Looking for something to read over spring break?  
Why not try one of these staff recommended books!

Click the read more button to see all the Staff Picks books.

The quote above is kind of humorous in a way, Abraham Lincoln - historical American figure who died in 1865 - talking about the internet, which was not made popular until the late 1990's.  But when you really think about it "he" has a point, how can you truly know if a quote (or even an article) you find on the internet is valid?  There is so much information available on the internet: to find out how to judge the accuracy of a website stop by the library for tips on evaluating websites and check out the Research Tools available on this website.  A good place to start just might be to verify the author and the time-period in which they were speaking.  

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Did you enjoy the book selections for Canada Reads 2014?  Are you looking for similar great reads by Canadian authors?

Check out the Literary Press Group of Canada's suggestions of books with similar themes to the finalists of Canada Reads. 

Congratulations to Joseph Boyden, his book The Orenda was chosen by the panelists as the 2014 Canada Reads winner.  

For more information about The Orenda and to find out the Canada Reads People Choice winner, visit the Canada Reads website here.

The competition is underway to decide the 2014 winner of CBC's contest Canada Reads.  Everyday this week another book will be eliminated from the competition by a group of panelists who are each defending one of the top 5 books. 

Check out the book trailers below (click the read more link) then have your say and vote for your favourite below.  Check back at the end of the week to find out the winner chosen by the Canada Reads panelists.

For more information about Canada Reads check out their website here.

Congratulations to 12 Years a Slave for winning Best Picture at the 2014 Oscar Awards.

Did you know that 12 Years a Slave and 4 of the other films nominated for Best Picture were based on books?

Perhaps the best written of all 
the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave 
is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods
in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with 
the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten 
and sold into slavery. He spent the next twelve years 
of his life in captivity on a Louisiana cotton plantation.