Here we are again, at home, wondering how we all ended up in the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. If you missed JoAnne’s blog about her experience working from home, make sure to check it out. Below is a picture of my workstation at home. Between JoAnne and I, our home offices are very different.
The Covid-19 Pandemic had squashed a lot of plans this year, especially when it comes to travel. Good thing we still have books to take us to all the places we want to go! This year’s Family Literacy Day theme is all about traveling the world together through books! Check out these great picks below to start your family adventure around the world from the safety of your own home!
Chantell McMahon recently enjoyed Together, Apart written by several popular YA authors, including Erin A. Craig, Auriane Desombre, Erin Hahn, and Bill Konigsberg. Here is her review:
When it comes to books and their movie adaptations, the latter usually falls short. That said, even with disappointment looming, I am always excited when I learn that a book I have enjoyed will be released on the big screen (or maybe small screen this year). Here is a not even close to exhaustive list of books turned movies that you may want to look out for in 2021.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Movie release date: TBA)
Well hello again, you caught me…I am wearing my leggings again and passing them off as pants for the third week in a row, at various times in those weeks, I have quite honestly have lost what day it is, and have had to seek those answers from my new co-workers, Molly (my terrier mix) and Rory (my cat), they don’t usually answer me back and they also don’t know much about collections management or exhibit design…so some days my struggle for real feedback is real!
Patricia recently enjoyed Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins, a powerful novel about two cousins aimed at middle grade readers. Here is her review:
Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins is a powerful middle grade novel that explores timeless topics like bullying, mental illness, crime, family angst and grief. The books is written in verse from the perspectives of Hannah and Cal. They are cousins forced to live together and they have nothing in common…or do they?
January 14, 2021 – At their January 13th virtual meeting, Lennox and Addington County Council commended the Chair of the John M. Parrott Centre Family Council, Gwen Babcock. Gwen has chaired the Family Council since December 2019 and in this role she is committed to working with staff and families to ensure a high quality of life for all Residents.
I’m not one for New Years Resolutions, however I always like to make a conscious effort to focus on something that is important that I may have let slip and reflect on the previous year. Wow, what a year it has been! Taking out all of the stress and uncertainties, there is something to be said about simplicity that this time has brought. Determining what the core intention is in whatever you are doing and finding the pleasure in those simple moments is what I have made to be my goal.
Curious what your neighbours were reading in 2020? The following are the titles that had the most borrows last year.
Print (physical copies)
1. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
2. Blue Moon by Lee Child
3. A Better Man by Louise Penny
4. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
5. Becoming by Michelle Obama
6. Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
7. The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
8. The Guardians by John Grisham
9. Criss Cross by James Patterson
Marg recently enjoyed Barry Squires: Full Tilt by Heather Smith, a Young Adult novel that has been described as "Derry Girls meets Billy Elliot with an East coast twist." Here is here review:
When I started reading Barry Squires: Full Tilt I thought it would be a lighthearted, rollicking romp through the bingo halls and streets of St. John’s, Newfoundland, it was indeed that but so much more.