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Welcome to Collections Corner!

We will introduce you to some top circulating items, coming soon, new collections, additions to existing collections, as well as feature some collections that celebrate and focus on important issues and themes. Check back as we will be refreshing content often, or subscribe at the bottom of the page to receive updates to your Inbox.

Library of Things

Launchpads

Launchpads are tablets that are pre-loaded with learning apps, videos, games, and more for hours of interactive learning and play. For ages 3-10.

  • Launchpads can be borrowed by Georgina Public Library cardholders ages 18+.
  • Only one launchpad can be checked out on a card at a time.
  • The loan period is 7 days (1 week). Launchpads can be renewed for a maximum of two (2) additional loan periods if there are no holds waiting.
  • To prevent accidental damage or loss, launchpads must be returned at the circulation desk at any of our branches during opening hours, not through the drop box.
Place a hold on a launchpad.
Mobile WiFi Hotspots

Mobile WiFi Hotspots are easy to use and give you a wireless connection to the internet. Just turn it on, and you are ready to go. With a hotspot, you can use your laptop, tablet, and phone to surf the internet, shop on your favourite website, do online banking, download movies and music from the Library, and more.

  • Hotspots can be borrowed by Georgina Public Library cardholders ages 16+.
  • Only one hotspot can be checked out to a household at a time.
  • First-time borrowers must sign the borrower's agreement before checkout.
  • The loan period is 21 days (3 weeks). Hotspots can be renewed for a maximum of two (2) additional loan periods if there are no holds waiting.
  • To prevent accidental damage or loss, Mobile WiFi Hotspots must be returned at the circulation desk at any of our branches during opening hours, not through the drop box.

Place a hold or visit our Mobile WiFi Hotspots page to learn more.

Nature Backpacks

Nature Backpacks are kits for outdoor exploration and learning. The backpack contents include nature themed activities, books, identification sheets, and tools such as a magnifying glass, compass, or set of binoculars.

  • Backpacks can be borrowed by Georgina Public Library cardholders ages 18+.
  • Only one backpack can be checked out on a card at a time.
  • The loan period is 7 days (1 week). Backpacks can be renewed for a maximum of two (2) additional loan periods if there are no holds waiting.
  • To prevent accidental damage or loss, Nature Backpacks must be returned at the circulation desk at any of our branches during opening hours, not through the drop box.

Place a hold on a Nature Backpack.

Ontario Parks Day Permits

Ontario Parks Day Permits provide unlimited day-use access for one vehicle and its occupants to all provincial parks in Ontario where fees are normally charged. Park capacity limitations will apply.

  • Permits can be borrowed by Georgina Public Library cardholders ages 18+.
  • Only one permit can be checked out to a household at a time.
  • The loan period is 7 days (1 week) with no renewals.
  • To prevent accidental damage or loss, Ontario Parks Day Permits must be returned at the circulation desk at any of our branches during opening hours, not through the drop box.

Place a hold or visit our Ontario Parks Day-Use Permit lending program page to learn more.

Ukuleles - NEW!
Want to learn how to play a musical instrument? Soprano ukuleles are now available for borrowing!
  • Ukuleles can be borrowed by Georgina Public Library cardholders ages 16+.
  • Only one ukulele can be checked out to a household at a time.
  • The loan period is 21 days (3 weeks). Ukuleles can be renewed for a maximum of two (2) additional loan periods if there are no holds waiting.
  • To prevent accidental damage or loss, ukuleles must be returned at the circulation desk during opening hours at the branch where they were borrowed, not through the drop box.

Place a hold on a ukulele.

Resources 

Truth and Reconciliation

At GPL, we grieve for the tragic loss of the Indigenous children whose remains have been found in mass graves at a former residential schools across Canada. It is our mission to have resources that shed light on current issues in our local and broader community. We hope the highlighted resources encourage lifelong learning, and open your minds to the experiences of those children whose lives were cut short, and the families, communities, and survivors who continue to live with the effects of residential schools.

Below are lists of recommended reading and watching available in our library to help bring information about residential schools and our shared history to our community. For more information, please see online at nctr.ca 

Additional resources for children and families can be found at: https://fncaringsociety.com/ and how to become involved at: https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/child_friendly_calls_to_action_web.pdf. Information about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is available from the Government of Canada's website at canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.

