Author Todd Devonshire Coming to Shellbrook Public Library

Banned Books Week begins an exciting October at the Shellbrook Public Library. The Library celebrates Saskatchewan Libraries Week with a visit from Rink Burgers author Todd Devonshire. Story Time begins in October and this years theme is Letter Sounds.

What do Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary have in common? These books, along with hundreds of others, have been challenge, banned, and burned by people around the world. Banned Books Week is an annual event recognizing our freedom to read. From September 30 to October 6 celebrate your freedom to read by checking out a banned book like one of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Hunted by P. C. Cast, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, or many more. Ask Alanna for the list and see how subversive your reading habits have been.

The Library will be recognizing Saskatchewan Library Week (October 14 to 20) with a visit on Wednesday, October 17 at 6:30 pm by debut author Todd Devonshire and his book Rink Burgers. Devonshire was born and raised in Big River and it was there that “he learned to love hockey, rock ’n’ roll, and the TV show Jeopardy.” Join us at the Library to hear him speak of how Rink Burgers came to him while “riding the trains and subways of Tokyo, Japan” and pick up a copy for yourself. If you wish to know more, visit Devonshire’s website at www.rinkburgers.com.

Children’s Story Time will start October 5 for the Fall 2012 season on Fridays at 10:30 am. We welcome all comers, old and new and are sure you will have fun listening to good stories and making fun crafts. This year’s theme is Letter Sounds. If you are interested in volunteering your time to read or do crafts, please contact Alanna at 747-3419.

Shellbrook Library hours are Monday 2:00pm - 6:00pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00pm - 8:00pm, Thursday 2:00pm - 6:00pm, and Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm. Weekly library hours are determined annually by materials checked out; the more materials checked out, the better. The Library continues to offers free computer and Internet access to the public even with the cancellation of the Community Access Program (CAP) in March 2012.

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