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 Coming Soon - Our Biggest Book Sale Ever!!

surprised teenClear some room on your bookshelves!  Our biggest book sale ever will take place during the Sunfest weekend - Friday, May 31st and Saturday, June 1st, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.  Great deals and a great selection of fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, as well as magazines, DVDs, and more!

Calling All Young Artists!

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Help!!  Our bulletin boards in the children's area are looking very bare.  Bring us a piece of your art and we'll display it for a few weeks.  May is "Be Kind to Animals" month, so how about a picture on that theme?

Friends of the Library Meeting - May 23rd

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The next meeting of the Friends of the Castlegar & District Public Library will be held at 6:45 pm on Thursday, May 23rd in the library's small meeting room (downstairs).  Come on out and see how you can get involved with your library.

Champions for Literacy

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Do you know a Champion for Literacy?  A Champion for Literacy can be an individual, a group, or an organization. 

Nomination forms are available at the library or at the Castlegar CBAL website.

Deadline for nominations is June 3rd.

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Ready, Set, Learn - A Fun Fair for Kids

 

RSL pictureThese fun fairs for preschool children and their parents/caregivers will include arts and crafts, science fun, and many other activities.  These fairs are part of the province's Ready, Set, Learn initiative.

 

Click here for dates, times, and locations.

 

 

 

One Book One Kootenay 2013

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The OBOK shortlist has been announced for 2013!  Read all three, then vote for your favourite between April 15th and August 2nd.

 

   The Dolphin's Tooth OBOK 2013                                            

        The Dolphin's Tooth                                    

             by Bruce Kirkby

 

          Find it in the catalogue.


 

Never Going Back OBOK 2013

        Never Going Back

 

              by Antonia Banyard

 

          Find it in the catalogue.    

 

 

Confinded Space OBOK 2013          

       Confined Space

           

            by Deryn Collier

 

          Find it in the catalogue.

Strategic Plan

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The Castlegar & District Public Library's strategic plan for 2013-2015 has now been completed. 

Click here to view.

Genealogy Resource Now Available at the Library!

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Discover your family history!
The popular Ancestry resource is available once again at the Castlegar Library.  This resource is available for "in-library" use only. 


Need Help With Your E-Reader?

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If you would like help with checking out and downloading free e-books from the library, we are here to help!  Please email us at info@castlegarlibrary.com or give us a call (250-365-6611) to set up an appointment for some one-on-one assistance with your device.
CLICK HERE for online help.

Online Digital Magazines Now Available!

 

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We are very pleased to offer our newest Electronic Resource - Zinio - a collection of online digital magazines.  You can check out as many titles as you like, and keep them as long as you like!

 Click here to access Zinio.

Zinio User Guide

OneClick digital Audiobooks

 

 Oneclickdigital bannerMore downloadable audiobooks are now available to Castlegar Public Library cardholders. 

Borrow a Kootenay Gallery Membership Card

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The Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science is teaming up with the Castlegar Public Library to offer a "Become a Member for 3 Weeks" program.  Ask at the front desk for more details.

 

Click here to place a hold.

Read stories, play games and learn with TUMBLEBOOKS!

 

The TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY is a searchable, customizable library of e-books for kids.



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E-book and Audio Book downloads

Overdrive iconDownload audio books onto a variety of devices, including iPod, iPhone and iPod Touch, MP3 players and Zune player.

 

E-books can be read on a number of devices.

Click here to download a book

 

Take the "Digital Books Tour" to find out more

 

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