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Popular Picks for Curbside Pickup
"Are you in the hold queue for a popular title, or looking for something great to read during lockdown? In 'normal' times, our new Popular Picks collection is an in-Library, browsing-only collection - no holds, first come, first served. However, Pa..."
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Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award Nominees
"Congratulations to these esteemed authors and their nominated works for the 2021 Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award for Canadian adult fiction and non-fiction. Forest of Reading is Canada’s largest recreational reading program. A committe..."
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Canada Reads 2021
"As we start 2021 and look forward to the 20th edition of Canada Reads, we are reminded that books can be a safe place to go when times are tough. Whether you're reading to escape your daily cares, to explore new perspectives or simply to lift your..."
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CBC Writers & Company Top 30 Books
"The year 2020 marks the 30th anniversary season of Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel. To celebrate, the Writers & Company team has curated a list of 30 outstanding books the show has covered since 1990."
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Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2019
"Former President Barack Obama recently shared his favorite reads of 2019, including a novel by Topeka native Ben Lerner. "This has become a fun little tradition for me, and I hope it is for you, too," Obama wrote in an Instagram post. &q..."