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A Favourite Book

What is one of your favourite books? That is the question we asked teachers and other staff at Lord Tweedsmuir.

The response was excellent. There are some pretty cool books that were brought up. Ms. Perez loves Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. If you haven’t read it, maybe you should check it out. (We have it here in the school library for you to borrow.)

We’ve asked the adults in the building. How about the students? What are some of your favourite books?

Look for more examples of favourite books in the coming weeks.

Surrey Teens Read

Come down to the School Library to check out this year’s titles nominated for the 2024-2025 edition of Surrey Teens Read.

Find out more about this amazing Surrey School program developed by Surrey Teacher Librarians: Surrey Teens Read

National Indigenous History Month

June is a chance to celebrate and learn more about the Indigenous people of Canada. Come down to your school library and check out these resources from the Indigenous Peoples Collection

Surrey Teens Read: Rate the Books

Vote for the best book from this year’s selections from Surrey Teens Read by rating the books that you have read. Find out more here. Voting ends soon so be sure to take part in choosing the “Book of the Year!”

Six Scientific Benefits of Reading More

From Mental Floss, an article on “six scientific reasons you should be picking up more books.”

Reading reduces stress.
Reading (especially reading books) may add years to your life.
Reading improves your language skills and knowledge of the world.
Reading enhances empathy.
Reading boosts creativity and flexibility.
Reading can help you transform as a person.

Read the entire article at Mental Floss.

Read: Asian Heritage Month

Here are some books for you to learn more about the Asian Heritage of millions of Canadians and others around the world who trace roots back to Asia.

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada

Pride Week

It’s Pride Week at Lord Tweedsmuir.

Come down to your school library to check out some of our titles with LGBT+ themes, including both fiction and non-fiction.

Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is the day that Jews around the world remember the six million who perished in the Holocaust. In Israel it is a national day of observance known officially as Yom Hazikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah, in English “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day.” In addition to remembrance of the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust, the day is also used to celebrate acts of resistance and heroism on the part of survivors and allies.

This year Yom HaShoah begins on the evening of May 5 and continues until sundown on May 6.

Find out more about the Holocaust, the systematic mass-murder of more than 6 million Jews, and other groups, targeted by the Nazis and their allies:

World Press Freedom Day

May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day, as established by UNESCO / United Nations. The freedom of the press is essential to the establishment and health of democracy. In our world of social media, misinformation, disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories, more than ever we need a free, independent, professional and ethical press.

Find out more:

Earth Month: What Does Science Say?

Earth Month comes to a close but the end of April does not mean the end of the climate crisis. Find out more. Find out what science says about climate change. Consider what you can do, as a citizen of this planet. Earth is the only planet we have. Consider what we, the people of Earth, can do, together, to save our home.