Jumping into June

The Shellbrook Public Library jumps into June with Joan Summerfeld's landscaping presentation on June 6th, hops into its Annual Summer Book Sale, and splashes into the TD Summer Reading Club. Skipping back to May, we thank the presenters of Travel Club Night South Africa.

The Library invites you to come join us on Monday, June 6th at 7:00 pm to learn from Joan Sommerfeld about landscaping. Sommerfeld will be presenting on the basic elements and principles in the design of landscaping. If you are interested in gardening or perhaps have plans to tackle that stubborn hedge, the presentation may germinate new ideas for you. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

From June 1st to June 30th, the Library will be holding its Annual Summer Book Sale. There is a variety of gently used adult fiction and non-fiction, young adult, juvenile and children’s books. There are also magazines, puzzles, and video cassettes. The price is totally reasonable -- a good will donation to the Library.

Once again this year, TD Bank Financial Group, the Toronto Public Library, and Library and Archives Canada are proud to support literacy in Canada by offering the TD Summer Reading Club to Canadian children. Every summer kids can improve their reading skills and reduce summer learning loss while having fun. So get ready to dive headfirst into the chosen theme for this year's Summer Reading Club, “Splash! Celebrate Summer” with booklets, posters, stickers, activities, and prizes to be won at the Library.

On Wednesday, May25th Travel Club Night attendees were wowed by Claude and Faye Desjardins presenting their travels through South Africa. With six weeks of adventure the Desjardins had a lot of amazing photos to share (lions and elephants and hippos oh my!) and equally amazing stories to tell. The Library would like to again thank the Desjardins for sharing. We would also like to remind anyone that if they have been somewhere exciting and would like to share your travels, the Library welcomes you.

Library hours are determined by the number of items checked out.

Landscape Rules & Tools

Landscape  Rules & Tools
Joan Sommerfeld presents at the Shellbrook Library the basic elements and principles in the design of landscaping.
June 6 • Monday • 7:00 P.M.






Shellbrook Public Library
Admission free and refreshments provided.

Egg Hunts and Travel Club Night Africa

Two egg-cellent Easter Egg Hunters Emma and Shaylyn Kress with their winning prizes. © Shellbrook Public Library

The Shellbrook Public Library is proud to announce the winners of our egg-cellent Easter Egg Hunt. We're off lion hunting (with camera) on May 25th with an exciting Travel Club Night featuring Africa. Story Time ends this month as we “work” through the last four letters of our career alphabet.

Congratulations to the Easter Egg grand draw winners! Preschooler Adriene Soroka takes home “Put Me in a Book” by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko. Adam Shakal won the kid prize, “Valley of the Giant Skeletons” by Geronimo Stilton. “Savvy” by Ingrid Law was taken home by tween Emma Kress. Teen novel “The Falls” by Eric Walters was won by Shaylyn Kress. Winners, come on down to the Library to pick up your books and prize eggs!

The Library invites you to come join us on Wednesday, May 25th at 7:30 pm to enjoy the experiences of Claude and Faye Desjardins who traveled through Southern Africa. Their travels included the counties of Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia. They have some amazing photos, interesting information, and travel tips. Refreshments will be served.

Children’s Story Time Friday at 10:30 am combines the joy of reading and the fun of crafts. This year's theme is careers using the alphabet. May is the last month for Story Time this year with the upcoming careers being ‘U is for Umpire’ on May 6th, ‘V is for Violinist’ on May 13th, ‘W is for Writer’ on May 20th, and ‘X is for X-ray Technician’ on May 27th to conclude the alphabet! Many thanks to Susan Slemming and her sons for providing and directing the crafts.

Shellbrook Library will be closed Monday, May 23rd for the Long Weekend.