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RPL Staff Picks: From Saskatchewan Cooking to Thrillers

… June, so thought I would highlight a few of my most anticipated reads. For children, We Dream of Space by Erin … Kelly follows three siblings in the seventh grade as they deal with their own personal anxieties on the eve of the … teen titles, I’m most excited for Patrick Ness’ new title, Burn , a historical fantasy set in 1950s America about a …

What's wrong with this picture?

… pushing a grader over the Doberman while flipping the pages of Charlotte’s Web . Ah, it sounds like the height of … grouping around a TV in a trance-like state? Why aren’t they gathered ‘round that corner shrine (blessed be thy Fire … one). And—and this is important—there should be no way to turn the set off, short of denying power to the residence …

The not-so-challenging challenge: Bullet journaling techniques to track your reading

… The not-so-challenging challenge: Bullet journaling techniques to track your reading Blog Body Dot … are a great tool to track your reading goals because they’re so flexible. That’s why we’ve put one on the RPL … that works for you, from minimalist to ornate. The open space lets you express your artistic side or make simple …

3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 2

… 3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 2 Blog Body Read Part 1 Here is the second of three … to manipulate the character in such a way as to make the journey feel worthwhile and meaningful to the reader. Characters need to want something that they can't immediately acquire or achieve. And there have to …

8 Unexpected Holiday Reads from the Writer in Residence

… and recording life and actually living it (the hard part). In any case, in the hope of a mood change that didn’t … Slav influences, Santa Klaus and talking animals. The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the … sisters decide to give up their Christmas breakfast so they can give it to a family that has no food. Other …

Books That Became Oscar-Nominated Movies

… films being recognized this year are based on books. And hey, we have a lot of books! Whether you like to read the … topics like relationships, childhood, communication, parenthood, and more, Rogers's signature sayings and wise … visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to …

Like stories set in WWII? Try these

… when she is downed behind enemy lines and thrown across the path of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, Nina … war from Omaha Beach to the Nuremburg Trials. He abandons journalism after the war to become a Nazi hunter, yet one … as couriers and radio operators to aid the resistance, but they never returned home, their fates a mystery. Setting out …

Boosting Your Small Business’s Online Presence

… is down, and may not rise quickly – or completely – to pre-pandemic levels. Consumers have embraced ordering online … channels. If customers can’t easily find you, how can they buy your products? Here are our 4 favourite tips to … the more they will feel involved and want to return. Consider social media and newsletters your new way of …

12 days of Bookmas

… 12 days of Bookmas Blog Body The snow is falling, a fire is burning in the fireplace, and we're ready to curl up and … year we asked our Collections team to tell us what books they are reading this December to help you figure out your … save her son who must feed on human minds to live. Day 8: Apartment 713 by Kevin Sylvester – Family Friendship, …

Orange Shirt Day is a chance for us to engage in open conversation about residential schools

… which is crucial to healing, and to learning. By making space for these discussions to happen, Orange Shirt Day … Sept 29 . I hope you’ll join us as we embark on this journey of reconciliation together. If you’d like to learn … of The Orange Shirt Story for ages 4-6. Non Fiction They Came for the Children Canada, Aboriginal Peoples, and …

One good scare: horror recs for Spooky Season

… on Kanopy Talk To Me (2023) – A group of friends discover they can conjure the spirits of the dead using an embalmed … they break the number one rule. When Evil Lurks (2023 Spain) – In a remote village in Spain, two brothers … Dark and the Wicked (2020) – A brother and sister must return home to comfort their mother and deal with the death of …

Choosing an ereader: tips from a librarian

… ereader a try? Many of us ‘book people’ love the feeling of paper, but ereaders offer some undeniable perks: Light and … battery life – these devices can last 1 to 3 weeks, and they charge quickly. Glare-free screen – a matte finish lets … Screen size – bigger is nice for pictures and fewer page turns, but is heavier to hold in one hand. Colour versus …

Level Up! Your Learning This Summer

… and classwork moving to an online-only environment. As a parent, this is something I am grappling with myself as I … their learning, while also fighting the inevitable burnout that we are all feeling. That is one of the main … summer months. Children keep track of every 15 minutes they spend in these activities and enter draws for prize …

Borrowing Toys: Library To The Rescue!

… to Santa all keep the focus on the promise of toys…that they can’t have yet. My five-year-old can count to 60 in order to pace out one minute – and you can bet he becomes my personal … coming to Central Library to drop 60-plus books into the return slot, each with a satisfying clang. We fill our book bin …

Black Lives Matter Education

… Black Lives Matter Education Blog Body Over the past week our televisions and social media feeds have been … have brought together some resources to help you on your journey. Our video streaming platform Kanopy has many … how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on …

If you like: Stranger Things

… go on a quest to find the dead body of a missing boy they believe to have been hit by a train. The Saturday Night … things are put away. His writing lingers on the bittersweet pangs of first love and fitting in. Set in 1980s Niagara … they agree to never speak of it again. But darkness returns to Wichita Falls twenty-five years later, and the boys …

