Tuesday, May 3, 2016
We will no longer be maintaining the Sylvan Lake Library general blog. Please follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SylvanLakeMunicipalLibrary/), Twitter (@SylvanLib), Instagram (sylvanlakelibrary) and at our Children's Blog at http://sylvanlakelibrarykids.blogspot.ca/ to stay current on events at Sylvan Lake Municipal Library. Our website address is: http://sylvanlibrary.prl.ab.ca/
Thursday, January 21, 2016
#Readfor15Sylvan
There's a reading challenge coming to a community near you! We want Sylvan Lake to win - and you do too!
#Readfor15Sylvan is a province-wide challenge to bring awareness to literacy. Libraries will compete to see which community reads the most based on population.
ANYONE can participate: moms, dads, neighbours, teachers, business people, and even young children being read to.
From midnight to midnight on Wednesday, January 27th, read for 15 minutes and then report your participation to the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library in one of the following ways:
- Use #Readfor15Sylvan on Twitter or Instagram (we’d love to see photos of you reading as well!)
- Show your civic pride by posting your participation on the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library’s Facebook page
- Go to http://sylvanlibrary.prl.ab.ca/ and complete the web form, available on January 27th only!
- Come to the Library and tell us in person—we’ll have cookies!
- Email us at sylvan.library@prl.ab.ca
- Call us at 403-887-2130
Help Sylvan Lake win this trophy and bragging rights of being the best-read community in Alberta!
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Community Reading Challenge 2015 Nearing Its End
There's only a handful of days left in 2015, and so, only a couple weeks left to complete our Community Reading Challenge.
Check out our website for the full list of items on the checklist here!
Thanks to Shoppers Drug Mart, Lokal's Kitchen, and the Town of Sylvan Lake, we have some very exciting prizes to be won!
Haven't completed the challenge yet? That's okay! Just turn in what you have before January 5th, 2016 to be entered in to win a prize!
Struggling for titles to read? Try some of these:
Check out our website for the full list of items on the checklist here!
Thanks to Shoppers Drug Mart, Lokal's Kitchen, and the Town of Sylvan Lake, we have some very exciting prizes to be won!
Haven't completed the challenge yet? That's okay! Just turn in what you have before January 5th, 2016 to be entered in to win a prize!
Struggling for titles to read? Try some of these:
Find these books and more at your library! (Follow the links on the titles to request your copy now!)
Keep up the good reading!
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Inside Out Movie Day
Fun for the whole family!
Join us Monday, October 21st for an Inside Out Movie Day! We'll watch the movie, eat some snacks, then play some games and do some crafts, all based on Disney Pixar's Inside Out!
Movie starts at 2:00, craft/game stations will be set up during and after the movie. If your child is fidgety, or tired of the movie, feel free to check out the stuff outside of the room. Take home anything you make!
If your child is under 6 years old, parental supervision is required. Older than 6 may stay on their own; please make sure child is able to contact you in case of an emergency.
See you there! Can't wait to start the fun!
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Library Amnesty Day 2015
Late Fees?
Saturday, November 14.
One day only!
Don't let fines get between you and the library. Return your lost or overdue library materials and we will waive the fines associated with them.
*Amnesty applies only to items owned by the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Famous First Lines - Judging a Book By More Than Its Cover
We're all guilty of pulling a book off a shelf because it has an interesting cover. Or because it's a well-known author. Or maybe it's the next book in a beloved series. But what about when we can't see the cover at all? No names, no back-stories ... what if we had to judge based on nothing but the writing?
We've pulled some books with interesting, eye-grabbing, or even just confusing opening lines, and we want you to check them out!
The only hint we'll give you about these books, is that they're ALL Young Adult books.
Can you identify these books based on their first line? Which one jumps out at you and makes you want to take it home RIGHT NOW?
Come down to the Library and check out from our new Famous First Lines display!
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
What's In a Name? Check out these YA Titles @ Your Library!
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.” - L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
A name can tell you all you need to know about a story. In the case of Shakespeare, you didn't want to get attached to the character whose name was in the title of the play. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, the Scottish play ...
Check out some of these titles inspired by the characters within them:
Did we miss your favourite book? Let us know!
Friday, July 24, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Beach Book Buddies
Free Books on the Beach
We're mobile this summer!
Beginning Thursday, July 2.
All summer in the afternoon.
Looking for a great book to read at the beach this summer?
Watch for our Beach Book Buddies wagon on
Lakeshore Boardwalk and at Centennial Park.
Lakeshore Boardwalk and at Centennial Park.
It's loaded with FREE paperbacks.
There's sure to be something for everyone.
There's sure to be something for everyone.
