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Cold Lake Public Library www.library.coldlake.ab.ca June 2015 will be closed for Canada Day, Bits ‘n’ Bytes from the Leopard-Print Librarian July 1. June 2015

Titles by Native authors @ your library 1. The Traditional History and Characteristic 21. I wanted to be Elvis, so what was I doing in Sketches of the Ojibway Nation (1850) Moose Jaw? (2005) by Ray St . Germain by George Copway 22. The Little Duck = Sikihpsis (2006) Find 2. Wigwam Evenings (1909) by Beth Cuthand Cold Lake by Charles A. Eastman 23. The Inuit Thought of It (2007) 3. Flint and Feather (1912) by Alootook Ipellie Public Library by E. Pauline Johnson 24. Following Nimishoomis (2008) on Pinterest! 4. The Indian How Book (1931) by Helen Agger www.pinterest.com by Arthur C. Parker 25. Shi-shi-etko (2009) by Nicola I. Campbell 5. Coyote Stories (1933) by Mourning Dove 26. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass (2010) and Facebook! 6. High Elks Treasure (1972) by Drew Hayden Taylor www.facebook.com by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve 27. The Sasquatch at Home (2011) 7. People from our Side (1975) by Eden Robinson Follow us on Twitter @ by Peter Pitseolak 28. Tombs of the Vanishing Indian (2012) CLPublicLibrary 8. Thrasher: Skid Row Eskimo (1976) by Marie Clements by Anthony Apakark Thrasher 29. Corky Williams Chilcotin (2013) 9. I can't have Bannock, but the Beaver has a by Sage Birchwater Dam (1987) by Bernelda Wheeler 30. Hear and Foretell (2015) 10. Indian School Days (1988) by Joseph A. Dandurand You can check your by Basil H. Johnston account, renew items 11. Being on the Moon (1990) by Marie Annharte Baker and place holds at 12. A Coyote Columbus Story (1992) www.tracpac.ab.ca by Thomas King 13. Iskwewak--kah' ki yaw ni wahkomakanak (1995) by Janice Acoose 14. Back on the Rez (1996) by Brian Maracle 15. Wisahkecahk Flies to the Moon (1999) by Freda Ahenakew 16. Weesquachak and the Lost Ones (2000) by Ruby Slipperjack 17. Kohkominawak otacimowiniwawa = CLPL is a member of the Nehiyawewin: itwewina = Cree: words Northern Lights (2001) by Arok Wolvengrey Library System 18. Porcupines and China Dolls (2002) www.nlls.ab.ca by Robert Arthur Alexie 19. They called me Number (2003) by Bev Sellars 20. Dancing With Cranes (2004) by Jeannette C. Armstrong Books on Wheels

Cold Lake Public Library offers a “Books-on-Wheels” service to Points West, Cold Lake Lodge, and Cold Lake Long Term Care. We offer books, music CDs, books on CD, and DVDs.

For more information, please call 780-594-7425.

Stitch ‘n’ Chat Does this remind you of YOU Do you sew, knit, crochet, cross-stitch, or otherwise whenever you get create cool stuff? Grab on the computer? your latest project and join us for coffee, conversation Visit Regan at the and needlework. Grand Centre Branch This is a drop-in program. for help on all things Everyone is welcome. computer. From getting Harbour View Branch, around to installing Mondays, 1pm to 3pm. software and everything in between; you’ll gain confidence to surf, scroll and search on your own! Our last meeting before summer break is June 29. Call and book an appointment (780-594-5101), We will meet again on September 14. Monday to Friday. There is no fee. Adult Book Club

Pick up a copy of the book at the Grand Centre Branch, then join us for tea, snacks, and lively discussion! You are welcome to join us even if you haven’t read the book.

On Tuesday, June 16, Supports Your Library at 6:00pm, we will be discussing:

Cheque presentation to support The Satanic Verses our Reading Garden by Salman Rushdie

Thursday, June 4, at 11am, No registration necessary. at the Grand Centre Branch.

Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Then grab your apron and join us! Meet the wonderful people who We pick a genre of cookbooks, you select and make a recipe from one of the cookbooks, then we support your library. all get together to share the finished products.

Refreshments provided. June 5, 12 pm, at the Harbour View Branch, we are presenting Breads. Everyone welcome.

Armchair Travel Lecture Series Mom’s Night Out Listen to local travelers share their adventures. New travel books and DVDs will be available A series of Thursday night ‘getaways’ for Mom. for lending. Each session must be signed up for individually. June 2, 7pm: Trekking Up If you cannot attend, please call the library so Mount someone else can attend. This is a free program Kilimanjaro with Last Thursday of every month, Bruce Sloychuk 6-8pm at the Grand Centre Branch.

