Longview Municipal Library
128 Morrison Place T0L 1H0 Longview, AB, Canada

We still have a couple of Easter kits up for grabs. Thank you to the young man who sent in his picture. We love hearing from you and seeing your creations!

Stop by and pick up your Easter take and make kit while supplies last!

You are never too young or too old!

Tina's book Îyâ Sa Wîyâ Wahogu-kiybi Cha (Red Mountain Woman Receives a Teaching) is in our library!

Due to the snowstorm, Marigold Delivery Drivers will not be heading out today. The library will be closed and not receiving any deliveries until Jan 5th. Happy Holidays to all!

Read TIME magazine for free with your library card! Flipster give you access to popular magazine titles without loan periods or wait lists! New issues are available on Flipster the same day as print copies hit newsstands. Go to http://bit.ly/2Z3U6nP to get started!

Looks like a fun activity! Try this interactive Holiday storybook that comes to life. Click on the link and start reading and baking now!

Looking to listen to some tunes this holiday season? Check out Freegal Music! Freegal provides library cardholders access to over 16 million songs! Download up to five MP3 songs per week, or stream five hours per day! Go to https://bit.ly/31ld5ve to get started!

In keeping with the new restrictions announced by the Alberta Government, Longview Library will be closed to the public, beginning Tuesday, December 15th. Van deliveries will continue except for the holiday season from December 22 - Jan. 5th. You can still place holds through TRACpac or email us at [email protected] and we can place them for you. We will notify you when your books arrive and make arrangements for pickup or delivery. Please continue to return your books to the book drop. Stay well everyone!

Last story walk of 2020! Can you guess where it is?

Gently used books for sale by donation! If you don't want to take a chance on the "first line" we have more to choose from! https://libraryaware.com/270SZF

Hand sanitizer and masks are available at the door. https://libraryaware.com/26XZNH

November paperbacks are finally here! https://www.youtube.com/watch

The new app is here!

Thanks to Gail and Sheldon King for their help in the library. It was a fun few days going through those albums and reminiscing with you!

We haven't done this yet

Want to count down the last days of 2020? Enter your name with every checkout for a chance to win this Kinder Mix Advent Calendar. Draw will be made on November 26th!

Stop in and check out our selection of books from these literary giants! https://libraryaware.com/26K1FP

November 11, 1918 - General Arthur Currie GOC Canadian Division, and his staff in the Grande Place of Mons, Belgium. The Great War was over at last. The 4th man... to Currie's right is MGen Edward Morrison GOC Canadian Artillery. Both men brought their horses back to Canada. Morrison's horse, King was part of his Ottawa funeral cortege in 1925. Currie's horse Brock is buried on his farm in Strathroy, Ontario. See more

Just west of Mons about this time in 1918 - "Bird!" It was the voice of the company-sergeant-major, harsh as a whip saw. Get your section ready at once. Battle ...order." The Mills brothers sat up. I managed to speak. "What's up?" I demanded. "We're going to take Mons. No use to argue about it. Get our men ready." "Just a minute." Tom Mills was on his feet. "The war's over tomorrow and everybody knows it. What kind of rot is this?" "Watch what you say." The sergeant-major's face was pale and set. He was not speaking in his normal voice at all. "Orders are orders. Get your gear on." Thomas Mills was killed by an enemy artillery shell on 10 November, 1918, just outside Mons. He is buried in the Mons Communal Cemetery just NE of Mons, on the highway to Brussels. From Will Bird's brilliant Great War memoir, "Ghosts Have Warm Hands."

Canada had more casualties in the "100 Days" to victory August 9 - November 11, 1918, than the rest of the years of the war combined. Most tourists go to the Vi...my memorial and Ypres, both of which are special and amazing. But the many less visited cemeteries of the "100 Days" tell the tale of the cost of ending the Great War. This is Cantimpre Canadian Cemetery in France, northwest of Cambrai. See more

Poppies are now available at the library.

Watch for posts from local author and war historian Susan Raby-Dunne's Canadian War History Tours page. We will be sharing her posts until Remembrance Day.

Like ghost stories? We have lots of books in the library too! https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-haunted-places-2018

For health and safety reasons, the library is closed for the remainder of the day while we sanitize as an extra precaution. There is no reason to be concerned. We are simply following the guidelines outlined by Alberta Health. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Vampires! Probably the best-known classic monsters of all! https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history

It's Halloween Week! Watch our page for some Halloween trivia. Today a little history on witches for you! https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches

We still have a few of these writing kits available free to anyone who would like to participate. A few will be set outside the door if you are not able to stop in during library hours. https://libraryaware.com/2641N8

Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Check out Ancestry Library Edition! You can use Ancestry Library Edition at home until December 31st! Go to https://bit.ly/2L6a08U to get started for free with your library card!

