The Marigold Library System is introducing an automated telephone message service whereby you will be notified when your book has arrived or if your book is overdue. Your call display will show 780-628-7464 and if you are not at home, a message will be left on your answering machine. Should you prefer to receive this information by text or e-mail, please contact Joan, our librarian.
Beginning Thursday, July 7, a program called Moms, Babies and Tots Summer Fun will be held at the library. It will have number and letter themed stories, games, songs and creativity. This program will run until Aug. 18, and will be from 10:30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Please sign up with Joan as space is limited.
A good summer read is “Bride of New France” by Suzanne Desrochers. It is a beautiful historical novel about the filles du roi, young girls sent by the King of France in the 1600’s to populate the new world. It describes the horrific ocean crossing and the brutal and cold living conditions of rural Quebec. The heroine, Laure, triumphs over these difficulties, winning our love, respect and admiration.
Another is “The Space Between Us” by Thrity Umrigar, an Indian novelist and journalist. It is a story about a wealthy woman and her downtrodden servant in India. The novel offers a revealing look at class and gender in the complicated life of India.
