The Shellbrook Library has help for Christmas shoppers. The Library now offers an online subscription to the very reputable Consumer Reports magazine and, for gently used gifts, it is starting its Christmas Book Sale. A Christmas Reading Contest is also underway and Story Time continues with the themes Letter Sounds. Library computers continue to provide free public Internet access.
After great interest in the Ancestry trial, the Library expects equal interest in the Wapiti Regional Library system’s trial to Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports is a magazine and online database that rates and recommends thousands of products and services, including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance, and travel. It is excellent for checking out electronics for the techy on your Christmas list or reviews on children’s toys. Drop in for guidance on the computers or visit
www.wapitilibrary.ca for the front page instructions to the database and use it anytime anywhere.
Starting December 1st if you are searching for gifts for the reader in your family consider visiting the Library to browse the selection of gently used books on sale. Perfectly priced at a good will donation to the Library, the selection is refreshed weekly with new items. One patron has remarked how easy and affordable it is to find something for everyone on her list.
The Library is running a special contest during the month of December that is open to readers ages 3 to 17. The objective is to read Christmas stories. The stories can be about Christmas or set around the holiday season. Enter the title of the book and your name your name at the Library where it will be entered into a draw for the chance to win some Christmassy prizes!
Children’s Story Time is held on Fridays at 10:30 am until the end of December and will be taking a break in January for the month of cold and snow. We welcome all comers age 1 to 5, 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 with each week covering two letter sounds. Enough letters have been presented to read words and with the upcoming addition of the vowels “e” and “I” the number of words increases exponentially. If you are interested in volunteering your time to read or do crafts, please contact Alanna at 747-3419.
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. If you would you like to bring back CAP funding and keep public computer access for everyone please stop in at the Library to sign a postcard to the Prime Minister.
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 more hours.
