What a crazy month!!

September is almost over and it has been a busy month for the library! As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to Chapters in Regina and I did my first large book buy for the year. Since then, I've been so busy cataloging and getting them ready for our readers to borrow. We have put half of them out on the display table and the other half are just about ready for circulation so check back often.

Another great thing that has happened at the library is we have a new Library Technician, Mrs. Sheila Harder. Today is her first day and she is doing a fantastic job. She will be training for the next week or so, so drop by the library and say hello.


I also want to mention a book that I finished reading this month called "The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton. Ms. Morton is an Australian writer and this is her second book. It is set in Australia and on the Cornish coast in England. It also bounces between different time periods.

"On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace.

On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell O'Connor learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family.

On Nell's death, her grand-daughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious amongst the Cornish locals for the secrets they hold - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family and their ward Eliza Makepeace, a writer of dark Victorian fairytales. It is here that Cassandra will finally uncover the truth about the family, and solve the century-old mystery of a little girl lost." from www.katemorton.com

It is a nice mixture of mystery, historical fiction and a quest. I really enjoyed reading it and even though it is not classified as Young Adult Fiction, it is a very good read and I highly recommend it. I'm reading Kate Morton's first book "The House at Riverton" and so far it is very good as well.

Happy Reading,
Miss Bell

And....We're Back!!

Welcome to another school year at the lovely Weyburn Comprehensive. I would especially like to welcome the new grade 10 students and anyone else who is new to the building! I hope that your time here is productive and fun.

We had a rocky start-up this year and I had a lot of trouble with my library program. I forgot that I got an upgrade to a higher edition and I acidentally deleted my administrator and librarian accounts when I was deleting students from last year- whoops! Thanks to our techies and the people at Kelowna Software, we are now up and funny and fully functional.

A big change to our library is that we will have a new librarian soon. Our previous library tech resigned over the summer and is pursuing other employment opportunities. We wish her the best of luck!!

On Friday and I am heading into Regina to do my large Chapters order. I always buy a lot of new books right at the beginning of the school year so that if you are a reader, you have lots to look forward to through out the semester. I do order fiction later on, but this is always the first big push! By next week look out for our New Books signs and the display table that we will have set up to showcase our new arrivals. If you have any book suggestions, please come by and see me and I can add it to my list!

Thanks for reading,
Miss Bell