Donations gratefully accepted.
Thank you to our generous local sponsors:
Fat Boyz Tattoo
Lakeshore Liqour
Paint Stop
Soulcase Tattoo
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Free Comic Book Day 2015
Free Comic Book Day 2015
Saturday May 2
Celebrate and discover the amazing world of comics at the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library today.
We are giving away comics while supplies last.
They won't be around for long so stop by and get yours!
They won't be around for long so stop by and get yours!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
YouthWrite and Your Library
Thanks to your generous donations and sponsorship of Corrie's Polar Bear Dip, we have raised enough money to send a local youth (age 14-19) to YouthWrite, a summer camp for the arts.
YouthWrite, while primarily a camp for young writers, explores and celebrates all art forms. Whether you sing, dance, play an instrument, do yoga, love to act, or write, YouthWrite is the camp for you.
The Library is holding a contest, similar to how YouthWrite takes their applications. You will need to provide:
a) What school courses have you completed in English/ Language Arts?
b) What extra-curricular creative writing courses/ workshops/ activities have you previously participated in?
c) Has your writing been published? If so, where?
d) What are your reasons for wanting to attend YouthWrite?
e) Your name and contact information, including your parent(s) name(s), phone number and email.
Library staff will review each entry and select 1 winner. That lucky youth will have their registration fee and t-shirt paid for, and will be guaranteed a spot at the Peak Experience, which runs overnight from June 28 - July 3, 2015.
For information about YouthWrite, click on the picture above. For questions or concerns, please contact Corrie at corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca or 403-887-2130.
All entries must be delivered to the Library or emailed to Corrie no later than May 15th. Winner will be selected by the end of May.
Good luck!
YouthWrite, while primarily a camp for young writers, explores and celebrates all art forms. Whether you sing, dance, play an instrument, do yoga, love to act, or write, YouthWrite is the camp for you.
The Library is holding a contest, similar to how YouthWrite takes their applications. You will need to provide:
a) What school courses have you completed in English/ Language Arts?
b) What extra-curricular creative writing courses/ workshops/ activities have you previously participated in?
c) Has your writing been published? If so, where?
d) What are your reasons for wanting to attend YouthWrite?
e) Your name and contact information, including your parent(s) name(s), phone number and email.
Library staff will review each entry and select 1 winner. That lucky youth will have their registration fee and t-shirt paid for, and will be guaranteed a spot at the Peak Experience, which runs overnight from June 28 - July 3, 2015.
For information about YouthWrite, click on the picture above. For questions or concerns, please contact Corrie at corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca or 403-887-2130.
All entries must be delivered to the Library or emailed to Corrie no later than May 15th. Winner will be selected by the end of May.
Good luck!
Monday, April 6, 2015
Poetry Writing Contest at the Library
April is Poetry Month!
For the month of April, the Library is holding an all-ages poetry writing contest! Submit an original piece of poetry for your chance to win 1 of 3 fabulous prizes, including a FREE membership to the Library!
Submissions can be dropped off at the Library while we're open (see website for hours of operation), or in the book drop in a sturdy envelope, or you can email them to corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca
Include your name and contact information. Library staff will review the submissions and select three winners during the first week of May.
If you have any questions, please call Corrie at 403-887-2130 or email corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca
Good luck, and happy writing!
For the month of April, the Library is holding an all-ages poetry writing contest! Submit an original piece of poetry for your chance to win 1 of 3 fabulous prizes, including a FREE membership to the Library!
Submissions can be dropped off at the Library while we're open (see website for hours of operation), or in the book drop in a sturdy envelope, or you can email them to corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca
Include your name and contact information. Library staff will review the submissions and select three winners during the first week of May.
If you have any questions, please call Corrie at 403-887-2130 or email corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca
Good luck, and happy writing!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Film Society - Nearing the end of the Winter Season
Film
Society shows its films the last Monday of the month, September,
October, January, February, March, and April. Films start at 7:00 at
Landmark Cinemas, located at 9 Beju Industrial Drive, Sylvan Lake, AB.
Tickets are $8.00, available at the Library for pre-sale until 5:00 the night of the showing, or at the theater at 6:30.
Proceeds from ticket sales go towards the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library.
We only have two more films for the Winter 2015 Season of Film Society!
Tonight we will be showing Princess Grace!
