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Annapolis Valley Regional Library's Blog
July 22, 2019
Watch a butterfly!
This summer, several of our branches are raising Painted Lady caterpillars. These came to us as kits last Friday. In the kit you get a butterfly house, which is this nifty pop-up tent that you use...
May 7, 2019
It’s almost time for gardening …
Started your seeds yet? Dreaming about what new plants to purchase at the local nursery? Viewing the garden plot from your kitchen window and pondering improvements?
Whatever you’re...
February 6, 2019
Artists Talk: Maintaining Maud’s Captivity
This guest blog post is from the artists who will be presenting a talk in Annapolis Royal on Wednesday, February 20, at 1 PM. Please register as space is limited! And now, a word or two from Laura...
November 30, 2018
Where’s the cookies?
Way back in 2011 we started a little thing called 12 Days of Cookies. Staff baked cookies using recipes from our cookbook collection, and we sent them out with our delivery van to all...
April 5, 2018
Stories of London
Where does story come from? On a recent trip to London, I found myself asking this over and over. When planning my trip, I knew I was going to visit many Kid-Lit sites. Here's a blog post I wrote...
July 19, 2017
Summer listens
Are you on the road this summer? If you commute to work, or are taking a road trip, one of the best ways to pass the time is audiobooks!
School Library Journal just issued a list of author-...
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New Adult Fiction Books
Adult Fiction Books
Cuckoo
'Spooky and absorbing. I was gripped from the first page!' CASS GREEN There's a stranger in your house... When her stepmother dies unexpectedly, Caro...
Adult Fiction Books
Light of the Jedi
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before even The Phantom Menace . . . Jedi lit the way for the galaxy...
Adult Fiction Books
Stand up and die
Some say bad luck comes in threes. And if you're a bandit, bank robber, or bloodthirsty killer, that bad luck comes in the form of three hard...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Anthesis : a memoir
"This work of poetry reclaims both a childhood trauma and a fictionalized telling of that experience. Retrospectively gleaning bits from an...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Constitutional democracy under stress : a time for heroic citizenship
". . . [A] most timely and significant book": The Honourable Irwin Cotler, former Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada. Calling it a...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
This one wild and precious life : the path back to connection in a fractured world
As seen in USA Today's hottest releases and The Washington Post's 10 New Books Spotlight "Sarah Wilson is a force of nature - quite literally. She...
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