June—Flower Arranging All sessions are at the Grand Centre Branch. (limit of 12 participants) Open to the public. It’s Spring! We’re so Excited we wet our plants!

Our Reading garden needs some sprucing up! When you donate $20 to the Cold Lake Public Library, we’ll set up a planter, with your family’s name on it, that you can visit and water anytime. Donations can be made at the Grand Center Branch.

Great eBooks @ CLPL Did you know

1. 12 Rose Street by Gail Bowen you can borrow 2. Antiques Con by Barbara Allan a Kobo e-reader 3. Blue Labyrinth by Douglas J. Preston 4. Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley from the Library? 5. Hot Pursuit by Stuart Woods Ask at the front desk! 6. I was Here by Gayle Forman 7. Motive by Jonathan Kellerman 8. NYPD Red 3 by James Patterson 9. Obsession in Death by J. Robb 10. The Arnifour Affair by Gregory Harris 11. The Blood of an Englishman by M. C. Beaton 12. The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark 13. The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell 14. The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale 15. Where they Found Her by Kimberly McCreight

Gardening Books @ CLPL 1. All New Square Foot Gardening 11. Grow Great Grub 2. Groundbreaking Food Gardens 12. Perfect Perennials for the Prairie Gardener 3. Growing Food in a Short Season 13. The Prairie Short Season Yard 4. How to Grow practically Everything 14. Plant a little Seed 5. Cool Stuff to Grow 15. Pot it Up 6. Edible spots & pots 16. Power Plants 7. Front yard gardens 17. Ready set Grow! 8. Garden Anywhere 18. Straw Bale Gardens 9. Gardening, Naturally 19. Urban Homesteading 10. Get Growing 20. Vegetable Literacy

Great Beach Reads @ CLPL

Unpasteurized honey produced by 1. The Merry Wives of Maggody by Joan Hess Parkland Honey Farms in Goodsoil, 2. The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 3. The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters SK. All proceeds go to the Library! 4. The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley 5. Tilt A Whirl by Chris Grabenstein Creamed Liquid 6. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 7. Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie 8. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 9. Merry Wives of Maggody by Joan Hess 500g $5.00 500g $5.00 10. 10 lb. Penalty by Dick Francis 11. Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods 1kg $10.00 1kg $10.00 12. Shadows by Edna Buchanan 13. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen 3kg $25.00 3kg $25.00 14. The Black Tower by P. D. James 15. The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy

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Cold Lake Public Library would like to thank

for their generous donation of $10 000 towards our our Reading Garden! Forever Young Adult Book Club Cold Lake and Club

This adult book club for YA fans runs the first If you enjoy Anime, Tuesday of every month at the Grand Centre Manga, drawing or Branch. Pick up a copy of the book at the cosplay, come on out Grand Centre Branch. You are welcome to and join us! join us even if you haven’t read the book. No registration necessary. The first and last Wednesday of each month. 6pm-8pm, On Tuesday, June 2, at the Tree Branch. at 6:00pm, Teens and adults we are discussing: welcome.

Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass Drop in and Draw

Draw with others who love to draw. Display your art work on our Gallery Wall.

On Tuesday, July 7, All Ages Welcome. at 6:00pm, we are discussing: Fridays, 4:00pm to 5:00pm Harbour View Branch. My Soon-To-Be Sex Life by Judith Tewes Supplies provided. No registration required.

Pre-Teen Tech

for ages 9-12

at the Tree Branch

Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Make a Flashlight in an Altoids Tin An soldering iron will be used. All supplies provided. (Teens are welcome to help, please contact Lyall in advance) Thursday, June 4, 6:00pm-7:00pm Call Lyall for more info at 780-594-7425. Ages 12 and up. Register by May 29. All MAKERSPACE programs are at the Grand Centre Branch Library. Summer Programs for all ages. Green Thumb Thursdays 10:30am to 11:30am @ Grand Centre Branch. Ages 7-12. Wednesday, July 1: Kick-Off Party at the Canada Day Parade, July 9: Painting Bird Houses Kinosoo Beach Registration required, call 780-594-5101

Tuesday, July 7, 10:00am to 3:00pm: July 16: Fairy Gardens. Paper Dolls @ Harbour View Branch. Drop in. Registration required, call 780-594-5101

Tuesday, July 14, 10:00am to 3:00pm: July 23: Painted Garden Markers. Drop in. Creative Snail Mail @ Harbour View Branch. Drop in. July 30: Lady Bug Ice Tea Party. Drop in.

