End of the Summer

We're getting closer and closer to the end of the summer folks.  A few days ago (on the 11th, to be exact) our receipt printer started giving us date due slips with the phrase "September 1" on them.

So what happens around here at the end of the summer?

Summer Reading Club Closing Ceremonies

Friday, August 20th, at 3pm

We'll be handing out medals and prizes and serving cake to celebrate the end of another successful summer!

Please note:  Children must return their reading records by Wednesday, August 18th to receive a prize!

Here's a photo of the prizes available:

We've got board games, science kits, Lego, Mega Bloks, Nerf blasters, a giant water gun, fishing poles, crafts, and more!

So, turn in your reading record and come to the Closing Ceremonies to have some cake and choose a prize!


With that, I'd like to thank all the sponsors who have made Summer Reading Club 2010 possible:

Western Coal - $6000.00
Spectra Energy - $2500.00
Peace River Coal - $2000.00
Capital Power - $1000.00
Lakeview Credit Union - $500.00
Lion's Club - $500.00 and held a barbecue at our Opening Ceremonies in June
Encana - $500.00
Shell Canada - $500.00
Grizzly Crane - $200.00
Hub International - $50.00
K.C.'s Dollar Store and More - door prizes and a generous discount
TR Community Centre - 14 swim passes
Northern Toybox (Dawson Creek) - a generous discount

We couldn't have done it alone folks.

Thank you.

New Youth Audiobooks

A while back I wrote a post about the youth audiobooks we were ordering thanks to a grant from Telus.  (big thanks to the fine folks at Telus, by the way).  Anyway, yesterday the first large batch of them showed up.  Sharon and I were *thrilled* and we got to work processing them right away.  They've been labelled and put away, and we've just put up the laminated cards for them.  So here's the list of what has arrived -- come and borrow some!


The Alchemyst - Michael Scott
Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Bunnicula collection - Deborah and James Howe
Charlotte's web - E.B. White
Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Geronimo Stilton books, 1-3 - Geronimo Stilton
Geronimo Stilton books, 4-6 - Geronimo Stilton
Green eggs and ham and other servings of Dr. Seuss
Hatchet - Gary Paulsen
The Hardy Boys:  the tower treasure - Franklin W. Wilson
I miss you, Stinky Face - Lisa McCourt
James Herriot's treasury for children
The Lightning thief - Rick Riordan
Magic tree house, books 1-8 - Mary Pope Osborne
Nancy Drew:  the secret of the old clock - Carolyn Keene
The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
Ramona the brave / Ramona Quimby, age 8 - Beverly Cleary
Ramona the pest / Ramona forever - Beverly Cleary
The Roald Dahl audio collection
The Spiderwick chronicles, books 1-5 - Tony DiTerlizzi