Earl Haig SS Library

We’re open Friday

Ms. Hall — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:58:28 +0000

Looking forward to seeing you back or meeting you for the first time. We’ve got some new staff this year (Ms. Antoniou, Mr. Go and Ms. Khan will be here part-time). We are continuing to make changes to our new EHSS Library website. You’ll also notice a whole new look to the TDSB Library site, along with some additional new databases. We’ve also got lots of new books on display including lots of manga.

The library will be open for business as usual Friday September 10th. If you need something before then email Mrs. Hall (ruth.hall2@tdsb.on.ca) or Mr. Kopyto (marc.kopyto@tdsb.on.ca).

Guest Author Susan Juby “Getting the Girl” visiting May 11th

Ms. Hall — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:08:47 +0000

I’ve always thought of Susan Juby as a light-hearted, humourous author of teen fiction (Alice I Think, Miss Smithers, Another Kind of Cowboy, Getting the Girl). What I didn’t realize is that she spent most of her teen years coping with life by abusing drugs and alcohol. She talks quite frankly about what happened to her in her latest book, an autobiography entitled Nice Recovery. Hear her interview on CBC Radio here (if you don’t want to listen to the whole show you can advance the scroll bar to get into the segment on Juby – about 3/4 of the way along)

Check out this CBC podcast: Susan Juby www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/MT/2010/04/post_1.html

Guest Speaker – Holocaust survivor

Ms. Hall — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:03:54 +0000

Today during Period 1 the library was closed for a guest speaker. Mrs. Yermus’ mom, a survivor of the Holocaust came to share her stories with students from Ms. Lenchak and Ms. Lue’s classes. One student said to me, “I’ve heard Holocaust survivor speak before, but I was in grade 6 then, I understand it a lot more now.”

If you want to hear more stories, consider borrowing one of the survivor memoirs published by the Azreli Foundation. They tell the stories of survivors living in Canada. Listen to Paul Henri Rips reading from his book by clicking on the title of his book E/96: Fate Undecided

Summer Volunteer Opportunity

Ms. Hall — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:39:45 +0000

Toronto Public Library is looking for volunteers for their summer Reading Buddies program. Read the attached file to get information about how to sign up, the program and the number of hours involved. After all summer’s only 10 weeks away!

ReadingBuddies2010

New Manga finally here! (Post Sample)

Ms. Hall — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:21:41 +0000

It’s here! Limit of 2 per customer… But you can come back as often as you like