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August 6, 2020
Tech Help is Here!
While technology can really help us at times, at other times it can be a real headache! During these past few months there are probably some of your technology devices you wished you knew more...
August 5, 2020
Need a mask? Just ask!
Libraries and museums will be the distribution point for reusable masks from the province. This will make the mandatory mask order so much easier for everyone.
From Nova Scotia Premier...
July 21, 2020
Video: Take A Tour!
Welcome back! Libraries in the Annapolis Valley Regional Library system are reopening after closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wondering what to expect when you drop in? Spaghetti, the Summer...
June 30, 2020
Welcome back!
While we are working with our municipal units to make these changes, we will continue to offer our Library Take-Out service as well as our online services through our website. We are planning for...
January 27, 2020
February 2020 is Food For Fines Month
During the month of February, you can combine a visit to the library with a good deed for those who use food banks in your area. The Annapolis Valley Regional Library is once again offering a...
December 17, 2019
Cookies to the rescue
December is filled with cookies, and we are ok with that. Does a little cookie pick-me-up sound good right now? While our 12 Days of Cookies has gone on to sugary realms unknown, the cookie...
August 8, 2019
Snap Circuits
In today’s world, almost everything we do has something to do with electricity. From the lights we switch on every morning, to the technology you are using to read this blog post, electricity is...
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...
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New Adult Fiction Books
Adult Non-Fiction Books
The art of picnics : seasonal outdoor entertaining
Gourmet Grazing for the Great OutdoorsWhat could be the hidden key to health and happiness? It may just be tucked away in your picnic basket. The Art...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Black Joke : the true story of one ship's battle against the slave trade
A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke , the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Hard work pays off
Transform your body and mind with the definitive guide to building peak strength, endurance, and speed, from the five-time CrossFit Games champion...
Adult Fiction Books
All I want : a novel
The New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor brings her "sly, satirical, subversive" (L.S. Hilton, author of Ultima ) prose to a pitch-...
Adult Fiction Books
The final case
From the award-winning, best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars-- a moving father-son story that is also a taut courtroom drama and a bold...
Adult Fiction Books
Joan is okay : a novel
A witty, moving, piercingly insightful new novel about a marvelously complicated woman who can't be anyone but herself, from the award-winning author...
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