Adult Non-Fiction
  • In This Together : Fifteen Stories of Truth & Reconciliation
  • Unreconciled : Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente
  • 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Robert Joseph
  • All Our Relations : Finding the Path Forward by Tanya Talaga
  • Residential Schools and Reconciliation : Canada Confronts Its History
  • Residential Schools : With the Words and Images of Survivors by Oskiniko Larry Loyle
  • Wawahte by Robert R. Wells
  • Broken Circle : the Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools : a Memoir by Theodore Fontaine
  • From Bear Rock Mountain : the Life and Times of a Dene Residential School Survivor by Antoine Mountain
  • Up Ghost River : a Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History by Edmund Metatawabin
  • The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew
  • Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose
  • St. Michael's Residential School by Nancy Dyson
  • Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Volume one, Summary : Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future. By Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
  • Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket [Hoopla ebook] 
Adult Fiction 
  • Calling Down the Sky (poetry) by Rosanna Deerchild
  • The Red Files (poetry) Lisa Bird-Wilson
  • Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
  • Sufferance : a novel [setting: Residential school] by Thomas King
  • Wenjack by Joseph Boyden
  • Song Over Quiet Lake by Sarah Felix Burns
  • Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese 
  • Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire [graphic novel]

  • Ends/Begins by David Robertson [graphic novel]

  • Film: We Were Children [DVD]

  • Film: Indian Horse [DVD]

  • Music CD: Secret Path [music] : for Chanie Wenjack

  • My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell [Hoopla eBook]

  • Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age  [Hoopla eBook]

Young Adult 
  • They Called Me Number One : Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School by Bev Sellars
  • The Education of Augie Merasty : a Residential School Memoir by Joseph Auguste Merasty
  • Residential Schools : the Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action
  • Sugar Falls : a Residential School Story by David Robertson [graphic novel]
Juvenile Non-Fiction 
  • The Witness Blanket : Truth, Art and Reconciliation by Carey Newman
  • Phyllis's Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad
  • Fatty Legs : a True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton
  • When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Gabrielle Grimard, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
  • A Stranger at Home : a True Story
  • Speaking Our Truth : a Journey of Reconciliation
  • Residential Schools
  • My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling 
 Juvenile Fiction
  • JP: I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis
  • JP: The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad
  • JP: The Train by Jodie Callaghan
  • JP: When We Were Alone by David Robertson
  • JP: Kookum's Red Shoes by Peter Eyvindson
  • JP: Shin-chi's Canoe by Nicola I. Campbell
  • JP: Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell
  • Juv Fic: These Are My Words : the Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens by Ruby Slipperjack
  • Juv Fic: Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance

Internet Resources

  • Wawahte: an online documentary featuring stories of residential school survivors.
  • Telling Our Twisted Histories: a CBC production podcast about decolonizing our minds through words.
  • Indigenous Canada: a FREE course offered through the University of Alberta that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada.
  • National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
  • Orange Shirt Day: September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day, an annual event in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and well-being, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters.
  • Phyllis' Story: the beginning of Orange Shirt Day.
June is Pride Month

June is Rainbow Book Month,™ a nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect the lives and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, genderqueer, queer, intersex, agender, and asexual community.

The Child and Youth Services team has put together some title picks for Children and Families, and Young Adults.

Book Lists

  • Stonewall Book Awards - The first and longest-enduring award for LGBTQIA+ literature
  • Rainbow Book List - LGBTQIA+ Books for Kids and Teens
  • Over the Rainbow Book List - LGBTQIA+ Books for Adult Readers
  • RRT Book Reviews 
Asian Heritage Collection

The theme for Asian Heritage Month 2021, “Recognition, Resilience, and Resolve” embodies the myriad of sentiments that peoples of Asian descent in Canada have experienced, and honours their contributions, diverse experiences and stories that are rooted in their resilience and perseverance.” – Canada.ca/Asian-heritage-month

Did you know GPL has a Multilanguage section? To help celebrate Asian Heritage month, below are some titles written in Arabic, Chinese and Farsi, for both adults and children.

Arabic (Children’s bilingual only) 

  • JP Stepping stones: a refugee family's journey
  • JP Welcome to Arabic with Sesame Street
  • BB School: English-Arabic
  • BB Outdoors: English-Arabic
  • BB Feelings: English-Arabic 
Chinese (Children's) 
  • JP The little fox & his mask = Xiao hu li de kou zhao
  • JP Wo shen me shi hou guo sheng ri ne? translation: When’s my birthday?
  • J non-fiction Wo shi Zhongguo jie = I am Chinese festival
  • BB Feelings : English-Chinese
  • BB Numbers = Shu zi

Chinese Adult 

  • Yue qiu fang di chan tui xiao yuan Translation: Real Estate Agent of the Moon
  • Shangtang shu Translation: Life in Shangtang
  • Chi ma que de shao nü Translation: The girl who eats sparrows (short stories)
  • Qing duan shi : rang nü ren lao de man, shen cai hao Translation: Intermittent fasting for women
  • Nuan wei hao zhou Cookbook 
Farsi Adult
  • Dard-i shirin Translation: Sweet pain
  • Shiraz, khiaban afra
  • Man rana hastem
  • Az vanak ta jumhuri
  • Vaghti shamadani ha golmi dehand

Get a printable list of titles in other languages to celebrate Asian Heritage Month.

