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December 2, 2020
12 Days of Cookies Day 1: Triple Chocolate Cookies
AVRL Best of 12 Days of Cookies Day 1: Triple Chocolate Cookies
(Originally posted Thursday, 8 December 2011)
We’re revisiting a popular (and award winning)...
December 1, 2020
The 12 Days of Cookies Contest!
This December, we’re revisiting a popular (and award winning) event at AVRL: The 12 Days of Cookies! From 2011 to 2017, AVRL staff baked and shared cookies with library visitors across the...
November 23, 2020
Virtual Travel at Its Best
This year has not allowed for much travel or sightseeing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t experience new places. Take a trip around the world through the eyes of someone else.
Start your...
November 17, 2020
BookBike season has come to an end for 2020
After another successful season on Annapolis Valley roads and trails, our BookBikes have been put in storage for the winter. This year, we introduced three E-bikes to our fleet in Wolfville and...
October 27, 2020
Carpool Book Club
Carpool Book Club is back for Season 3!
Carpool Book Club is a two person book club on wheels. Click on the video link below to hitch a ride with Angela and Jai as they commute across the...
October 21, 2020
Mi’kmaq History Month
When the English arrived in Mi’kma’ki (the Mi’kmaq homeland that includes present-day Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, central and eastern New Brunswick, the Gaspe Peninsula and Newfoundland)...
October 13, 2020
Nova Scotia Municipal Elections 2020
The Nova Scotia Municipal Elections will be held on October 17, 2020. Residents will have the option to vote by either electronic ballot (telephone or computer) or by paper ballot. Paper ballot...
October 5, 2020
Middleton's Art Wall, October, 2020
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. For the month of...
September 24, 2020
[Video] Illustrator Sketch-Off
What happens when you give three talented Nova Scotia illustrators 90 seconds to create art based on creative and wacky suggestions given by an online live audience? We found out during the...
September 4, 2020
Middleton Art Wall
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.
For the...
August 25, 2020
The Learning Portal @ AVRL
The Learning Portal at AVRL -
We are offering free WiFi support for students enrolled in online post-secondary courses. Post-Secondary students who are enrolled in virtual classes, with no...
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New Adult Fiction Books
Adult Fiction Books
The tsarina's daughter : a novel
Ellen Alpsten's stunning novel, The Tsarina's Daughter , is the dramatic story of Elizabeth, daughter of Catherine I and Peter the Great, who ruled...
Adult Fiction Books
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends , an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one...
Adult Fiction Books
What the fireflies knew : a novel
A Marie Claire Book Club pick Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by * Marie Claire* *Teen Vogue* * Buzzfeed* * Essence * * Ms. Magazine * *NBCNews...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Happy people are annoying
A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer, Youtuber, and television superstar, Josh Peck. In...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
The insect crisis : the fall of the tiny empires that run the world
A devastating examination of how collapsing insect populations worldwide threaten everything from wild birds to the food on our plate. From ants...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Rock painting animals : step-by-step instructions, techniques, and ideas : 20 projects for everyone!
Perfect for kids, crafters, and animal lovers, this fun guide will teach you how to paint your favorite wild animals and family pets on stones! New...
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