Open!
Open!
Our libraries are once again open. Check for your local branch hours here. Limitations are still in effect – 10 people, 30 minute visits, masks required, and social distancing in place. Library Take-Out is still available in all locations.
Summer Reading Challenge 2021
Summer Reading Challenge 2021
Ready, Set, READ! The 2021 Summer Reading Challenge runs from June 26th to August 21st. We will be using an online tool called Beanstack to track reading progress this year. Here's a handy Beanstack "how-to" sheet to help you get started Sign up or sign in now! Here's how it works: We have 4 levels this year: Pre-Reader (ages birth - 4); Kids (ages 4-12); Teen (ages 12-17); Adult (Ages 18+) Read for 20 hours to complete the Reading Challenge this summer. For every hour you read, you will get 10 tickets to enter in our Prize Buckets. When you complete the Summer Reading Challenge, you get 50 extra tickets! There are also fun activities which earn you badges and 1 extra ticket each. On top of all of that, readers in the 4-12, Teen, and Adult categories who complete the Summer Reading Challenge will be automatically entered to win one of three Grand Prizes: a Nintendo Switch, a LEGO gift card, or a gift card for the Book Depot. All summer we will offer Take & Make kits, Virtual programs, Activity Packs, and surprise draws for fun prizes. Get ready to READ! Find even more fun activities on the TD Summer Reading page!
Moving Through Fundraiser
Moving Through Fundraiser
This campaign challenges Valley residents to donate $215, or any amount they are comfortable with, to honour the children found in Kamloops and to support the library’s efforts to continue the important work started in the Moving Through project. All funds will go towards continutation of the Moving Through project. Tax receipts issued for donations over $10. To donate online, visit our Canada Helps page. For mailing a donation, visit this page.
Free Masks at the Library!
Free Masks at the Library!
Need a mask? Just ask! We have masks for kids and adults. And while supplies last, we also have free hand sanitizer. Come see us!
Oaklawn Farm Zoo
Zoo Day
Oaklawn Farm Zoo
Zoo Day
August 3rd (Tue)10:00am to 4:00pm
We're going to the Zoo! We've partnered with our friends at Oaklawn Farm Zoo once again to offer you a free day at the zoo! Ages 18 & under get in free with their AVRL library card. We will have some activities, and follow all NS Health guidelines. Please read the Zoo's "What To Expect" here. Look for Storytime at 11 AM and 1 PM Other fun activities, like a Scavenger Hunt and StoryWalk. See you at the ZOO!
Civic Holiday
Civic Holiday
All branches and the Administration Office of the Annapolis Valley Regional Library will be closed for the Civic Holiday on Monday, August 2nd, 2021.
Today @ The Library
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Activities are all-ages unless otherwise noted: Teens Kids
New Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction Books
Adult Fiction Books
A few drops of bitters
Plus-sized PI Savannah Reid doesn't shy away from high-profile cases with the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency. But when an upscale party ends...
Adult Fiction Books
The Hunter and the Old Woman
The intertwined story of a cougar and a man that portrays the strength, vulnerability, and consciousness of two top predators. Not since Life of Pi...
Adult Fiction Books
Other women
'A burst of warmth and wit, twists and turns' MARIAN KEYES'This is Cathy Kelly on top form writing about warm, believable women with real, messy...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Believers : making a life at the end of the world
In search of answers and action, the award-winning poet and essayist Lisa Wells brings us Believers , introducing trailblazers and outliers from...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
How the word is passed [text (large print)] : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. "The Atlantic writer drafts a history of slavery in this country unlike anything you've read before" (...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Ninja wilderness survival guide : surviving extreme outdoor situations
Ninja master and survival expert Hakim Isler presents modern day survival strategies based on the techniques of Japan's ancient ninja. If you find...
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Middleton's Art Wall, July, 2021
The Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library would like to welcome local art enthusiasts to visit and view our art display featuring and promoting local artists in our area.
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Moving Through Gardens
The gardens behind the Berwick Library/Town Hall now include two plots for the Moving Through Project. One plot (#5) has Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash). The seeds all came from our Seed...
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Innovation Labs – Where your community gets creative
If you’re looking to dip your toe into the world of craft and creative technology look no further than the Annapolis Valley Regional Library’s Innovation Labs! Didn’t know your local library might...
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