How to (Prepare to) Write a Novel

… How to (Prepare to) Write a Novel Blog Body I know that we artsy-fartsy … who studies pollution levels in Saskatchewan lake systems (they’re getting worse), and someone who explores ways to … to recognize and exercise itself ad infinitum. Thus we return to our point of departure. —Maurice Blanchot, The …

Digital Keyboard

… a traditional piano. While more portable than a piano, they can range from 94 cm in length and 8.3 kg in weight to 132 cm in length and 13.6 kg in weight. They are played by pressing the keys with fingertips. … a traditional piano. While more portable than a piano, they can range from 94 cm in length and 8.3 kg in weight to …

The best show in August

… What you’re actually seeing are pieces of comet debris burning up as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere at a whopping 59 km per … showers are named after the constellation from which they appear. The Perseids emanate from the constellation …

Why eBooks Are Better than Paper Books

… Why eBooks Are Better than Paper Books Blog Body Our statistics and plenty of anecdotal … are just not as good as real books. Ask our customers and they will be happy to number the delights of the printed … your bedtime, which we do every night. No fines – eBooks return themselves on time every time. Blog Images Short Title …

Cozy Cooking

… or cooking, as another way to feel closer to the people they can’t be with. Preserving food is a link to my past, to my mother and grandmothers who taught me … in the past few years. Recipes from them are the ones we turn to when we get together as a family, and that food …

3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 3

… 3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 3 Blog Body Read Part 1 and Part 2 . Here is the third … containing recurring characters engaged in some sort of journey. To some extent this is true (we do move from scene to … to keep in mind the emotional state of the characters as they enter the scene, and note the moments in which their …

If you can't wait for Dog Man, here are some titles to keep you busy!

… graphic novels to keep you entertained while you wait! Sparks! By Ian Boothby August is a brilliant inventor who is … of anything. Together these pals save lives every day. They also happen to be cats who pilot a powerful, mechanical … like Fox will have to spend the rest of his life eating turnips. Mummies at the Museum by Wong Herbert Yee When best …

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 … are absolute garbage and will never see the light of day. They are riddled with mistakes and bad choices. Yet, I don’t … how to write. Thankfully though, this wasn’t a solo journey. Books, conferences, teachers, mentors, and solid …

Ten Steps to Send your Work to a Publisher

… to industry standards: 1” margins, 12-point font, double-spaced, 5-point paragraph indent, header with name, title and … publisher’s submission guidelines: Be sure to follow them. They are specific, and many do not want unsolicited … envelope of sufficient size, carrying adequate return postage. Exclusive, multiple, or simultaneous …

Listening to the Classics

… Leo, Jane, Franz, James J, Virginia, Samuel. That lot. And pardon my air of familiarity, even if it is in jest. As if … dust-covered and mildewed but the metaphor is there: they ought to be! But you don’t have to crack open … Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes , and then Frankenstein , The Turn of the Screw, and The Fall of the House of Usher . If …

Writing Help at RPL

… get you started no matter where you are on your writing journey. Here are a few of my favourites: Edith Wharton, The … Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within Jack Hodgins, A Passion for Narrative: A Guide for Writing Fiction Stephen … on a huge number of topics including creative writing. They have courses on screenwriting, romance writing, mystery …

RPL Musical Instruments

… your hold with your library card PIN. Instruments can be returned to the location they were borrowed from during hours of operation. Never … tutorials, web links, and apps go to individual instrument pages by searching for the instrument topic you want . …

Cajon

… that are played by striking the flat surface with different parts of bare hands and fingers while the player sits on top. They are approximately 48 cm in height. Cajons are featured … Category Percussion Tutorials • Free Cajon Lessons with Paul Jennings (free lessons on Youtube) • Cajon Expert …

Banjo

… over a circular frame, averaging about 97 cm in length. They are played by fingering the fret board and plucking or … • Play the Banjo (lessons from Bradley Laird) • Banjo Compass (lessons) • Banjo Ben Clark (lessons on Youtube) … over a circular frame, averaging about 97 cm in length. They are played by fingering the fret board and plucking or …

Acoustic Guitar

… the strings with finger picks, plectrum or bare fingers. They can also be played with a slide which is a hollow … the strings with finger picks, plectrum or bare fingers. They can also be played with a slide which is a hollow …

Mandolin

… in the lute family averaging about 69 cm in length. They feature courses of strings that are doubled in unison … in the lute family averaging about 69 cm in length. They feature courses of strings that are doubled in unison …

Most-read eBooks for 2021

… titles included The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes, The Return by Nicolas Sparks, and The Bridgerton Collection, Vol. 1. The three … Land by Barack Obama, and Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. Top three eBook teen titles were Five Total Strangers …

Show versus tell - a new take on an old rule

… As authors, we're taking our readers on an emotional journey. We need to feel the rhythm of the story and know when … the reader close and get them inside our characters so they can feel what the character feels. Like if I write, … these modes of storytelling to set up scene dynamics and pacing in the story. Is there anything you can take away …

"Try the library once, and you are hooked!"

