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Updated 20 May 2012
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BC BOOK PRIZES WINNERS NEW!
The winners of the 2012 BC Book Prizes have recntly been announced. The winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize (young adult fiction) is Blood Red Road by Moira Young. Young was born in New Westminster and now lives in Bath, England We will be ordering all of the nominated books for shipping in the fall. Stay tuned!
MEASURE OF A MAN: MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS NEW!
 Author J.J. Lee
Broadcaster, architect, tailor, fashion writer, and BC Book Prizes and Governor General Award nominated author J.J. Lee spent the afternoon working on memoir-writing with Grade 10 and 11 students in the library. J.J., who's fantastic memoir, The Measure of a Man, briefly shared his personal story and motivation behind the writing of his memoir, and helped students to improve the memoir pieces that they wrote in preparation for the workshop. With a warm, disarming, enthusiastic and extremely engaging approach, Lee offered tips for improving memoir-writing which most students took to heart and worked actively at their 100-word memoir-sampling. Many thanks to the BC Book Prizes for sponsoring J.J.'s time at L.V. Rogers, and thanks to the students and staff for their active and enthusiastic participation in this memorable experience!
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'OFF THE SHELF' BLOGThe latest edition of the Off the Shelf blog is now available. New books are arriving weekly with lots of CanLit and student recommendations in time for spring!
eBOOK COLLECTION
Check out our new ebook collection! The ebooks load on to most laptops and tablets. For assistance please see Mr. Yasinchuk.
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WHAT'A YOUR STORY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED NEW!
The challenge? Students were asked to create and submit a video educating people about staying safe and secure online and using the Internet responsibly. The prize? $10,000 for the best overall video, and $1,000 to each best-in-category video, for both individual and school entrants. Check out the winners of the 2012 contest!
MAY IS AUDIOBOOK MONTH
May is Playaway Month!
Join the Library in celebrating May by trying out a Playaway audiobook. These little MP3 players are great for traveling (in the car, on the bus) or just before falling asleep for the night. Check out the display outside the library and see our selection of over 50 titles!
LIBRARIES, "UNITE!"
L.V. Rogers students and teachers are now able to borrow books from the Nelson Public Library and have them delivered to the school. Borrowers then have three weeks to use the materials and return them to the school library for shipment back to the public library. Many thanks to Wendy West (our district librarian) and June Stockdale (Nelson Public Library chief librarian) for their efforts in working out the finer details of this service. And thanks to SD8 for their support of this project that brings greater access to materials and digital content to both students and staff of L.V. Rogers. See Mr. Yasinchuk in the library to help get acquainted with this new service!
DANGEROUS READING 101
The most popular banned and/or challenged books read by LVR students and staff can be found by checking out the Books, Books, Books page. Go ahead...read that challenged book because everyone has the right to read what they want!
OUR DISCUSSIONS ON FACEBOOK
We have several discussions running on our 'Friends of L.V. Rogers eLibrary' Facebook page. Find us and join the discussion: "What are you reading right now?"; "What are you first memories of a library?"; and "What genre(s) of books do you read?" Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas. We DO want to here from you!
'FREEDOM TO READ WEEK 2012' READER SURVEY RESULTS
Our Freedom to read can never be taken for granted. Even in Canada, a free country by world standards, books and magazines are banned at the border. Schools and libraries are regularly asked to remove books and magazines from their shelves. Free expression on the Internet is under attack. Few of these stories make headlines, but they affect the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read. The staff and students participated in our annual survey: "What banned or challenged books have you read?" in celebration of Freedom to Read Week 2012. So, here's a list of the top most read 'challenged' books in Canada by LVR students and staff:
1. Harry Potter (series)
2. Bridge to Terabithia
3. His Dark Materials (trilogy)
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Winnie the Pooh
6. Charlotte's Web
7. The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
8. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
9. 1984
10. Animal Farm
1. Harry Potter (series)
2. Bridge to Terabithia
3. His Dark Materials (trilogy)
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Winnie the Pooh
6. Charlotte's Web
7. The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
8. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
9. 1984
10. Animal Farm
Some of the most popular 'challenged' books in the L.V. Rogers Library (February 2012).
BC LIBRARIES: YOUR LIBRARY WITHOUT WALLS
BC Libraries has the largest selection of ebooks and audiobooks in British Columbia available 24/7. There are over 20 000 titles available to BC residents. Just flash your BC Libraries OneCard and start downloading to your computer, iPod, or any other MP3 player. Don't have a OneCard? Then what are you waiting for...?!?