Tuesday, July 21, 12:00pm-1:00pm: August 6: Kite Making. Kids Can Cook @ Harbour View Branch. Registration required, call 780-594-5101 Sign out a Kid’s Cook Book from our display, make a recipe, and bring it to the meeting to share. Lemonade Fridays 12:00 to 2:00. Parents welcome to attend and stay. Join us for free lemonade in the Grand Centre Branch Reading Garden Tuesday, July 28, 10:00am to 3:00pm: Paint and Plant @ Harbour View Branch. Baby Rhyme Time Drop in. Mondays, 10:00am, @ Harbour View Branch.

Wednesday, July 29, 2:00pm to 3:00pm: Stay and Play Story Time Dr. Recycle @ Grand Centre Branch. Wednesdays, 10:30am, @ Grand Centre Branch. Thursdays, 10:30am, @ Harbour View Branch. Tuesday, August 4, 2:00pm to 3:00pm: Tool Demo @ Harbour View Branch. Drop In and Draw Fridays, 4:00pm @ Harbour View Branch Tuesday, August 11, 2:00pm to 3:00pm: “Show and Shine” Remote Control Vehicle Mother-Daughter Book Club Demos @ Grand Centre Branch. 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:00pm, Bring any remote control vehicle you have and @ Harbour View Branch. demonstrate to others what it can do. This is an outside event. Prizes will be awarded. Pre-Teen Tech Thursdays, 5:30pm, @ Grand Centre Branch Friday, August 14, 2:00pm: Beaver River Watershed Alliance presents a wildlife and nature event @ Grand Centre Branch.

Reading Contest: Win Prizes! Pick up a free Reading Log from the display or the front desk. For every page you complete, you earn one ballot to enter the weekly draw at each branch. You can enter more than once. Prize draws are every Friday. Open to children of all ages. Library Outreach Programs Reading @ Your Library

Watch for our Outreach Programs at Happy House Keep your kids reading year round. Daycare, Nelson Heights School, Cold Lake High Book an appointment with a School, and North Star Elementary School. library staff member and we'll provide a list of suggestions If you'd like to book a tour based on their interests and or program for your school, reading levels. We can daycare or community suggest nonfiction, chapter group, contact books, picture books, comics, French materials, and Tanya Boudreau magazines. Email [email protected] at 780-639-3963 or call 780-639-3963 for details. or [email protected] Stay and Play Storytime

Mother Daughter Bookclub Stories, music and art for parents and kids ages 2-5.

For girls ages 7-10, Wednesdays, 10:30am, and their moms, at the at Grand Centre Branch, Harbour View Branch. Thursdays, 10:30am, Pick up a copy of the at Harbour View Branch. book at the Harbour View

Branch. New members After Storytime, we'll pull out the toys. Children are always welcome. can play while the parents talk. No registration.

On Wednesday, June 17, at 6pm, we are discussing: Oliver and the Seawigs Baby Rhyme Time by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre Babies love to wiggle, jiggle, make noises and meet new people! We use rhymes and songs that will keep babies entertained and help with their early Read to Miss Tanya literacy development.

This is a drop-in program for parents Have a book you want and babies, birth to 2 years. to share or do you Older kids welcome. need to practice reading? Mondays at 10am at the Harbour Visit Miss Tanya at View Branch. the Harbour View Branch every Is there a new baby at your No School Friday, or book an house? appointment, Ask at the front desk 780-639-3963 for a free set of baby board or books! [email protected] Des livres pour célébrer l'été: Page 9 Cold Lake Public Library Bookmobile

 Cherry Grove  L'été de Mimi la souris - Anita Loughrey Tuesdays 10:30am-12:00pm  C'est l'été  Elizabeth Settlement - Jimmy Pickering Thursday mornings  Voici l'été - Maryann Cocca Leffler Call Michele at 780-594-5101  Un été dans le vent for more information. - Mireille Levert  Un été à Montréal Keep up to date on where the Bookmobile is - Marie-Louise Gay heading and learn about our adventures by  Le lac aux mystères - Susanne Nelson following us on Twitter, @CLPLBookmobile.  Toi et moi à jamais - Ann Brashares 10 New Books on the  L'été où je suis devenue jolie Cold Lake Public Library Bookmobile! - Jenny Han  L'été où j'ai appris à voler 1. Metis and the Medicine Line - Dana Reinhardt 2. Pack of Dorks  Par un jour d'été 3. How does GPS Work? - Luanne Rice 4. Motel Art Improvement Service  Secret d'été 5. Berona's War - Elin Hilderbrand 6. Douglas Fredericks and the House of They  Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau 7. Francis Sharp in the grip of the uncanny!. Chapter 1 moqueur - Harper Lee 8. Cross Game. 3 9. Jam!: tales from the world of Roller Derby 10. Birdie

Staff Picks:

Christine recommends:

Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman.

Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman.

