Just For Adults - Read All Summer - Activity #1
Welcome to Calgary Public Library's first summer reading program just for adults!
Starting today (June 18) you can register at any library branch and pick up Activity #1. There will be 5 Activity Sheets in total, and they will be released every two weeks througout the summer, with the last one released on August 13.
For each Activity, look at the three options and choose one to complete. Then return your ballot to any library branch to be entered into the weekly draw for prizes. If you return the ballot from Activity #5 by August 28 then you'll be entered to win one of the Grand Prize Packages!
Continue to read this blog for ideas and suggestions for each of the options and talk to staff at your branch to register.
Most of all, enjoy reading all summer long!
Activity #1
A) Be Novel:
Can Lit? Can do!
Canadian fiction has a unique voice reflecting our history, geography and cultural diversity. Canadian authors are recognized internationally for their award winning fiction and valued at home for their works in all genres that enrich, entertain and enlighten us. Here's a sample.
Three day road : a novel by Boyden, Joseph, 1966- tells of a pair of young Cree hunters who become famous snipers in World War I. It is a story of war, friendship, culture, loss, and rebirth.
The story begins on the shortest night of the year in a small radio station in Yellowknife in 1975. In a place known for isolation and community, the eccentric residents - all from somewhere else, come together with their unique stories and pasts to create new loves, rivalries and entanglements in Late nights on air : [a novel] by Hay, Elizabeth, 1951- .
B) Get Real:
Get a Life!
Are you curious about other people's lives? Get a glimpse into the personal experiences and stories of others by reading a biography, autobiography, memoir or diary.
Are you familiar with how to find biographies at the library? Search for the person's name under Subject on our on-line catalogue or check the shelves in your favorite subject area for books with the yellow Biography label on the spine.
Here are a few suggestions to pique your interest.
The world is fascinated by the new First Lady of the United States. In Michelle : a biography by Mundy, Liza, 1960- the author, a Washington Post journalist follows the journey of the Friday Lady from the black south side of Chicago to Princeton and on to the White House.
North Korea kidnapped my daughter : [a memoir] by Yokota, Sakie When her daughter is stolen, a Japanese housewife risesabove her fears to challenge a government as spokesperson for families with similar stories.
Persepolis : [the story of a childhood] by Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- is the story of a girl growing up in Iran in the 1970s and 80s described through the black and white drawings and words in this graphic novel. It has even recently been made into a movie!
C) Try Something New:
Listen Up!
Borrow an audio book CD or MP3 to enjoy while travelling, working out or just for fun.
Check on-line at www.calgarypubliclibrary.com in the catalogue for your favorite author or title and watch for the (sound recording formats). 
Laugh along with David Sedaris as he describes life's conundrums and truths in When you are engulfed in flames [sound recording] by Sedaris, David.
A suspicious death in rural Quebec brings a team of investigators from the Surete du Quebec to a quiet village where many locals become suspects.
Still life [sound recording] : [a mystery featuring Armand Gamache] by Penny, Louise.
Making the choice to fight in Vietnam radically changes a Native American's life and cuts him off from his community.
People of the whale [sound recording MP3] : [a novel] by Hogan, Linda.