"Movie star, princess, icon: Grace Kelly was one of the most glamorous public figures of the twentieth century, her journey from a Philadelphia childhood to Hollywood stardom to Monaco’s royal palace the very embodiment of the modern-day fairy tale. Taking place in the years shortly after her 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier III, Princess Grace — which opened the 2014 Cannes Film Festival — goes behind the gilded palace doors to offer a revealing glimpse inside the private realm of this legendary woman. As a political dispute between Prince Rainier and French president Charles de Gaulle in the early 1960s threatens to spark a French military invasion of the tiny principality, the recently crowned Princess Grace was confronting her own private crises. Beloved by her subjects and idolized by millions around the world, she nevertheless finds herself questioning both her marriage and her very identity. As Hollywood royalty herself, Nicole Kidman (The Railway Man, Stoker) is pitch- and picture perfect as the late princess, bringing sophistication, glamour, and an intimate understanding of the weight of fame to her portrait of this enigmatic icon. Featuring a remarkable supporting cast — including Tim Roth as Rainier, as well as Parker Posey, Frank Langella and Derek Jacobi — under the direction of veteran filmmaker Olivier Dahan (La Vie en Rose), and shot on the grandest scale by cinematographer Eric Gautier (The Motorcycle Diaries, Into the Wild), Princess Grace reveals the humanity and vulnerability of a woman who always seemed to be larger than life." - Mongrel Media
April 27, 2015, we will be showing Boychoir.
"From acclaimed Canadian director François Girard (Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The Red Violin) comes a drama that the entire family can enjoy. Boychoir is the story of a talented youngster struggling against the odds to find his voice.
Stet (Garrett Wareing) is an angry eleven-year-old who can sing like an angel. Left an orphan after his mother is killed in a car accident, Stet ends up in an East Coast musical boarding school — a place about as different from his small Texas town as can be. Feeling misunderstood, out of place, and frustrated with the cards life has dealt him, Stet finds himself at odds with Choirmaster Carvelle (Dustin Hoffman, also appearing at the Festival in The Cobbler), a disciplinarian of the old school. But Carvelle recognizes something in Stet's voice, and pushes the boy to put his troubled young soul into the music.
Boychoir will have you swooning as voices converge in hymns — and cracking a smile when a joyous rap breaks out in the bathroom. Supported by a star-studded cast that includes Josh Lucas, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger, and Kathy Bates (who nearly steals her every scene as the school's headmistress), Wareing makes a marvellous debut as a kid who's been through hell but has been granted a heavenly gift.
Boychoir is about the way that music can touch our lives — if only it's given enough encouragement to come out and play." - tiff.net
Don't miss your chance to see this great films on the big screen!
Tickets are $8.00, available at the Library for pre-sale until 5:00 the night of the showing, or at the theater at 6:30.
Proceeds from ticket sales go towards the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library.
We only have two more films for the Winter 2015 Season of Film Society!
Tonight we will be showing Princess Grace!
"Movie star, princess, icon: Grace Kelly was one of the most glamorous public figures of the twentieth century, her journey from a Philadelphia childhood to Hollywood stardom to Monaco’s royal palace the very embodiment of the modern-day fairy tale. Taking place in the years shortly after her 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier III, Princess Grace — which opened the 2014 Cannes Film Festival — goes behind the gilded palace doors to offer a revealing glimpse inside the private realm of this legendary woman. As a political dispute between Prince Rainier and French president Charles de Gaulle in the early 1960s threatens to spark a French military invasion of the tiny principality, the recently crowned Princess Grace was confronting her own private crises. Beloved by her subjects and idolized by millions around the world, she nevertheless finds herself questioning both her marriage and her very identity. As Hollywood royalty herself, Nicole Kidman (The Railway Man, Stoker) is pitch- and picture perfect as the late princess, bringing sophistication, glamour, and an intimate understanding of the weight of fame to her portrait of this enigmatic icon. Featuring a remarkable supporting cast — including Tim Roth as Rainier, as well as Parker Posey, Frank Langella and Derek Jacobi — under the direction of veteran filmmaker Olivier Dahan (La Vie en Rose), and shot on the grandest scale by cinematographer Eric Gautier (The Motorcycle Diaries, Into the Wild), Princess Grace reveals the humanity and vulnerability of a woman who always seemed to be larger than life." - Mongrel Media
April 27, 2015, we will be showing Boychoir.
"From acclaimed Canadian director François Girard (Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The Red Violin) comes a drama that the entire family can enjoy. Boychoir is the story of a talented youngster struggling against the odds to find his voice.
Stet (Garrett Wareing) is an angry eleven-year-old who can sing like an angel. Left an orphan after his mother is killed in a car accident, Stet ends up in an East Coast musical boarding school — a place about as different from his small Texas town as can be. Feeling misunderstood, out of place, and frustrated with the cards life has dealt him, Stet finds himself at odds with Choirmaster Carvelle (Dustin Hoffman, also appearing at the Festival in The Cobbler), a disciplinarian of the old school. But Carvelle recognizes something in Stet's voice, and pushes the boy to put his troubled young soul into the music.
