Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library

Novels in Verse

April is Poetry Month in Canada. Come down to your School Library to check out some of these “Novels in Verse.”

Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! We need to celebrate, cherish and protect this place– it is the only home that we’ve got.

“**Earthset**” image taken from Artemis II, April 6, 2026
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Earth Month

April is Earth Month. Here are some of the more recent titles of books about the Earth, the environment, climate change, and more. Come down to your School Library to check them out.

Baseball

Baseball seasons have started up this month, from T-Ball to the Majors. To add to the fun, April is Baseball Month in your School Library!

Come down to check out some of these baseball books:

April is Sikh Heritage Month in Canada. In your School Library we take the month to learn more about Sikhs and their contributions to the history and current affairs of Canada. April also brings a special focus on celebration of Vaisakhi. Sometimes known as Khalsa Day, Vaisakhi is observed by Sikhs in celebration the establishment of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. The Khalsa refers to the millions of followers of Sikhism around the world. Vaisakhi celebrations in Canada include some of the largest in the world, such as those in Vancouver and in Surrey.

Find out more:

Surrey’s Khalsa Day Parade

World Sikh Organization

CBC: Vancouver Parade

Vaisakhi– Sikh.net

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Poetry

April is National Poetry Month in Canada. Visit us in your School Library to find out more!

Sikh Heritage Month

April is Sikh Heritage Month in Canada. Come down to your School Library to find out more, as we explore the history and culture of the Sikh people in Canada.

April is Earth Month

Earth Day is celebrated all over the globe, every year, on April 22. In your School Library, we are celebrating our beloved planet all month long! Visit us in person, or come back here online, to find out more.

Irish-Canadians

Many Canadians trace their roots to Ireland. The Irish began to settle in what we now call Canada very early, including large migrations to Newfoundland in the 17th Century. Millions of people fled Ireland during the Potato Famine of the mid-19th Century, emigrating to many places around the globe, including Canada. The Irish continued to come after Confederation and into the 20th Century. Recent census data tells us that more than 1 in 10 Canadians report having Irish heritage.