Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Fridays are Open Mic Lunch hours in the Learning Commons!

This Friday, April 15th, our very own Improv Club will perform before our lunch hour patrons and 90 kids involved in the Think Fast!  If you want to sign up for the line up for future Friday Open Mics, see Ms. Murray @ your library!

White Pine Goes to the Big Smoke!

On May 10-11th the students in the White Pine Reading club will travel by train to Toronto.  Students will attend the musical Billy Elliot and spend the next day at the Harbourfront Centre meeting with their favorite authors.  Keelia Lafreniere has been selected to introduce another before 1500 adoring teenage fans!  Break a Leg Keelia!

Collected Works Visiting our Library for Education Week

Our local independant book store, Collected Works will be selling hot new fiction titles and interesting non-ficiton in our library from April 26-28th.  Classes may sign up to preview the wares on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Collected Works will also display titles for parents on Tuesday evening from 5pm-8pm during our Education Week Open House.  Drop by and support your library by buying books!!!  Proceeds from the total sales will support our library in new books!

Human Library Event Coming to St. Joseph!!! Education Week!!!

Ms. Lee's Gr. 12 Peer Mentorship class will host a Human Library Project on  Tuesday May 3rd from 9-12 am.  Students will meet 'living books' and have the opportunity to ask questions about their life experiences.

We will be have the honour of 'reading' the following titles:

"Average Guy Living with Schizophrenia"
"Recovering Addict"
"Recovering Homeless Person"
"Runaway Teenager"
"Ottawa Police Sargeant"
"Canadian Forces Reservist"
"Gay Teen"

Stay tuned for further updates regarding this event!