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Archive for February, 2008

Freedom to Read

Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Have you ever thought of reading a challenged book? February 24 to March 1, 2008 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada. Check out a list of Challenged Books and Magazines on the Freedom to Read website at http://www.freedomtoread.ca/docs/challenged_books_and_magazines.pdf

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Posted in books on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan provides a fasinating description of foot binding in 19th century China as well as weaving a spellbinding story of friendship between two young girls in Hunan county. These two girls start to communicate in nu shu which is a secret Chinese language between the women in Hunan county. The women [...]

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February is the month for Romance!

Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Are you looking for a new Romance author to read? Check out NoveList on our available online databases through the Yellowhead Regional Library. This can be accessed through the Hinton Library website by clicking on the Reference Desk button and then Article Databases. You are required to put in your Library Barcode Number and PIN [...]

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