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One toss of the dice : the incredible story of how a poem made us modern

—Bloch, R. Howard, author.

2017

Book

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Love like you've never been hurt : hope, healing and the power of an open heart

—Franklin, Jentezen, 1962- author.

2018

Book

"The human heart was created with a great capacity to love. But along with that comes a great capacity to feel pain. There is no denying that those wh...

Love Like You've Never Been Hurt Hope, Healing And The Power Of An Open Heart.

—Franklin, Jentezen, 1962-

2018

EAudiobook

Powerful, Vulnerable Teaching from New York Times Bestselling Author The human heart was created with a great capacity to love. But along with that...

George and the new craze

—Hemming, Alice, author.

2019

Book

There is a new craze at the wildlife park: People Cards! George the Giraffe and his friends want to collect them all, but they may have to work togeth...

Grumpy King Colin

—Allcock, Phil (Children's fiction writer), author.

2020

Book

King Colin ignores Queen Christine, their children, and others who try to stop him from doing whatever he wants, but there is one person more powerful...

A scarf and a half

—Brandon, Amanda, author.

2019

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"Granny Mutton loves to knit, but her grandson Little Lionel is not impressed by his overly long scarf. Luckily Lionel's friends find lots of fun thin...

Pirates don't drive diggers

—English, Alex, author.

2020

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A gold star for George

—Hemming, Alice, author.

2019

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The four little pigs

—Nye, Kimara, author.

2019

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Grandma Bendy

—Penguin, Izy, author, illustrator.

2019

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Preposterous Rhinoceros

—Gunaratnam, Tracy.

2019

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When King Lion loses his voice, Rhinoceros offers to fill in with a bedtime story, but first he must learn how books work. Includes quiz....

The dessert that wouldn't wobble

—Mitchell, Angela (Librarian), author.

2019

Book

It is princess Lolly's 89th birthday party, and a glorious dessert is on the menu. There is a problem, however -- it refuses to wobble!...

Cookie blast off!

—Welsh, Clare Helen, author.

2019

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Captain McSqueaky and his crew of pirate mice are trying to fly to the moon to steal moon cheese, but to get there they need some help from Oliver and...

The great grizzly race

—Zoa (Zoa Lumsden), author.

2019

Book

A mean bear has stolen all the bikes before the big race. The Dog Detectives must find the bikes and stop the bully from cheating his way to the finis...

Untangle your anxiety : a guide to overcoming an anxiety disorder by two people who have been through it

—Fletcher, Joshua, author.

2021

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"Do you struggle to understand your anxiety? Are your days often consumed by worries that have no clear answers? Perhaps you don't feel like your usua...

The insanity defense : the complete prose

—Allen, Woody, 1935- author.

2007

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Helen Keller

—Garrett, Leslie, 1964- author.

2025

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Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the life of Helen Keller, with this fact-filled non-fiction reader -- carefully leve...

Honoring Christmas a historical romance by an Amish author

—Byler, Linda, author.

2024

Large Print

Amish novelist Linda Byler spins a heartwarming tale set in the early 1800s at Christmastime. It's 1823 and life is not easy for fourteen-year-old Hen...

Outside the lines : a novel

—Hatvany, Amy, 1972-

2012

Book

When Eden was ten years old she found her father, David, bleeding out on the bathroom floor. The suicide attempt led to her parents' divorce, and Davi...

Honoring Christmas : a historical romance by an Amish author

—Byler, Linda, author.

2024

Book

Amish novelist Linda Byler spins a heartwarming tale set in the early 1800s at Christmastime. It's 1823 and life is not easy for fourteen-year-old Hen...

