The Secret of the Alchemist, Love & Treats!

Thank you to one of our Skookum patrons for the additional book donations including The Secret of the Alchemist, The Tree of Death, Love, and Because I Wanted You.  I've also added a few more treats for all you summer readers including tiny bubbles, colourful pencils, and some groovy erasers! Take a few while grabbing your books! 

Have a wonderful summer day!

Cheers,

Jacqueline

Summer Reading Challenge 2014: Prize Fun!

Skookum Reads! Summer Reading Challenge: Prize Fun!

This summer we launched our first reading challenge! The goal was to read or have an adult read to you 100 books by the end of August! This week I began stocking Skookum with little prizes for those of you who have accomplished this goal or are getting close. Today, I've included a series of animal notebooks for you to draw or write in. Take one while visiting us! Tomorrow will be something new…but you'll have to wait!

Keep reading! We still have a few days left of sunshine!

Cheers,

Jacqueline

Breaking Dawn, Virtual Culture & Deep Doo Doo

Hello Friends,

I want to send a big thank you to our neighbours Bettyann and Donna for the book donations! We really appreciate them. For Stephanie Meyer fans, you'll find Breaking Dawn and New Moon from the Twilight Series. There are also a series of books I've included on the virtual culture and technology. For history lovers, we have The Pity of War written by Harvard professor Dr. Niall Ferguson.

Last week I headed out to the Clearbrook Library for their Pet Parade! While visiting, I found a ton of books for the kids, tweens and teens. There's Deep Doo Doo (who doesn't love a title like that?), Pirates of the Caribbean, Fish Face, Last Days in Africville, and Geronimo Stilton's Meet Me in Horrorwood! 

But my favourite in the stack is The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein! Shel is hands-down my favourite author of all time and I am excited to share his work. Even as an adult, I love to sit back with Where the Sidewalk Ends or Light in the Attic and just peruse his artwork and poetry. Like Dr. Suess, Shel makes reading fun with his rhythmical stories and crazy illustrations. Fun fact: Shel wrote the song A Boy Named Sue which was made famous by Johnny Cash! 

I also want to send out a big hello to all of our Skookum visitors this past month! Dakota, your penmanship looks fantastic!

Have a great day!

Cheers,
Jacqueline

Missing: Skookum's Guest Book

Hello Friends,

This afternoon I noticed that Skookum's Guest Book was missing from the library. It typically sits in a little green pail with a series of free bookmarks for visitors to grab. The Guest Book serves as both a record and place where our patrons communicate with us. It means a great deal to me and my family and we would appreciate it's return. 

Thank you,

Jacqueline

P.S. If you would like to see what some of our visitors have shared, click here and here.

Update: Skookum's Guest Book has been returned! Thank you!!

Woods, Paretsky, and Delinsky

Thank you for the awesome donations today! We now have a series of books by Stuart Woods and Sara Paretsky including Orchid Blues, Orchid Beach, and Tunnel Vision. You'll also find Pay It Forward and Not My Daughter. Enjoy!

George, Winnie, Flowers, and our Reading Gnome

Hello Friends! This afternoon I added a stack of new books to Skookum's Library. Richard Scarry's Just the Right Word, Winnie the Pooh, Bears on Wheels, and Curious George.  The Counting Kisses board book is great for those little ones just learning their numbers.  For garden enthusiasts, I have included a series on vegetables, flower arrangements, and designing flower beds and borders.

Lastly, I want to thank my good friend Lisa for this belated birthday gift!  We have a new gnome in our little Skookum garden. He's a definite cutie:

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy a good book along the way!

Cheers,

Jacqueline

Sedaris, Rushdie, Dubus & Summer Reading Clubs!

This past weekend I headed out to Clearbrook Library and picked up a few gems for the adults and kids!  It was a good thing too because we had several Skookum visitors today!  I am a huge fan of David Sedaris and was hooked on his work after reading the hilarious essay 'Santaland Diaries.'  I've also included an Oprah's Book Club selection 'House of Sand and Fog' and Salman Rushdie's 'Shame.'  For the kids, we have 'Dillion Dillion,' 'The Spoon in the Bathroom Wall' and 'The Knaveheart's Curse.'

The Fraser Valley Regional Libraries have a series of very cool summer reading clubs going on right now!  Head down to your local library and sign up!  There are stickers, prizes and medals to be won! How fun!

Thank you Angela for coming by!  Great to hear that your daycare kids are enjoying the books!  

Hope you have a wonderful week and enjoy the sunshine with a good book!

Cheers,

Jacqueline