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| Updated 10 February 2012
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FREEDOM TO READ WEEK 2012 NEW!
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. This year, Freedom to Read Week will take place February 26-March 3, 2012. Watch LVTV and the eLibrary website for details of activities and events celebrating our freedom to read whatever we want!
Official poster for Freedom to Read Week 2012
Love Your School Library Day NEW!
Join thousands of schools around BC on February 14th to Love Your School Library. The library will be sponsoring a couple of events including a candy guess, letter writing event and more! Make sure to check out the display cases outside the library and in the main foyer by the office! And stay tuned to LVTV for details.
| LATEST 'OFF THE SHELF' BLOG
The latest edition of Off the Shelf blog is now available for viewing. New books on the way over the next few weeks!
JOIN 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 such as: "what are you reading right now?", "What are you first memories of a library?", and "What genre of books do you read?" and make sure to 'like' us while you're there!
NEW eBOOK COLLECTION
The library has started a new ebook collection. Students can 'borrow' one of several ebooks from our new collection. Login, create an account, and download to your favourite device, Smartphone, or tablet. See Mr. Yasinchuk for details to get started!
Image courtesy of matthewbooks.com
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O' CANADA: IT'S CAN LIT MONTH NEW!
It's CanLit month! Some of the best young adult writers around are...Canadian! C'mon in and cozy up this winter with some brand new Canadian-authored reading material! CanLit authors offer a wide selection of reading genres including: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, magazines, audio books, Manga, chick-lit, and some fresh new non-fiction (see right). The library is striving to keep everyone's interests in mind. Make sure to drop by the library, check out Off The Shelf Wednesdays on LVTV or visit our Off The Shelf blog for book details. Make sure to complete our 'Request a Book' feature to place it on the purchase list. Happy CanLit month, everyone!
SHORT STORY AND CREATIVE WRITING OPPORTUNITY NEW!
Attention all writers! The Young Writers of Canada is looking for submissions for its annual short story and creative writing contest. For details, rules, and registration forms please visit Young Writers of Canada or see Mr. Yaz in the library. You can also register and submit online. The deadline for entries is March 23, 2012.
THE PAGE TURNER: A RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE FOR THE READER
SOCIAL JUSTICE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS NEW!
Student writers are encouraged to consider joining other writers from around the West Kootenays for the Convergence Writers Retreat (writing for social justice) in New Denver in May. There are scholarships available to help offset costs to attend. For more details visit their website or see Mr. Yaz in the library.
2011-2012 STELLAR BOOK AWARDS: READ ON!
_Teens throughout BC are invited to join the seventh annual Stellar Book Award, BC’s Teen Readers’ Choice Award. Visit the website between November 2011 and April 2012 to find out how you can register to read, review, rank and vote for your favourite Canadian title. These titles were selected by teen selection committees in BC. All titles are written by Canadian authors. The Rules: Read a minimum of five of the nominated titles between November 2011 and April 2012 in order to qualify to vote. The winner will be announced in May 2012. See the display in the library next to the circulation desk!
THE SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION: ARE U PART OF IT?
WHAT'S YOUR DIGITAL TATTOO?
In short, your digital tattoo is your digital identity. Just like a tattoo, your digital reputation is an expression of yourself. It is formed and added to by you and others over time the more and more you utilize the Internet and all the social media tools available. Want to learn more about yours? Check out UBC's Digital Tattoo online tools.
ACCESS OUR DIGITAL DATABASES USING YOUR SMARTPHONE NEW!
LVR students and staff can now access both the EBSCO, World Book, and Gale Cengage databases
from their smartphones. We hope that these new apps will make accessing
these amazing research resources easier. Check out the short tutorial
on how EBSCOhost Mobile works help you access and create a personal
account to save all researched materials, podcasts, documents, and
videos. To download the app see Mr. Yaz.
PLAYAWAYS: AUDIO BOOKS ARE ANOTHER READING OPTION
Most of us, at some point in our childhood, have had the pleasure of being read to by a loved one. There's something special about having words read to us. It's intimate and comforting. Audiobooks are making a huge comeback as they are now available in an MP3 format. The library now has a collection of over 40 Playaway audiobooks. Drop by the library and check out our titles which include a couple of classics like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Lord of the Flies, to the Twilight trilogy and Kenneth Opel titles. Try a new way to enjoy books!
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...?!?
DANGEROUS READING (or BEWARE OF THE BOOK)
The most popular banned and/or challenged books read by LVR students and staff can be found by checking out OUR Books, Books, Books! page. Dare to read and challenge censorship because everyone has the right to read what they want.
