Happy New Year's Day

"A Brighter, Better New Year" by Joanna Fuchs.

Happy, Happy New Year!
We wish you all the best,
Great work to reach your fondest goals,
And when you’re done, sweet rest.   We hope for your fulfillment,
Contentment, peace and more,
A brighter, better new year than
You’ve ever had before.

Merry Christmas

"Santa Clause is Comin' to Town" by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie.

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
O! You better watch out!
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

Remembering Today

"In Flanders Fields" by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Family History at the Library

Historical photo of Shellbrook Hotel, c. 1912. Image Source.

Family History

Public Access to Ancestry.ca
Your ancestors left clues along the way. Now, you can trace them online. Visit any branch of the Wapiti Regional Library system, including Shellbrook, from now until December 1st and see what amazing history you can find using our new tool.
Now till December 1

“Come and Go” 
Join the enthused and the experienced for an evening of exploration using the Library’s new tool—for if we don’t, the tool will disappear like some of our ancestors like to.
November 22 • Thursday • 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. 




Shellbrook Public Library 
Drop in and discover your personal history.

Access to the Archives of the Shellbrook Chronicle

Logo for NewspaperARCHIVE.com. Image Source.

The local Shellbrook Chronicle newspaper has completed digitization of their archives stretching back from the first publication in 1912 to 2004. The archives are available through the third party, NewspaperARCHIVE.com.

"NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1753 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content."

CAUTION: the third party website is subscription based, but guests can browse two issues a day without subscription.

Happy Halloween

Pirate Teddy and Ringmaster Curious George guarding the candy loot at the Shellbrook Public Library. © Shellbrook Public Library

One little, two little,

Three little witches

Flying over haystacks,

Soaring over ditches.

One little, two little,

Three little witches --

Happy Halloween!

One little, two little,

Three little witches

Flew o'er the fence and

Tore their britches,

Sewed them up with

Sixty stitches --

Happy Halloween!

2012 My Favourite Book Contest & Blog Launched!

Celebrate Saskatchewan Library Week by entering the 2012 My Favourite Book Contest, presented by the Saskatchewan Library Association and proudly sponsored by CBC/Radio-Canada.

This year, the contest is getting a fabulous update by featuring the option to enter the contest online. Check out our new blog and online entry forms at myfavouritebook.ca. The blog will feature inspirational and exceptional submissions from this year’s contest as well as articles of interest profiling some of the Saskatchewan Library Week events throughout the province!

Wapiti Regional Libraries New Website

The Wapiti Regional Library system has an awesome new website that rolled out today! The address has also changed, so please update your links to www.wapitilibrary.ca.

You'll enjoy the pictures of all the branches and handy links to what's new in the library catlaogue for books, audio CDs, and movies!

So please stop on by and check it out.

Online Catalogue Down

Following the March 19 power outage in Saskatoon, a piece of server hardware was damaged resulting in the downing of the online catalogue. Replacement of the damaged hardware is still pending.

For patrons who need to renew items, it can still be done via the automated renewal system at 1-888-975-8165.

EDIT: Full services have been restored.