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The not-so-challenging challenge: New year, new reading goals

… library. We’ve compiled a list of reading goals that you can use to power your reading in 2024! Read a book from every … Postcolonialism…) Read a book by a Nobel Prize-winning author Read a book by an Indigenous author Read a book … major religion or spiritual tradition Read a book that has been adapted into a stage play or musical Read a book from …

A Farewell from our Writer in Residence

… Writer in Residence ends on May 21, when I‘ll head home to Banff, and then further west, to spend the summer on the coast, as I always do. Regina has been good to me. I got so much writing done, met many … Gail Bowen, and Arthur Slade; my public reading and author talk; and the last one, coming up on May 12 , a …

Let's Talk About Racism

… Let's Talk About Racism Blog Body Racism and racial injustice have been all over the media in recent months. With so many … It highlights fiction and non-fiction works by Indigenous authors, including graphic novels, poetry, novels, and …

Create Your Own Concert Venue at Home

… Venue at Home Blog Body One of the things a lot of us have been missing these last few months is live music. Regina’s always had a vibrant music scene, and the recent restrictions have been tough … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Community Engagement and Programming …

Create Your Own Sourdough Starter!

… Create Your Own Sourdough Starter! Blog Body We’ve all been through a stressful time lately. Minimum, we’ve been stuck inside staring at an increasingly ‘lived in’ house. Maybe we’ve been away from … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Community Engagement and Programming …

Celebrate International Women's Day!

… Women's Day! Blog Body This year’s International Woman’s Day theme is a rousing call to action to #BreakTheBias … more to lift up our voices, especially voices that have been historically marginalized and left out of the … Day! Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Reading Events …

John Ware Reclaimed

… Reclaimed Blog Body Documenting the rich history of African-Canadians in the Prairies is a formidable task, given … and artists such as Dr. Karina Vernon, professor and author of Black Prairie Archives, and Cheryl Foggo, filmmaker and director of John Ware Reclaimed, have been diligently researching, writing, and telling the …

Are you noticing longer wait times for your eBooks? Here’s why

… eBooks? Here’s why Blog Body At Regina Public Library we want to support your love of reading and connect you with the … you with timely access to bestselling eBooks has recently been compromised by one of the Big 5 publishing houses. … change could mean longer wait times for eBooks from popular authors such as Nora Roberts, Jeffrey Archer, Liane Moriarty …

"The library keeps me company"

… "The library keeps me company" Blog Body We have a friend named Bob who is a library … Library card. “The online resources available at RPL has been a blessing, especially during this pandemic. I’m so … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

Regina's Most Loved Books of 2019

… what you were reading in 2019! We got out our calculators and did some number crunching. Here are RPL’s top … for fiction titles. Lots of favorite and popular authors had new titles out that everyone wanted to read. … Han Children’s Fiction: Children’s fiction this year has been dominated by the graphic novel, with the top six …

How Should You Talk to Children About COVID-19?

… talk to children about COVID-19? This is something I have been grappling with, and I have been on the lookout for tips and resources to … Advice Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Children …

Three Great Writing Books to Consider Character

… debates people have about writing is: Which is more important: plot or character? My answer has always been: Why can’t it be both? In my mind, if you are writing … Tips Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence Marketing Tags …

Turn Old Memories Into New Gifts

… Turn Old Memories Into New Gifts Blog Body My mom’s been on a decluttering mission lately, and one of the biggest challenges has been the boxes of old … Gifts Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

Most borrowed books of 2022!

… books of 2022! Blog Body We’ve crunched the numbers and here they are – the library’s most borrowed titles in 2022! Saskatchewan author Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians was in high … The novel was also the 2022 Canada Reads winner and has been chosen as the 2023 One Book One Province title. The …

Experience Nuit Blanche Art at a Distance

… Experience Nuit Blanche Art at a Distance Blog Body Nuit Blanche (White Night) … with public in unexpected ways. In Regina, Nuit Blanche has been in operation for three years, activating spaces … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post RPL Film Theatre Marketing Tags Art …

Black Lives Matter Education

… Education Blog Body Over the past week our televisions and social media feeds have been filled with the distressing images of events currently … . Have Black Lives Ever Mattered by Mumia Abu-Jamal The author gives voice to the many people of color who have …

