Category: Reading

Orange Shirt Day

Thursday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in recognition of the terrible history and ongoing legacy of Residential Schools in Canada.  School will be closed tomorrow, so today we observe Orange Shirt Day.   

Listen, read, watch, discuss and learn about the impact of Residential Schools on Indigenous Peoples and on all of Canadian society.  Encourage all Canadians to join together in the attempt to follow a path of Reconciliation.

Come down to the School Library to browse through our collection of materials related to Orange Shirt Day:

You can also browse through this Destiny Collection on your computer, phone or other device by clicking here.

Banned Books Week

September 26 to October 2 is Banned Books Week.  Established in 1982 and currently sponsored by the Banned Books Week Coalition, which is, in their words:

…an international alliance of diverse organizations joined by a commitment to increase awareness of the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The Coalition seeks to engage various communities and inspire participation in Banned Books Week through education, advocacy, and the creation of programming about the problem of book censorship.

Come down to the School Library to see our display of “Banned Books” and books about censorship, your rights and freedoms, and all the issues surrounding the banning of books.

Find out more about Banned Books Week:

a good girl’s guide to murder

Surrey Teens Read has once again come up with an incredible list of titles for students to enjoy. This week we look at a good girl’s guide to murder by Holly Jackson.

This is the debut novel of Holly Jackson, a young writer from England.

Come down to the School Library to see a good girl’s guide to murder and the other nine nominated titles for this school year’s version of Surrey Teens Read.

Find out more at surreyteensread.weebly.com

Concrete Rose

Surrey Teens Read has once again come up with an incredible list of titles for students to enjoy. This week we look at Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas.

Concrete Rose is a prequel, going back 17 years before the events of The Hate U Give, the debut novel of Thomas and an international sensation. This latest novel looks at the early life of Maverick Carter, who would become the father of Starr Carter, the protagonist of The Hate U Give.

Come down to the School Library to see Concrete Rose and the other nine nominated titles for this school year’s version of Surrey Teens Read.

Find out more at surreyteensread.weebly.com

Surrey Teens Read

Come down to the School Library to check out this year’s nominated titles from Surrey Teens Read. Once again there are 10 novels on the ballot and we have multiple copies of each title. There are books representing a variety of genres and there is something to appeal to everyone in high school, boys and girls, all ages and grades, from avid readers to casual readers.

Find out more by checking our Surrey Teens Read display in person. You can also go to the online home of STR, surreyteensread.weebly.com.

Summer Break

The 2020-2021 School Year has come to an end. It was a year unlike any other. We hope that the School Library was able to serve you as well as possible both in and out of the classroom.

Enjoy some rest and recreation over the summer. We really hope you can find some extra time for reading. Read for fun. Read to learn something you are interested in. Read to laugh. Read to cry. Read to be scared. Read to escape. Read for whatever reason you have.

Over the summer you can continue to visit us online, including access to our ebook collection. We hope that we have fought this pandemic well enough that our full slate of services can return for the 2021-2022 School Year. We will see you again in person in September.