloydminster.info
All library programs are
free and open to the public
There's a lot more to
Lloydminster
Public
Library than books and
this fall we want everyone
to know it!
libraries.online is a
province-wide campaign to
promote the electronic
resources of Saskatche-
wan's libraries. These
resources include online
library catalogues, email
reference service, and
electronic documents and
databases.
Contact Reference staff to
learn how you can take
advantage of the Library's
online resources or go to
www.lloydminster.info
and click on the E-Library
services link on the Main
Menu.
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Fall is here and that means that
storytime is back! We are all ready
and eager to start.
November 1 to December 6 will see
us venturing into the crazy world of
animals. Come and hear stories
about sea animals, dinosaurs,
Ages 2 to 5 can
reptiles,
come
and
and pets.
“You may have tangible wealth
enjoy stories,
Fun
and
untold.
action rhymes,
adventure
Caskets
of
jewels
and
coffers
of
songs, and a
is bound to
gold.
simple craft or
be had.
Richer than I you can never be activity.
I had a mother who read to me.”
Storytime
- Strickland Gillian
From Septemwill
be
ber
13
to
running
October 20 we will be discovering
Tuesday, Wednesday,
stories and crafts that revolve around
and Thursday (no craft
our favorite foods. Themes about
or activity on Thursday)
popcorn and pizza, Thanksgiving and
at 10:30am. Choose which day would
pumpkins will be explored.
suit you best and let us know.
You can register in person with
Sharon, call the library, or email us at
programs@lloydminster.info.
Hope to see you there!
Financial Programs
We are hosting several programs that
are filled with vital information
necessary for today’s world.
On Tuesday, October 18 at 7pm we
will be hosting an Investment
Planning workshop.
A certified
financial planner will be here to show
how to plan your investments to suit
you.
Come and learn how to set financial
goals and achieve them, and how to
create a personalized budget at our
Budgeting workshop held on
Wednesday, October 19 at 6:30pm.
Learn how to get your money working
for you.
Everyone wants to be remembered
for their generosity. Come and find
out what should be considered, the
tax implications, and the best
strategies for you in our Charitable
Write Around Alberta Author Visit
Join us for an evening
of stories and pictures
from a century of history when Lloydminster Public Library
plays host to author
Faye Reineberg Holt
on Tuesday, October 25 at 7pm as
part of the Alberta Writers Guild's
Write Around Alberta centennial
celebration.
Born in Alberta, Faye Reineberg Holt
loves tracking down the dramatic
stories of our prairie and Canadian
past. Her most recent book, Prairie
Twins, celebrates the centennials of
Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Giving workshop. It will be held on
Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm
If you are tired of walking the debt
tight rope we will be hosting a Debt
Management workshop on
November 16 at 6:30. Learn what
help is available.
To register for any of these programs
call the library or email
programs@lloydminster.info
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Celebrate Libraries!
Most Popular
Reads:
Saskatchewan Library Week
Picture books/Easy reads:
Dora the explorer books & videos
Rescue heroes books & videos
Canadian Library Week
October 17-23 is Canadian Library
W eek. The Canadian Library
Association along with provincial and
territorial library groups want to raise
public awareness of the valuable role
libraries play in local communities.
This year's theme is Lifelong
Libraries – Discover Us!
Lloydminster Public Library and
Saskatchewan Library Association
want you to Rediscover
Saskatchewan @ your library®
during Saskatchewan Library Week,
October 17-23. This province-wide,
annual event promotes the wonderful
resources and services that libraries
have to offer.
Come in and check out our display of
Canadian materials; learn about the
resources and services Lloydminster
Public Library provides; borrow a
book, video or magazine; take in a
library program - Discover Us!
Monday - Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sundays and Holidays
Children's nonfiction:
Manga mania : how to draw Japanese
comics
Origami paper airplanes
Young adult fiction:
Sisterhood of the traveling pants series
Fiction:
Books by Janet Evanovich
Books by Clive Cussler
Nonfiction:
Garfield books
The Canada chronicles : a four-year
hitchhiking odyssey / Matt Jackson
Come in and check out our display of
all things Saskatchewan, vote for your
favourite Saskatchewan book and
enter the Rediscover Saskatchewan
@ your library® trivia contest. You can
also check out the Saskatchewan
Library Association's Library Week
website at: http://www.lib.sk.ca/sla/
sasklibweek.html
Library Hours
Children's fiction:
Lemony Snicket series
Harry Potter series
Large print:
Tuesdays with Morrie / Mitch Albom
Books by Elizabeth Berg
Audiobooks:
Agatha Christie's The unexpected
guest
Self matters / Phillip McGraw
Contact Information
10am - 9pm
10am - 6pm
10am - 5pm
Closed
A book drop is available 24 hours a
day at the main entrance to the
Atrium Centre
General Inquires
Reference Desk
Facsimile
780 875-0850
780 875-0877
780 875-6523
Reference Desk
Programs
Renewal/reserve
info@lloydminster.info
programs@lloydminster.info
circ@lloydminster.info
5010 49 Street
Lloydminster AB T9V 0K2
www.lloydminster.info
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Movie Madness
On Saturday, October 29 at 1:30pm
Harriet the Spy will
be playing. Harriet
is an 11-year-old
girl who spies on
everyone,
writing
the details in her
s e c re t
jo u rn a l .
W hen
Harriet’s
classmates find her notebook and
read it our loud, her life is turned
upside down. What’s Harriet to do?
Has she lost her friends forever?
And even worse, does this mean the
end of her days as a spy?
Which movie will it be?
Movie Madness 2006…
In December you can vote for which
Christmas movie you would like us
to play. The winner will be shown on
Saturday, December 17 at 1:30pm.
Here are the movies to choose from:
January 28
1. Casper’s Haunted Christmas
Kibosh, supreme ruler of all ghosts,
decrees that Casper must scare at
least one person before Christmas
Day or be exiled, along with “The
Ghostly Trio”, into eternal darkness
forever.
2. Elf
A toddler fell into one of Santa’s
bags and ended up at the North
Pole. Now grown-up, Buddy’s adoptive father suggests that it’s time for
him to try and find his biological family back in New York City.
Peter Pan will be at
the library on Saturday, November 26
at 1:30pm. The Darling children meet
Peter
Pan
who
takes them to Never
Never Land where
children never grow
up and where there
is an ongoing war with Captain
Hook.
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded
Fang.
February 25
Balto
March 25
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
April 29
The Indian in the Cupboard
3. Blizzard
Doing everything in her reindeer
power, Blizzard helps Katie realize
her dream -- even at the risk of
incurring the wrath of Archimedes,
Santa’s head elf.
4. All Dogs Christmas Carol
Charlie and the gang try to save
Christmas from Carface who wishes
to use dogs all over the world to ruin
Christmas forever.
Movie Madness December Ballot
Check off which movie you would like to see played for our December Movie Madness. Drop off this ballot at
the library and then join us on Saturday, December 17 to see which movie won!
Casper’s Haunted
Christmas
Elf
Blizzard
All Dogs Christmas
Carol
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