… remember a time I didn’t use the library,” he says. “My parents would take us as children. Later I came to borrow … that you can access for free and young people use them. They don’t think about the fact that with these services … perhaps with the backlash against fake news people will turn en masse to the library for reliable quality …

How to Find Hope at the Library

… How to Find Hope at the Library Blog Body Sarah Turnbull is a driven entrepreneur who has designed many building spaces, including her local library. She is also a mother. … to get out of the house and do something,” Sarah says, “They are hubs that keep the community alive.” Watch Sarah …

3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 1

… 3 Tips for Starting Your Novel Part 1 Blog Body At the outset, writing a novel feels like … those scenes or conversations will look like - just that they exist.). A good road map can help motivate you to keep … to contain other note cards). Most often though, I return to the index cards or the bullet point list. Choose an …

How a City Councillor Found His Voice at the Library

… councillor for Regina’s Ward 5, but he started that career path, in part, at the library. In 1976, John immigrated to … shoulder from a library staff member. “Can I help you?” they asked John. After fumbling through a translation … like John all those years ago. Watch John talk about his journey as part of our #RPLStories. Click the video link …

Start Your Library Resolution with These Services

… maybe spend a bit too much mental energy on. It's not that they are necessarily bad in small doses, but many of us don't … (Libby) Books, books, books and more books! The best part about getting eBooks through services like this? No late fees and returns are automatic. TumbleBook This one is great for the …

Meet the 2024-25 Writer in Residence!

… stories and novels, having published some 20 titles. In the past I’ve written plays, and film and TV scripts. I’ve also worked as a journalist. In fact, my favourite gig was as a punk show … Part of the plan is to offer writers, no matter what stage they may be in their careers, the opportunity for one-on-ones …

Librarians Creating Personalized Reading Lists

… full of treasures that fuel the mystery’s fire to keep it burning. The tool we use most is: each other! Talk to a … learn from each other about what’s new or exceptional for a particular audience. One of my RPL colleagues, for example, … and we spend lots of time talking to customers about what they are reading in a normal workday. This gives us a sense …

5 Investment Tips We Wish We Could Tell Our Younger Selves

… interest. Starting a small investment now can create a big payout later down the road. Tip #2: Invest Regularly While … It’s also important to invest regardless of your recent returns, as past performance does not guarantee or indicate … is 20/20, and there are ways in which everyone wishes they would have handled their money differently in the past. …

Our Policies and Terms

… establish what RPL will do in a variety of situations. They outline the rules, procedures, and expectations for … cover a wide range of topics, including borrowing and returning materials, computer and internet usage, behaviour and … Internet Access Policy No Smoking Policy Political Use of Space Policy Posters and Publicity Policy Program …

Public Selections

… orientations of art-world figures such as Janice Gurney and Phillip Monk, or even the artist and his partner Vera Lemecha. Since August 1993, when the Public … of the books returned to the library by customers, after they were sorted on carts by the library staff. Jodoin …

Library facts

… and music borrowed; and 5,396 library programs with 111,593 participants. Looking for more information about our … of $309 of value for each Regina resident. This return on investment is similar to other Canadian library … of children agree that their favourite books are the ones they picked out themselves, and almost all children (92%) …

Presenting to the RPL Board of Directors

… Board. You have the opportunity to share your opinions and participate in the decision-making process. Your ideas help … meeting. If there is a delegation scheduled to present, they may join the meeting virtually or attend the meeting … table when it is time for their presentation, and will return to their seat following their presentation. If they are …

Level Up

… yourself using your favourite art supplies and tools, from paint to pipe cleaners to things from your recycling bin. … of children agree that their favourite books are the ones they picked out themselves, and almost all children (92%) … runs May 17 – August 31, 2025. Game cards must be returned to the library by September 7, 2025. Prize draws will …

...a stranger comes to town: Historical Film Posters from Saskatchewan

… since the 1930s. Saskatchewan films (and their accompanying posters) have achieved considerable maturity by the turn of the 21st century. As such they have helped to both shed light on and obscure the …

David Hoffos: Moving Pictures

… September 29, 2006 at Dunlop Art Gallery in both gallery spaces. Hoffos exhibited works from his magnum opus, an … individual works in this series offer views of haunting nocturnal mise en scène inhabited by restlessly moving figures. … creatures. Suggesting desire, or protracted longing, they evoke undefined apprehension and anxiety. Curator: …

Privacy Statement

… we collect information about both the child and the parent/guardian. Use of personal information Access by … and how to contact them if the materials are not returned. Or, if you choose not to give your phone number or … provider is legally compelled to disclose information, they will, to the extent permitted by law, provide RPL with …

Accessibility Services

… Public Library strives to provide welcoming services and spaces for everyone and every ability. From print magnifiers … are installed at every Regina Public Library branch. They’re always on; listeners can pick up the audio within 4 … accessible service lanes. To use the hearing loop system, turn your hearing device to the ‘T’ setting. BlindSquare …