If winter comes….can Spring…please hurry. It is so much more fun to go to the Library during sunshine hours and longer evenings. And once again there are lots of wonderful books awaiting our members.

Adults aren’t the only ones who love books. We see so many little ones enjoying the children’s area. So, with her usual care, Nancy has added 16 new books this month for the tots to enjoy. So parents make a trip and enjoy these new additions with your wee ones.

The kidlets will love such books as:

The three very successful Book Clubs that operate in the Village of Lions Bay are making my job very easy with this edition of From Our Shelves. Each club has chosen their favourite books during the last 10 months, with a hope that you may also enjoy reading their choices during the summer months.

Between the Lions

Our longest running club, comprises of members, who take their book selections extremely seriously, their meetings are lively, full of detail, and they actually vote on each selection. Among this years choices were:

“The Lollipop Shoes” by Joanna Harris
If you enjoyed "Chocolate" either the book or the movie, you will enjoy this. It is not a sequel but follows the same characters at a later date.

Set in Montmartre it changes the place from a district of Paris to a neighbourhood with real living and believable characters. However the main characters are witches and obviously it is a fantasy with amazing

Here we are in 2012, with many new books on the shelves, with eager volunteers and with hopes of promoting new programs to benefit our readers.

The Mayors Levee on February 4^th, brought many members back to the Library and we library volunteers appreciate the support of Lions Bay residents. It also brought us a new volunteer, Myron Loutet. The Levee produced an opportunity for residents to come together, and receive information on the many activities that we have in the Village. Of particular interest is the material Sally Pollack and the ESS volunteers have donated to the Library, regarding emergency preparedness data like “Plan for the Worst”a kit survival information for humans and pets.