Marathon reads for your next reading marathon

… It’s really inspiring to see how hard all of the participants work, and how much determination goes into achieving … journalist Alex Hutchinson to the library to give an author talk about new research on human endurance. We asked … with finding a river somewhere on the planet that had never been paddled, so that he could be the first travel its …

Books That Became Oscar-Nominated Movies

… Movies Blog Body The 2020 Oscar nominations dropped and a lot of the films being recognized this year are based … Esquire profile of Fred Rogers, "Can You Say... Hero?" has been hailed as a classic of magazine writing. Now, his … Oscars Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Reading Movies …

Four Lessons I Learned Becoming a Writer

… a Writer Blog Body Ten years ago, I stared at the blank page, wishing to write. I had the ideas but didn’t know how to get them down. But it hadn’t always been like that. When I was a teenager, it came easy. I sat … Writer Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence Marketing Tags …

Scarves in the Park

… Scarves in the Park Blog Body Winter has come to Regina and we were in Victoria Park today to help distribute … warm during the winter months. The timing couldn’t have been better as we come up on the first snowstorm of the … Park Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

Why eBooks Are Better than Paper Books

… Why eBooks Are Better than Paper Books Blog Body Our statistics and plenty of … real thing. If you don’t know about it, that means you have been lying about reading War and Peace ). 50 Shades without … Books Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Digital …

10 Family Literacy Tips

… The tree is gone, the wreath is stored, the presents have been opened. It’s a new year. What better time to embrace … Year resolution: Read together as a family. It’s more fun than the gym (in our opinion) and it creates a foundation for … Tips Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Community Engagement and Programming …

Most-Borrowed 2024

… the must-read books of the year. Discover what everyone's been talking about and add these to your TBR pile. Download the complete list … 2024 Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections …

New friends in Saskatchewan

… New friends in Saskatchewan Blog Body Supporting newcomers in Saskatchewan is nothing … since early July, the staff at Central library have been working with Ukrainian community volunteers to lead … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

Library Therapy: Finding Joy Through Empathy

… Therapy: Finding Joy Through Empathy Blog Body Matty has been a special library customer for more than 20 years. Chris describes Matty as his son, and Matty … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

For writers in despair

… story isn't coming together, makes no sense, or that they can't find the words to tell the story, strong and true. … I'm sending love and light, hope and inspiration. I've also been in that floundering, "why on earth would anyone care … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence Marketing Tags …

RPL Staff Reading Recommendations

… read, so we decided to take a look at some of our high-demand titles and come up with some similar book suggestions. … By far the hottest fiction title for the last two years has been Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Here is a list … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Reading …

The not-so-challenging challenge: Reading is good for you

… that come from making time to read: Relaxation: reading has been shown to put our brains into a pleasurable trance-like state (think, meditation). Lower stress, muscle … you Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Community Engagement and Programming …

Journaling for writers

… podcast on journaling. I love Jenny, her podcast, and journaling, so I leapt at the chance to chat with her … j ournal. A p rogress j ournal can feel like (and has been called) a treadmill journal where you track your words, … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence Marketing Tags …

Celebrating Freedom to Read Week

… Blog Body Celebrate your freedom to read! Every February, Canadian libraries come together to raise awareness about the … unpopular or unacceptable.” Here are ten books that have been frequently challenged in the past. We also have a … 2021 Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Reading …

Level Up! Your Learning This Summer

… children are out of school. This year, a new term has been floating around called “COVID slide”. It refers to the … loss children are experiencing with schools closed and classwork moving to an online-only environment. As a … Up! Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Children …

One good scare: horror recs for Spooky Season

… Blog Body The evenings are getting cooler, the leaves are changing color, and that can only mean one thing – spooky … forces at play. Absentia (2011) - Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years and she needs to declare him … scare Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections …

Be Your Own Bob Ross

… painting show on PBS. He would mix his colorful paints and bring a scene to life in under 30 minutes, his soothing … picture emerged - most of the time (there might have been a few disasters along the way). Whether it’s creating … Ross Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Art Digital …

Bike Repair Kits are here!