Stop in the library to pick up one these great kits! https://libraryaware.com/25XJT2

Check out October's Story Walk. This beautiful story by Sheri Shotclose is one to share with family and friends this Thanksgiving weekend! Both Sheri and the library would love your feedback and any photos you can share. Aba Wathtech!

Longview Library would like to thank and acknowledge Sheri Shotclose for the use of this book as a Story Walk. Watch for it to be up this week! https://libraryaware.com/25NA77

For the whole month of October! https://libraryaware.com/25GTVJ

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A day late but some of these look too good not to share!

Thank you! We have enough volunteers for Highway Clean Up!

The library is in need of 3 more volunteers for this weekend's Highway Clean Up! Please call Jan 403-558-2060 or stop in the library if you can help!

..."and I'm sorry for keeping it longer than my time allowed."

Stop in the library and pick up your free copy. https://libraryaware.com/24WV2R

Free chairs! Stop in Tuesday-Thursday between 10 -5pm to pick them up!

Tomorrow! Look forward to seeing you all again! https://libraryaware.com/24T4F6

They are everywhere!

One of the few fundraisers we are able to do this year because of the pandemic. Call Jan if you can help or sign up in the village lobby on the library notice board. Thanks! https://libraryaware.com/24PGYB

A new story to bring in a new season! https://libraryaware.com/24PDKN

Just around the corner!

Bingo! There's still lots of summer left to try and squeeze in these screen-free at-home activities! This activity can be printed off at home or pick up a copy the next time you are paying a curbside visit to your local library branch. TD Summer Reading Club_Club de lecture d'été TD

Should have been reasonably easy

Kindness Rocks in South Africa !

Now more than ever the world needs a little extra kindness! Because of health restrictions, the library can not facilitate more than a few people at a time to paint rocks. We would still like to see the program continue this year, so we will be leaving out paint for you at the bottom of the stairs. It’s our hope that you will take some paint to paint your rocks and return it for someone else to use. Some basic guidelines to follow if you are hiding rocks; remember to be ...respectful of private property and businesses. If you want to hide a rock at a local business, ask for permission first. Try not to hide them in grassy areas where it may cause damage to mowers or other machinery. Be careful not to place on walkways or anywhere it may cause someone to trip and fall. What if you find a rock? You can take it, keep it and if possible, post a picture on Longview Municipal Library’s Facebook page so the artist knows that it's been found. Or if you like, you can hide it somewhere else for someone else to find. The whole idea is to have fun, get outside, explore your community, and bring a smile to someone’s face. Whatever you decide to do we hope the rocks will bring a smile to YOUR face and encourage you to do the same for others! See more

Good Morning! Another Story Walk is up. Challenge #1, stop in any time this month and tell me where the fox lives to collect your prize!

New Story Walk starting tomorrow! Watch for more challenges! https://libraryaware.com/24469P

Found a mail key at the bottom of the stairs. Stop in if you lost one!

Stop in the library and ask for your free mask while supplies last. https://libraryaware.com/23TKE7

Coming soon to Longview Library. Thank you Susan Raby-Dunne for the donation!

Story Walk Challenge #2 How many Mounties do you see in Good Morning Canada? Take a walk along the pathway, read the story and pop in the library for your prize! Marigold Library System

Local author looking for an artist! We have several of her books in our library. Lots of talent in this area. PM her if you are interested!

Watch for more kindness rocks and information on how you can participate. In the meantime here's a great video on how it all began. "Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for Kindness." - Lucius Seneca

Good Morning Longview! Story Walk challenge #1. What number is the goalie wearing in Good morning Canada? Stop in the library this week with your answer to get a small prize! Membership not required. Open to all community members.

Longview's first Story Walk is up! Here's a peek at the first and last pages. Check back with us for a chance to win some prizes!

A Story Walk! Part of our online Summer Reading Program Check it out! https://libraryaware.com/22VA4P

Hey card holders! A few challenges for you!

Stop in and say Hi tomorrow July 14th. We'd love to see you!

Looking for something to do in this rainy weather?

I don't think that I could do this! Hat's off to her for packing a book!