Between the Covers – August 9

New Books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are; “The Parrot and the Igloo” by David Lipsky, “Circle of Death” by James Patterson and Brian Sitts, “Queen of Exiles” by Vanessa Riley and “Flags On the Bayou” by James Lee Burke.. En Français, nous avons “Les Cent Ans avec Lenni et Margot” par Marianne Cronin.

New Movies on the Shelf are “Magic in the Moonlight” starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone, “The Lost City” starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, “The Whale” starring Brendan Fraser, and “The Super Mario Brothers Movie” starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black.

 

The Staff Pick of the Week is “It End With Us” by Colleen Hoover. From the book jacket: Sometimes it is the one who loves you who hurts you the most.

Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up — she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan — her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.

 

STRANGER THINGS ESCAPE ROOM

Aug. 18/19/20- This event is a Wawa Public Library Fundraiser and the cost is $20.00/ 4 player team!  Payment must be made at the time of sign-up to reserve your spot. We accept cash or e-transfer to [email protected].  Sign up at the Circulation Desk or call 705-856-2244 ext 290 to reserve a timeslot!

“You may be the only people who can thwart Vesna’s plans and keep the Upsidedown from taking over Wawa. Come and see if you can escape in time to save us all!”

 

Our TD Summer Reading Club is at the halfway mark! There is lots of activities happening at the library! Check out our Story and Craft Clubs in both French and English, Cine-Club, Clay Club, Steam Club and Game Club! We will be visiting the daycares again this year to give even more kids a chance to participate and win some prizes! Don’t forget to check out our Story Walk! Our Summer Bingo Reading Challenge is well underway! BINGO cards can be picked up at the library or downloaded from the website. (go to wawa.olsn.ca> club> TD Summer Reading Club). Our 3^rd Family Photo Scavenger Hunt was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated!

Congratulations to the 1^st place winners Team Cresswell/Lamon, 2^nd place Team Mitchell/McLary, 3^rd place winners Team Maki and Honourable Mention Team Watson/Crawford! We hope you had fun accomplishing all the photo tasks! A huge thank you to all our donors. It is with these donations that we are able to have such awesome prize packages, new books for the reading programs, supplies and materials for crafts and a great Summer’s End Pizza Party! Thank you to The Rotary Club of Wawa, Alamos Gold, Evolugen, Wesdome, Red Apple, Hawk Air, Northern Lights Ford, Wilderness Helicopters, A.J.’s Pizza, The Brick Wawa, John’s Independent Grocer, Royal Canadian Legion of Wawa, Mission Motors, Green Cabin Pottery, the Thrift Barn and Subway.

 

Join us on Saturday, August 12^th at 11:00am for our Pokémon Go Club. There is someone to battle against, trade with, or share some tips on how to battle a legendary. Trainers, traders, everyone is welcome. The Club is open to adults and kids, anyone who is playing Pokémon Go or any Pokemon card collectors looking for a trade or a battle! Gotta catch’em all!