Author dee Hobsbawn-Smith to Visit the Library

Award winning freelance food writer, chef, food educator, advocate, and
Master of Fine Arts in Writing student dee Hobsbawn-Smith.

The Shellbrook Public Library welcomes poet and author dee Hobsbawn-Smith for a visit in the second week of June and has started its Annual Summer Book Sale.

On Thursday, June 12th at 6:30 pm the Library will be hosting dee Hobsbawn-Smith for the launch of her first collection of poetry, “Wildness Rushing In.” Reviews proclaim that “In this amazing first collection of poetry, Habsbawn-Smith displays a skill and passion for capturing and creating experience through language. Here is a new, and original voice that sparks with intelligence in its full-tilt explorations of nature, solitude, joy, loss and love. At once sensory, contemplative, compassionate and packed full of startling insights, “Wildness Rushing In” is an exciting and accomplished poetic debut.”

Hobsbawn-Smith is an award winning freelance food writer, chef, food educator, and advocate. Between 2001 and 2008 she wrote a weekly column, “The Curious Cook” in the Calgary Herald and has authored six books. Her fifth book, “Foodshed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet” won the culinary award at the 2013 High Plains Book Festival and gold in the Best Food Literature Book (Canadian English-language) category of the 2013 Gourmand World Cookbooks Awards. She lives on a farm just outside Saskatoon and is currently earning her Master of Fine Arts in Writing at the University of Saskatchewan.

The Library has begun its Annual Summer Book Sale and it will wrap up on July 4th. There are some great summer reads to discover amongst the variety of gently used adult fiction and non-fiction, young adult, juvenile and children’s books. The price is totally reasonable—a good will donation to the Library. The Library is also accepting donations for the sale.

The Library Goes on a European River Cruise

Deb Mervold stands in Keukenhof, or “Kitchen Garden,” in the small town of Lisse about forty-five minutes southwest of Amsterdam. “The gardens were amazing. It was mainly tulips, daffodils, hyacinth and a few others,” Mervold said. “The smell was gorgeous."

The Shellbrook Public Library invites you for an exciting Travel Night on a European River Cruise in the last week of May. As we celebrate the warming weather, escape with the little ones down to the Library’s Story Time on Friday for a morning of stories and crafts.

At the Travel Night on Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00 pm, come cruise with Deb Mervold who sailed from Amsterdam to Zurich on a European River Cruise. Come for a scenic tour down the Rhine and Moselle rivers through the countries of the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland.

Children’s Story Time is held 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 Serendipity so come and discover what surprises are springing from the craft box. If you are interested in volunteering your time to read or do crafts, please contact Alanna at 306-747-3419.

Free computer and Internet access is offered by the Library to the public along with a wide ranging collection of online databases. The newest addition to the collection accessible for free is Ancestry Library Editions. Discover the records and clues your ancestors have left to be discovered in census, vital records, directories, photos, and other databases. Librarian Alanna has experience in Ancestry and loves family history challenges so do not hesitate to ask for suggestions. Note, Ancestry is one of the databases that can only be accessed from a library, unlike Consumer Reports.

Travel Night on a European River Cruise