Fiction
  • Hoopla eBooks: Asian Heritage Month Collection - www.hoopladigital.com/collection/4156
  • Seven by Farzana Doctor
  • If I Had Your Face: a novel by Frances Cha
  • Pizza Girl: a novel by Jean Kyoung Frazier
  • Destination Wedding: a novel by Diksha Basu
  • Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
  • Grown-Up Pose by Sonya Lalli
  • Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli
  • We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
  • Must I Go: a novel by Yiyun Li
  • The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
  • Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh
  • Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Nam-ju Cho
  • The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters: a novel by Balli Kaur Jaswal
  • Passage West: a novel by Rishi Reddi
  • Mother Land: a novel by Leah Franqui
  • The Color of Air: a novel by Gail Tsukiyama
  • Almond: a novel by Wŏn-p'yŏng Sohn
  • The Son of Good Fortune: a novel by Lysley A. Tenorio
  • Searching for Sylvie Lee: a novel by Jean Kwok
  • White Ivy: a novel by Susie Yang
  • Little Gods: a novel by Meng Jin
  • Your House Will Pay: a novel by Steph Cha
  • How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
  • Sex and Vanity: a novel by Kevin Kwan
  • Homeland Elegies: a novel by Ayad Akhtar
  • My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee
  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: a novel by Ocean Vuong
  • Sparks Like Stars: a novel by Nadia Hashimi
  • Days of Distraction: a novel by Alexandra Chang
  • Silence Is a Sense: a novel by Layla AlAmmar
  • The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
  • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • After Elias: a novel by Eddy Boudel Tan
  • Vagabonds by Jingfang Hao
  • Second Sister by Ho-Kei Chan
  • Braised Pork by An Yu
  • A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
  • The Mountains Sing: a novel by Phan Quaae Mai Nguyaen
  • Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
  • Earthlings: a novel by Sayaka Murata
  • A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen
  • The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
  • Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Staff Picks:

  • Tell It to the Trees by Anita Rau Badami
  • Interior Chinatown: a novel by Charles Yu
  • The Selector of Souls by Shauna Singh Baldwin
  • Kim's Convenience [the play] by Ins Choi
  • All That Matters: a novel by Wayson Choy
  • Beirut Hellfire Society : a novel by Rawi Hage 
  • Translated From the Gibberish : Seven Stories & One Half Truth by Anosh Irani
  • The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam
  • The Water Beetles: a novel by Michael Kaan
  • The Letter Opener by Kyo Iona Maclear
  • Such a Long Lourney by Rohinton Mistry
  • Miss New India [eBook] by Bharati Mukherjee
  • Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
  • Do Not Say We Have Nothing: a novel by Madeleine Thien
  • Ru by Kim Thuy
  • The Ever After of Ashwin Rao by Padma Viswanathan
  • The Library of Legends: a novel by Janie Chang
  • The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda
  • Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
  • Run Me to Earth: a novel by Paul Yoon
  • The Disaster Tourist: a novel by Ko-eun Yun
  • You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King
  • The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu (short stories)
  • Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita (short stories)
  • We Two Alone: a novella and stories by Jack Wang (short stories)
Adult Non-Fiction
  • Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related by Jenny Heijun Wills
  • Made in China: a Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods by Amelia Pang
  • Room for All of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation by Adrienne Clarkson
  • Chop Suey Nation: the Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants by Ann Hui *Staff Pick!
  • Just Cool It!: the Climate Crisis and What We Can Do : a Post-Paris Agreement Game Plan by David Suzuki
  • The Ultimate Bonsai Handbook: the Complete Guide for Beginners by Yukio Hirose 
Young Adult 
  • We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
  • Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee
  • Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma
  • 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon
  • Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
  • Patron Saints of Nothing [eAudiobook] by Randy Ribay
  • Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
  • The Downstairs Girl [eAudiobook] by Stacey Lee
  • The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Children's  
  • BB: Circle! Sphere! by Grace Lin
  • BB: The Last Marshmallow by Grace Lin
  • JP: Dim Sum for Everyone! by Grace Lin
  • JP: The Ocean Calls: a Haenyeo Mermaid Story by Tina M. Cho
  • JP: Hot Pot Night by Vincent Chen
  • JP: My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee
  • JP: Sugar in Milk by Thrity N. Umrigar
  • JP: Eric by Shaun Tan
  • JP: The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman
  • JP: Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
  • JP: Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang
  • JP: Naomi's Tree by Joy Kogawa
  • JP’s written by Ruth Ohi – many titles
  • JFIC: Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
  • JFIC: A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi
  • JFIC: A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
  • JFIC: Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
  • JFIC: Peter Lee's Notes From the Field by Angela Ahn and Julie Kwon
  • JFIC: When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
  • JuvGraphic: Stargazing by Jen Wang and Lark Pien 
Films 
  • DVDs: Mulan [DVD] (live action), Mulan [DVD] (original animated), Mulan II [DVD] (animated)
  • DVD: The Farewell [DVD] = Le mariage d'adieu
  • DVD: Crazy rich Asians [DVD]
  • DVD: Searching [DVD]
  • DVD: Ararat [DVD]: the feature = Ararat : le film
  • DVD: Double Happiness [DVD]

