Louise Public Library
148 Moffat Ave R0G 1P0 Pilot Mound, MB, Canada

There are just 2 more days to get your questions in to Heather Brewster of Brewster's Genealogy Services for our upcoming free workshop: Brick Walls and Brainstorming. This workshop will be held via Zoom. Just send us a message, email or phone us if you'd like the link sent the afternoon of March 30. See you there!

Thanks to a generous grant from the Pilot Mound and District Foundation we were able to purchase everything you need to start a podcast, a vlog, record family events or create any other audio or video project you can think of! The gear includes a Yeti mic, a boom arm and pop filter, a Dell laptop with Audacity software installed , studio headphones and a Sony handicam. We also have the books: So You Want to Start a Podcast by Kristen Meinzer and The Vlogger’s Handbook by Sha...ne Birley and Audrey Malo. The latter is geared towards youth and adults. If you’re looking to record some milestones for grandma, a wedding to share with distant relatives, some short videos to upload to your Instagram page, a podcast or anything else you can think of, we’ve got you! Items may be taken out as a kit or may be taken out individually by patrons. Big thanks to PMDF for their generous support of this project!

It's a beauty of a day! If you're out for a walk come and check out our new releases! Fiction Kazuo Ishiguro Klara and the Sun... Sarah Penner The Lost Apothecary Eden Robinson Return of the Trickster Chris Whitaker We Begin at the End Patricia Engel Infinite Country Janet Evanovich The Bounty Non-Fiction Jillian Horton MD We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing George Saunders A Swim in a Pond in the Rain Young Adult Ransom Riggs The Desolations of Devil’s Acre

Don't forget that this week (6!) the library is the destination in Louise Recreation's #golouisechallenge! Come in to the library, check out a Maker Box, puzzle, game or book FOR FREE and take a picture of yourself doing it. Make sure you're in the picture! Send it to [email protected] to be entered in their grand prize draw!

Hi friends! Just a reminder about tonight's free Zoom workshop with Heather Brewster, Professional Genealogist. It's at 7pm and is about navigating free genealogy sites. Send us an email, message or call to sign up! We'll be sending out the link via email later today. It's not too late!

Due to the recent Covid-19 upgrade to Code Red in the Southern Health District, the Louise Public Library will be closed, effective Monday, November 9. However, CURBSIDE PICKUPS will be available! Please call the library and leave a message or email us to request books. You can also go to this website and place a hold on items that we have in our library. Once we have received the request we will contact you to pick up your order outside of the library. In the meantime, b...ooks, DVD’s, and Inter-Library Loan books that are due can be returned to the library using the Book Drop Box, situated to the left of the library doors. Please feel free to contact the library at 204-825-2035 or [email protected] if you have any questions. Hopefully the library will be up and running again very soon. The Louise Public Library Board

Hi folks! Did you know we have an extensive local and Manitoba history section? It’s always being added to by ardent locals near and far. Some recent additions include Lily in the Loft by Carol MacKay. This is a book for young readers about a girl named Frances who is encouraged to submit a poem to The Western Producer’s Young Co-operators’ Club, a section of the newspaper for young writers that ran from 1927 to 1994. Recently, we also had a book called Blizzards and Bedpa...ns sent to us by Shirley Gardiner, about growing up in Crystal City in the 1940’s. Our Local History section includes diverse sub-topics including Mennonite history, women’s history, resource history, ghost stories and history specific to our immediate area. Many of these titles would be useful for homeschooling curriculum or those taking up genealogy. Note that some titles are old, rare, or otherwise only for study in the library. But many can be loaned out also! Just ask! New Releases Fiction Caroline Adderson A Russian Sister Evie Wyld The Bass Rock Hester Fox The Orphan of Cemetery Hill J. Courtney Sullivan Friends and Strangers John Grisham A Time for Mercy Lisa Jewell Invisible Girl Large Print John Grisham A Time for Mercy J. Courtney Sullivan Friends and Strangers Young Adult Phillip Pullman - Serpentine

Happy November! We're starting off the month with some gorgeous sunshine and, unfortunately, some new restrictions. Starting today masks will be mandatory inside the library per provincial requirements for us to stay open. We're also required to do "contact tracing", which means that your friendly and diligent librarian will be recording your name and time in/out. This is, again, in accordance with provincial requirements and is intended to make it easier to track community v...iral transmission should this begin to occur in our communities. This won't be shared with anyone unless required due to a local viral outbreak. We're also lowering our numbers to allow for 3 patrons in the library at a time. Don't forget that if you're uncomfortable coming in to the library, or are unable to for any reason, we have curbside pick up available anytime! Please don't hesitate to message, call or email with any questions, concerns, or to request curbside pick up. <3

The Giller shortlist has been announced! This prize is the largest in Canada, and making the shortlist is a BIG DEAL in CanLit. Guess what? We have every one of these books just waiting for you to discover what makes them so special. Linked here is CBC Books making the announcement. Check out this page for many links to interviews with the authors and more! https://www.cbc.ca//3-novels-2-short-story-collections-sho