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Media Roundup – November 4

November 4, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

Books in the media this week:   The Globe and Mail      Canada by Mike Myers eBook The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter   eBook   eAudiobook The Revenge of Analog by David Sax   eBook      Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult   eBook  eAudiobook Fire in the Stars by Barbara Fradkin   eBook […]

#FoodieFriday – Free eMagazines

November 4, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

It's #FoodieFriday! Looking to try out a new recipe this weekend?  Our Zinio digital magazine collection has you covered – no wait list, no return date, no fine!                      Happy noshing! 

2016 Writers’ Trust Winners

November 3, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

Congratulations to last night's winners of the 2016 Writers' Trust Awards.    Yasuko Thanh won’the $25,000 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for her novel Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains.       Deborah Campbell won’the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction for her book A Disappearance in Damascus.       For more information on […]

#MakerMonday – eBooks & eMags for Tech Wizard Wannabes

October 31, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

It's #MakerMonday! Are you an electronics genius in the making? Check out our terrific selection of eBooks & digital magazines for experienced and budding makers:           If you need access to a 3D printer or help with tech projects, be sure to visit one of TPL's three Digital Innovation Hubs.

Camp Blood: They’re coming to get you [insert name here]!!

October 31, 2016 | Cameron | Comments (0)

For the final 2016 Camp Blood installment we are going to focus on horror comedies or "horromedies" as they are sometimes called. All of the films listed below can be streamed through the libraries service of hoopla. Our first title is the camp classic and the original version of: The Little Shop of Horrors Not […]

Loan Stars: November

October 29, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

The Loan Stars November list is out! These are the ten most highly recommended new releases as selected by Canadian librarians:     Faithful: A Novel by Alice Hoffman eBook  eAudiobook The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay   eBook Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino eBook    Testimony by Robbie Robertson   eBook eAudiobook To Capture […]

Media Roundup – October 28

October 28, 2016 | Beth | Comments (0)

Books in the media this week:   CBC Radio – Books      Don't I Know You? by Marni Jackson eBook eAudiobook Podcast Bit Rot by Douglas Coupland eBook Podcast The Art of Flight by Fredrik Sjoberg eBook Podcast   The Globe and Mail   Appetites: a Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain eBook The Break by […]

#FoodieFriday

October 28, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

It's #FoodieFriday! Looking to try out a new recipe this weekend?  Here is a selection of fantastic cookbooks in our OverDrive collection (click on a cover to check one out):           

Paul Beatty Wins Man Booker Prize 2016

October 26, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

Congratulations to Paul Beatty who won’the Man Booker Prize last night for his novel The Sellout.  Click on the book cover to place your hold: If you are looking for more great reads, be sure to check out this list of past Man Booker Prize winners and nominees in our OverDrive collection:

Governor General’s Literary Award Winners

October 25, 2016 | Maria | Comments (0)

Congratulations to all of today's winners!    And the English winners are:    Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien  eBook Pig Girl by Colleen Murphy  eBook Party Wall by Catherine Leroux,  Lazer Lederhendler (trans.)  eBook    The Waking Comes Late by Steven Heighton   eBook Calvin by Martine Leavitt  eBook Tokyo Digs a […]