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Castlegar & District Public Library February 2024 |
Telus Wise: Supporting youth in our digital world Parents and caregivers! Don’t miss this free online safety information session: Supporting YOUTH in our Digital World on Feb. 6th., 6:30pm P /7:30pm M. Learn about the online tools, pressures, and challenges facing kids and teens today and how to support them. Register with the links below. |
Telus Wise: Empowering you to stay safe in our digital world Join us for a free online safety information session: Staying SAFE in the Digital World on Feb. 27th, 6:30pm P/7:30pm M. Learn about scams, bots, bugs, and more, and how to protect yourself and your devices. This program is endorsed by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. Register with the links below. |
Coming Soon: Aranet4 CO2 sensor The perfect companion for indoor environments allowing you to monitor CO2 levels, temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure. The library will have 4 sensors to loan out soon - keep an eye on our newsletter, social media, website, and catalogue! |
Flir One Thermal Imaging Cameras Explore your neighborhood, solve problems around the house, and see the world from a thermal perspective with the FLIR ONE. The library currently has two Flir One Thermal Imaging Cameras: one for Apple iPhone users and one for Android users. To see these items in the catalogue click here. |
Vox Books VOX™ Books are the world's first audio books that live in print books. The permanently attached VOX Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. No need for computers, tablets, or CDs—children simply push a button to listen and read. Come and check out our new collection of Vox Books! The library currently has 7 titles available for loan. To see the selection of Vox Books in our catalogue click here. |
Yoto Player - English
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for donating funds to buy an English Yoto Player! Yoto is a screen-free audio platform that lets kids explore 1000+ stories, music, activities, sound effects, radio, podcasts and more. For more information or to put the English Yoto Player on hold, click here. We also have a French Yoto Player, kindly donated by the Canadian Parents for French - Castlegar. For more information or to place the French Yoto Player on hold click here. |
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by Isabel Allende This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Spanning time and place, The Wind Knows My Name is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers--and never stop dreaming. |
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Bad Influence by Robert B. ParkerSunny Randall's newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all the perks the lifestyle entails--a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board by Blake's manager, Bethany, to protect him and to uncover who is out to kill him. In doing so, she investigates a glamorous world rife with lies and schemes...and ties to a dangerous criminal scene. When Bethany goes missing and the threats against Blake escalate, Sunny realizes that in order to solve this case, she has to find out exactly who Blake and Bethany are, behind the Instagram filters. While digging into their pasts, she is also forced to confront her own, as old friends--and ex-husbands--reappear. With a combination of old-school crime-solving skills and modern internet savvy, Sunny will stop at nothing to catch a killer.
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by Karina Halle
Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day-- avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She lives a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who lives with mental illness; avoiding her regrettable ex, who bartends in town; and trying to make inroads in the tight-knit island community that still sees her, five years in, as an outsider. And she's happy with how things are-- really-- until British royals rent the property next to hers and their brooding bodyguard decides she's a security threat. Piper quickly realizes that one person's fairy tale is an ordinary woman's nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island and each run-in with Harrison Cole is hotter and more confusing than the last. |
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In 1983, deep in New Mexico's Gila National Forest, the bodies of a young woman and two children were found. Who were they? How did they get there? Thirty years later, two women find themselves drawn to the cold case. Librarian Laura MacDonald begins her own investigation as a way to distract herself from breast cancer treatments and becomes consumed by her search for answers. Jean Martinez is a veteran detective determined to keep working cold cases for the Sierra County police force even as her family begs her to retire. With only fragments from dusty case files and a witness who doesn't want to remember, this unlikely duo is determined-no matter the cost-to uncover the truth behind the murders. |
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Tom Lake : a novel
by Ann Patchett
Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance with a theater company called Tom Lake that causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew. (general fiction).
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Happy, sad, angry, glad--why do we cry when we're ecstatic or mad? A fascinating look at the science of emotion. Emotions can be a pain. After his father died of Covid, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what it would be like to live without emotion. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope--for science. With his trademark humour, Burnett takes us on an incredible journey of discovery, stretching from the origins of life to the ends of the universe. |
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by Olivia Carney Charcuterie and snack board influencer, Olivia Carney (That Charcuterie Chick)'s The Art of the Board features 75 fun and fancy seasonally inspired snack boards and recipes, and is packed with step-by-step how-to's, handy tips, and festive ideas to help even the most hopeless host elevate their entertaining all year long. Each board is labeled with difficulty level, approximate cost, and dietary accommodations, so you'll always find a showstopper to fit your lifestyle and budget. With That Charcuterie Chick's friendly guidance, you'll go from hopeless host to host with the most-one salami rose at a time. |
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In this engrossing book, a father and son ascend a mountain together, retracing the steps of a boy who went missing there a century earlier--a quest that spawns a tender meditation on nature, family, and the joy of discovery. Six-year-old Hans Torske disappeared in Norway's Skrim mountains in 1894. Why he wandered away from his family's cabin is still a mystery, but his body was found the following summer, lying atop a 2,860-foot mountain peak and covered with his thin jacket. More than 100 years later, nature writer Torbjørn Ekelund and his seven-year-old son, August, attempt the same summit. |
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by Darin Olien
Fatal conveniences are the toxic products we routinely use and the unhealthy things we do that our culture and corporations have made us believe are safe and necessary for living well and efficiently. These things--from deodorant, cosmetics, dental floss, and sunscreen to laundry detergent, air fresheners, carpets, and crayons to candles, tea bags, cell phones, and chewing gum--are ubiquitous in daily life... and they are wreaking havoc on our health and our planet. The environmental toxins found in these products create a cascade of problems, including chemical sensitivities, auto-immune issues, obesity, chronic health diseases, and more.
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Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide
by Jeff Morrison
This book is straightforward, practical guide for taking care of yourself (and others) in a survival situation with crucial, basic survival skills required for an emergency situation during all four seasons in all wilderness areas of Canada.
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Carving Space : The Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology
by Jordan Abel
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Indigenous Voices Awards, an anthology consisting of selected works by finalists over the past five years, edited by Jordan Abel, Carleigh Baker, and Madeleine Reddon.
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Road of the Lostby Nafiza AzadCroi is compelled by a summoning spell leave her home in the Wilde Forest and travel into the Otherworld, where the enchantment that made her into a brownie begins to break, revealing her true identity, her hidden magick, and her forgotten heritage. |
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Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas. Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family's bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas' bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari's world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close. Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable--she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. Lari realizes she might not know Pedro as well as she thought--and she maybe even likes what she learns--but the question remains: Can a Ramires and a Molina truly trust one another? |
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Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their families—they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything—even their souls. |
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Margot Mertz For the Win
by Carrie McCrossen
Margot faces senior year working on a campaign for local election while helping a fellow student run for class president, but when a mysterious blackmail plot emerges and a loathesome opponent rises in the class race, Margot might have to return to the cleanup job she thought she'd left behind.
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Stars in their eyes
by Jessica Walton
Maisie is on her way to Fancon! She's looking forward to meeting her idol, Kara Bufano, the action hero from her favorite TV show, who has a lower-leg amputation, just like Maisie. But when Maisie and her mom arrive at the convention center, she is stopped in her tracks by Ollie, a cute volunteer working the show. They are kind, charming, and geek out about nerd culture just as much as Maisie does. And as the day wears on, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Is this what it feels like to fall in love.
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Of cages and crowns
by Brianna Joy Crump
Forced to fight to the death to claim a crown she does not want, Monroe Benson, who is able to summon fire with her fingertips, is drawn to Cohen, the son of the queen, facing a choice that could change her life forever. 125,000 first printing.
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