Louise recommends:

A Taste for Death by P.D. James Place a hold on these great books and others at

www.tracpac.ab.ca 30 New Titles @ Grand Centre Branch 30 New Titles @ Harbour View Branch

1. 14th Deadly Sin 1. Against a Darkening Sky 2. After you with the Pistol 2. Amelia Bedelia is for the Birds 3. Art before Breakfast 3. Boo 4. Back in Balance 4. Bright sky, starry City 5. Boho Crochet 5. Courting Catherine 6. Cherry Bomb 6. Dead man's Folly 7. Damage Done: a Mountie's memoir 7. Eighth grave after Dark 8. Doomsday Knits 8. Fabulous Fuzzies 9. Ethics for the Information Age 9. Grandma's animal Stories 10. Fat Girl Walking 10. Hope: a memoir of survival in Cleveland 11. Fight the Empire 11. I scream for Ice Cream 12. Got milked? 12. I told you I was Ill 13. Has anyone seen my Pants? 13. Jack of Spades 14. How to Fight Fatflammation! 14. Letting Go 15. I Hate Myselfie 15. Luckiest Girl Alive 16. Jesus, Jihad, and Peace 16. Magic tricks for Grown-ups 17. KL: a history of the Nazi Concentration Camps 17. Mayo Clinic. A to Z health guide 18. Mayors Gone Bad 18. Nail style Studio 19. Now you tell Me! 19. Negotiating with your Ex 20. Orange juice before the Store 20. On My Beach 21. Pieces of my Mother 21. Out of Orange 22. Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows 22. Pinkalicious and the Pink Parakeet 23. Sean Rosen is not for Sale 23. The Affinities 24. Selfish, Shallow, and Self-absorbed 24. The legend of Caleb York 25. Ten million Aliens 25. The Lost Girls: the true story of the Cleveland 26. The real doctor will see you Shortly abductions and the incredible rescue of Michelle 27. Undone Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus 28. When bad things happen to good quilters 26. The Worm at the Core 29. Your life after trauma 27. Training your Pet Ferret 30. Zach's "Z" book 28. Underground in Berlin 29. Where women are Kings 30. Yoga Girl

Place a hold on these great books and others at www.tracpac.ab.ca Place a hold on these great books and others at www.tracpac.ab.ca Summer Hours of Operation

begin May 15.

GRAND CENTRE BRANCH 5513B 48th Avenue 594-5101 Library Memberships

Memberships are available to residents of, or Monday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm property owners in, the City of Cold Lake and Tuesday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm municipalities that are members of the Wednesday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Northern Lights Library System (NLLS) or with whom CLPL has reciprocal borrowing Thursday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm agreements. Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday Closed Memberships must be renewed yearly. ID is Sunday Closed required to confirm your address. A parent’s signature is required for members under the age of 18. HARBOUR VIEW BRANCH 1301 - 8 Avenue 639-3967 Free Senior’s Memberships on the 1st Friday of every month. Monday 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Adult (18-54 years) $10.00 Tuesday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Senior (55+ years) $5.00 Wednesday 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Young Adult (13-17 years) $7.00 Thursday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Youth (12 years & under) $1.00 Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Family $25.00 Corporate $30.00 Saturday Closed Sunday Closed

The Cold Lake Library Board is looking for new members. By serving as a Library Board Member, you have the opportunity to determine the future of the library in Cold Lake.

The Friends of the Cold Lake Public Library is a group of Cold Lake Public Library members who meet monthly to plan fundraisers for library programs. The Friends meet on the third Thursday of every month at 1:30pm in the Grand Centre Branch.

For more information, contact Mary Anne Penner at 780-594-8828. Grand Centre Branch June 2015 @ Cold Lake Public Library Harbour View Branch Both Branches

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31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Baby Rhyme Time 10am YA Bookclub 6pm Storytime 10:30am Service Canada 10am Cookbook Club 12pm Stitch’n’Chat 1pm Travel Lecture 7pm Manga 6pm Storytime 10:30am Drop in and Draw 4pm Eastlink 11am Pre- Teen Tech 5:30pm Makerspace 6pm Bookmobile Bookmobile

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Books-on-Wheels Service Canada 10am Drop in and Draw 4pm Father’s Day Baby Rhyme Time 10am Storytime 10:30am Storytime 10:30am Stitch’n’Chat 1pm Manga 6pm Pre- Teen Tech 5:30pm Mom’s Night Out 6pm

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28 29 30 1 2 3 4 Baby Rhyme Time 10am Canada Day Service Canada 10am Drop in and Draw 4pm Stitch’n’Chat 1pm Parade Storytime 10:30am Pre- Teen Tech 5:30pm @ Kinosoo Beach

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