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Castlegar & District Public Library February 2025 |
Access a collection of French language ebooks and audiobooks including popular genre fiction, bestsellers, non-fiction, and more. Titles for adults, teens, and children.
Use your library card and PIN to register and sign in! |
Donated by the Donna Schmidt Lung Cancer Prevention Society, the Castlegar Library has a number of digital radon detectors to lend out. These short-term detectors can be lent for a six week loan period to Castlegar patrons with a valid library card. |
Yoto is a screen-free audio platform that lets kids explore 1000+ stories, music, activities, sound effects, radio, podcasts and more. Thank you to the Friends of the Library and the Canadian Parents for French - Castlegar for donating our English and French Yoto Players! |
Read stories, play games, and learn with TumbleBooks! The TumbleBook Library is a searchable, customizable library of e-books for kids. |
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What I Know About You
by Éric Chacour
A heartbreaking tale of a family and an impossible love, torn apart by secrets and traditions in late-20th-century Cairo and turn-of-the-century Montreal.
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The Summer pact : a novel
by Emily Giffin
Ten years after they made a pact, promising to always be there for each other in their times of need, Hannah, when one of the happiest moments of her life is suddenly turned upside down, calls on her closest friends, and together, they embark on a shared journey of self-discovery, forgiveness and acceptance.
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Alibi
by Lynda La Plante
In Lynda La Plante's 'Alibi', there are identical and brutal assaults on three women - and only one woman survives to give a detailed description of her attacker. The police arrest a suspect, Damon Morton, confident he is their man. But three of his employees admit to the crimes, and Morton's wife and girlfriend provide him with an alibi. They all declare Damon Morton innocent. The police know he did it. But if people lie under oath in a court of law - who can the jury believe?
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Born in a House of Glass
by Chinenye Emezie
"Let me tell you a story. It's about a war. This war is not the type fought with guns and machetes. It is a family type. A silent war. The type fought in the heart. It began long before I was formed." As Udonwa grows, her hidden family history changes her forever.
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Canadian Criminal Law in Ten Cases
by Martin L. Friedland
Friedland draws on cases that went to the Supreme Court of Canada or the Privy Council to address such issues as wrongful convictions, the enforcement of morality, Indigenous experiences with criminal law, bail and trial delay, and the impact of the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the criminal justice system.
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Take control of your IBS : everything you need to know to feel better
by Kirsten Jackson
The only book you need to understand and manage your IBS, written by consultant specialist IBS registered dietitian, Kirsten Jackson. Take Control of Your IBS is the road-tested, practical guide that will change your life. Offering simple, fad-free professional advice, it will help you diagnose issues, bring comfort and reduce symptoms and flare-ups. With so much misinformation out there for those of us with irritable bowel syndrome, it can be hard to know where to start. Drawing on scientific research and personal experience, consultant dietitian Kirsten Jackson guides you through each step. By laying strong foundations in your mental well-being, sleep optimisation, movement and nutrition as well as finding the right treatment, you can get back to the things you enjoy in life.
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Love in winter Wonderland
by A. Bello
To save Wonderland, a beloved local bookshop in London, Trey, the owner's son, and fellow employee, artist Ariel Spencer, team up to stop the doors from closing before the Christmas Eve deadline, embarking on a hate-to-love journey that changes their lives forever.
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Brooms
by Jasmine Walls
In 1930s Mississippi, where magic is kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations, a broom racing team is formed by six women, hoping to dodge government officials and move out west to a state that allows anyone to legally use magic and take part in national races.
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This dark descent
by Kalyn Josephson
To save her family's ranch, Mikira Rusel, the daughter of a famous breeder of enchanted horses, enters the Illinir, a treacherous, cross-country horserace, and recruits Ari, an unlicensed enchanter, and Damien, a lord bent on vengeance, to help her win.
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The boy you always wanted
by Michelle Quach
Attempting to fulfill her dying grandfather's dying wish, seventeen-year-old Francine enlists Ollie Tran to act as his honorary male heir, but the mounting lies and romantic feelings they develop complicate their plan
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Twisters
Ever since a devastating tornado encounter, Kate gave up chasing storms across the Oklahoma prairie to safely study them on screens in New York City. Lured back to the field by her friend Javi and a once-in-a-lifetime scientific opportunity, Kate crosses paths with Tyler, a charming daredevil and self-proclaimed tornado wrangler whose thirst for tornado-tracking adventures made him a social media sensation. As storm season intensifies with terrifying phenomena unlike anything seen before, Kate and Tylerrealize they may need to work together if they are to have any chance of taming, and surviving, an unprecedented outbreak of destructive tornadoes.
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My garden of a thousand bees
Explores bees and their diversity as a wildlife cameraman films various species of bees in his urban garden in Bristol, England during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
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