Millarville Community Library was the scene of much laughter and literature on April 10 as the library hosted members from seven book clubs around the area at a wine and cheese evening.
This gives each club an opportunity to share their favourite read, resulting in a list of reviewed books for all.
A highlight of the evening was a visit from Erin Whaling of Spisherbocker Books in Diamond Valley. She regaled the group with a delightful and energetic spotlight on soon to be published books coming to her store this spring and summer.
The new releases ranged from publisher’s picks to feel-good fiction to calm and cozy fiction to intriguing truths along with non-fiction. Do visit Spisherbocker Books and find out the story behind the bookstore’s name while finding a good read.
Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 1 in order to hear a local author, Rob McWilliam, share his style of writing while participating in an exercise on how to write your own stories. Your children may not be the only ones that would like to hear about their heritage. This is an opportunity to get started. McWilliam will be at the library at 7 p.m.
As you know, Millarville Community Library is open for our patrons and community more days of the week because of our volunteers. We welcome Colleen Mortimer and Jill Munroe to our volunteer roster.
The library will be open during the Easter week holidays on Tuesday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Regular hours will commence on April 28.
We are looking for interested community members to join our library board, so contact Natasha Grusendorf at 403-931-3919. As you know, library boards are keepers of a community of readers. Libraries are no longer static depositories of books but rather places for all to gather and learn, while providing audiobooks, movies and magazines as well as access to a multitude of streaming services. Library boards protect those privileges.
Erin Whaling's favourite book from last year is Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. The book starts out as a beautifully descriptive fantasy. Piranesi lives alone in a house of corridors and vestibules, all marked by statues of mythical creatures, gods and goddesses, and the touching moments of everyday life.
The house has its own ocean and Piranesi lives by the turning of the tides as they fill the halls of the house. There is one other living soul that visits Piranesi, and through their interactions we see the mystery of Piranesi's true identity and his connection to the house revealed.