… Bike Repair Kits are here! Blog Body Before we go any further, I have to confess, I’m not a cyclist. The last … as long as there are no holds on it. So, if your ride has been sitting idle and needs a tune-up, this is a great time … here! Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

If you like: Stranger Things

… If you like: Stranger Things Blog Body Have you seen the new trailer for … to find the dead body of a missing boy they believe to have been hit by a train. The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig … Things Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Reading …

Explore Canadian Art Online

… Explore Canadian Art Online Blog Body At the Dunlop Art Gallery we’re … Canadian perspectives. Since our physical doors have been closed, we’ve had to seek Canadian artists out online … Art Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Dunlop Art Gallery Marketing Tags Art …

How I Improved My Photography at the Library

… the Library Blog Body I took a photo of a rabbit on some abandoned train tracks that made the front page of Reddit . … a major turning point for my photography practice. I have been doing professional photography as a journalist and … Life Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

Make Settings Come Alive

… on the couch? Is the couch or chair tippy? Is it brand new or ancient? The atmosphere: Is it summer hot? … courtesy of your new puppy? Or the peppermint lotion you’ve been smearing on your feet? The sounds. Is there a … Alive Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence Marketing Tags …

Borrowing Toys: Library To The Rescue!

… time of year for little kids. Store windows, catalogues, and letters to Santa all keep the focus on the promise of … 28 days. You can take up to 5 home at once…but we’ve never been able to carry more than one on top of the staggering … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

How To Find The Next Great Series

… Sure, I would grab books when my class went to the library, and I loved a good read-aloud, but I have very few memories … into a familiar world through their series reading, I have been reading a lot of genre books lately to escape my … Reads Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Reading …

Writing Help at RPL

… J. Jill Robinson, the 2021 writer-in-residence at RPL. I wanted to take an opportunity to share with you a bit about … I started out as a short story writer, but I’ve always been interested in writing non-fiction essays, too, and like … at RPL Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence Marketing Tags …

What's a 3D scanner, anyway?

… What's a 3D scanner, anyway? Blog Body Guess what?! RPL now has a 3D … Rhys helped me scan my kid’s favourite toy sword, which has been damaged from many epic 5-year-old battles. We scanned … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Marketing And Communications Marketing …

You’re gonna need a bigger boat

… sharks. It’s tornados. It’s sharks inside tornados. I mean, you can’t possibly get any more ridiculous or fun if you … that have caught their scent. 1. JAWS (1975) It’s been 44 years, but Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is still King. No … boat Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Collections Marketing Tags Movies …

5 Investment Tips We Wish We Could Tell Our Younger Selves

… you may be worried about the basics of your financial life, like budgeting and saving. While four in five … manager and founder of Awaken Wealth Management. He has been in the financial service industry for over 20 years, … Selves Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Community Engagement and Programming …

What's wrong with this picture?

… Ulysses . The dad-person sits in a recliner, with Of Mice and Men open in front of him. Big Brother is in the … PPS: All the books mentioned have at one time or another been banned. Blog Images Short Title What's wrong with this … Select Blog Type Marketing and Communications Select Author of Blog Post Writer in Residence …

Safe Use and Conduct Bylaw

… Safe Use and Conduct Bylaw … PURPOSE: The Regina Public Library is a … protect and preserve property under its control. LEGISLATED AUTHORITY: This bylaw may be cited as: The Regina Public … on reasonable grounds believe that library property has not been properly checked out, customers shall upon request, …

Privacy Statement

… … The purpose of this statement is to inform customers and the public about the collection and use of personally … of The Public Libraries Act, 1996 , and The Local Authorities Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy … backs re: reference questions – Only until the customer has been contacted with an answer to their question Reading …