Boychoir will have you swooning as voices converge in hymns — and cracking a smile when a joyous rap breaks out in the bathroom. Supported by a star-studded cast that includes Josh Lucas, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger, and Kathy Bates (who nearly steals her every scene as the school's headmistress), Wareing makes a marvellous debut as a kid who's been through hell but has been granted a heavenly gift.
Boychoir is about the way that music can touch our lives — if only it's given enough encouragement to come out and play." - tiff.net
Don't miss your chance to see this great films on the big screen!
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Outreach Services - Books to Bethany
Those funky paw chairs aren't just for kids!
We had a wonderful tour today with some lovely Bethany residents, which brought about discussion of one of our fabulous outreach programs!
Did you know we bring books to Bethany and the Lodge? If you have a loved one in care who loves books, call us at 403-887-2130, or check in with us Tuesday mornings when we visit the Lodge and Bethany.
This outreach program is run by dedicated volunteers with Library staff assistance, who take the time to get to know each resident and their reading interests. They bring in books and audiobooks, large print and regular print, and even magazines! Anything you can sign out from the Library, we can bring to Bethany and the Lodge!
This program is completely free, and doesn't even require the resident to have a current library card.
So, what are you waiting for? Check us out!
Monday, March 23, 2015
Do You Accept the Challenge?
We're only three months into the year - there's still time to start our 2015 Community Reading Challenge!
Check it out on our website here!
This reading challenge is all about Canadian Literature! The checklist is as follows:
¨ A book set on the east coast
¨ A Canada Reads nominated book
¨ A book of poetry by a Canadian poet
¨ A book that was featured on Canada AM
¨ A Scotiabank Giller Prize winning novel
¨ A book set in the prairies
¨ A work of non-fiction by a Canadian author
¨ A book about a Canadian sports team
¨ A biography or autobiography of a Canadian celebrity
¨ A book by a Canadian author (but NOT Margaret Atwood)
¨ A book set in Toronto
¨ A book by Alice Munro
¨ A book by your favourite author
¨ A book by Margaret Atwood
¨ A book by an aboriginal author
¨ A Governor General’s Literary Award nominated novel
¨ A Canadian novel that was adapted for screen (TV/movie)
¨ A book with snow on the cover picture
¨ A book set in Alberta
¨ A book recommended by CBC
¨ A mystery or thriller by a Canadian author
¨ A book with a red & white cover
¨ A book by L.M. Montgomery
How does it work? SO SIMPLE! If you've already read a book with the above criteria this year, just check it off on the sheet provided on the website (or you can pick one up from the Library) and write the title in the space underneath. Once you've checked off four from the list, come in to pick a prize! When you fill the sheet, you get entered for the Grand Prize! Last year we had Sony Readers donated by Shoppers Drug Mart, Chapters Gift Cards, and more!
This Community Reading Challenge is open to EVERYONE! That means YOU! Win prizes for reading, what would be better?
Check it out on our website here!
This reading challenge is all about Canadian Literature! The checklist is as follows:
2015 Community Reading Challenge Checklist
¨ A Scotiabank Giller Prize nominated novel¨ A book set on the east coast
¨ A Canada Reads nominated book
¨ A book of poetry by a Canadian poet
¨ A book that was featured on Canada AM
¨ A Scotiabank Giller Prize winning novel
¨ A book set in the prairies
¨ A work of non-fiction by a Canadian author
¨ A book about a Canadian sports team
¨ A biography or autobiography of a Canadian celebrity
¨ A book by a Canadian author (but NOT Margaret Atwood)
¨ A book set in Toronto
¨ A book by Alice Munro
¨ A book by your favourite author
¨ A book by Margaret Atwood
¨ A book by an aboriginal author
¨ A Governor General’s Literary Award nominated novel
¨ A Canadian novel that was adapted for screen (TV/movie)
¨ A book with snow on the cover picture
¨ A book set in Alberta
¨ A book recommended by CBC
¨ A mystery or thriller by a Canadian author
¨ A book with a red & white cover
¨ A book by L.M. Montgomery
How does it work? SO SIMPLE! If you've already read a book with the above criteria this year, just check it off on the sheet provided on the website (or you can pick one up from the Library) and write the title in the space underneath. Once you've checked off four from the list, come in to pick a prize! When you fill the sheet, you get entered for the Grand Prize! Last year we had Sony Readers donated by Shoppers Drug Mart, Chapters Gift Cards, and more!
This Community Reading Challenge is open to EVERYONE! That means YOU! Win prizes for reading, what would be better?
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