DVDs Directed by Deepa Mehta:

  • Midnight's children [DVD]
  • Water [DVD]
  • Earth [DVD]
  • Bollywood Hollywood [DVD]

Hoopla Movies: Asian Heritage Month - www.hoopladigital.com/collection/12470 

Websites 
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/community/celebrate-asian-heritage-month-1.6017803
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/about.html
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/anti-asian-racism.html
  • https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/resources.html
Mental Health Week

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has named May 3 to May 9 as Mental Health Week.

“This year, CMHA will focus on how naming, expressing and dealing with our emotions—even when they’re uncomfortable—can make us feel better…Heavy, painful feelings lighten when we put them into words. This Mental Health Week, don’t go uncomfortably numb. #GetReal about how you feel. Name it, don’t numb it.” - 

You can find info and tools at mentalhealthweek.ca. GPL has resources to help you focus on mental health and wellness for the week of May 3-9. See some of the great resources below to help you #GetReal.

Adult 
  • The complete guide to self care: best practices for a healthier and happier you by Kiki Ely
  • The illustrated happiness trap: how to stop struggling and start living 
    by Russ Harris
  • The self-care handbook: connect with yourself and boost your wellbeing 
    by Gill Hasson
  • The stress management handbook: a practical guide to staying calm, keeping cool, and avoiding blow-ups by Eva M. Selhub
  • Mindful thoughts at home: finding heart in the home by Kate Peers
  • The little book of life skills: deal with dinner, manage your email, make a graceful exit, and 150 other expert tricks by Erin Zammett Ruddy
  • Life skills : how to cook, clean, manage money, fix your car, perform CPR, and everything in between 
    by Julia Laflin
  • Self-care for men: how to look good and feel great by Garrett Munce
  • Life in the sloth lane: slow down and smell the hibiscus by Lucy Cooke
  • Help yourself: a guide to gut health for people who love delicious food 
    by Lindsay Maitland Hunt
  • Sink into sleep : a step-by-step guide for reversing insomnia 
    by Judith R. Davidson
  • Lightly: how to live a simple, serene & stress-free life by Francine Jay
  • Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle by Emily Nagoski
  • Overload: how to unplug, unwind, and unleash yourself from the pressure of stress by Joyce Meyer
  • Beyond tidy: declutter your mind and discover the magic of organized living : 8 principles for creating a life you love by Annmarie Brogan
  • Build your resilience: CBT, mindfulness and stress management to survive and thrive in any situation 
    by Donald Robertson
  • The everything guide to stress management: step-by-step advice for eliminating stress and living a happy, healthy life by Melissa Roberts
  • Make every second count: time management tips and techniques for more success with less stress by Robert Bly
  • Get out of your own way: a skeptic's guide to growth and fulfillment
    by Dave Hollis
  • Detox your thoughts: quit negative self-talk for good and discover the life you've always wanted by Andrea Bonior
  • Relax, dammit!: a user's guide to the age of anxiety by Timothy A. Caulfield
  • Think like a monk : train your mind for peace and purpose every day 
    by Jay Shetty
  • Wisdom from a humble jellyfish : and other self-care rituals from nature 
    by Rani Shah
  • Emotionfull: a guide to self-care for your mental health and emotions 
    by Lauren Woods
  • The little book of CBD for self-care: 175+ ways to soothe, support, & restore yourself with CBD 
    by Sophie Saint Thomas
  • Don't overthink it: make easier decisions, stop second-guessing, and bring more joy to your life by Anne Bogel
  • The everyday Ayurveda guide to self-care: rhythms, routines, and home remedies for natural healing 
    by Kate O’Donnell
  • Glow from within by Joanna Vargas
  • The wellness remodel: a guide to rebooting how you eat, move, and feed your soul 
    by Christina Anstead and Cara Clark
  • KIT: BounceBack Today [DVD] Canadian Mental Health Association – call any of our branches for more details. 

Get a printable Adult resource list.

Juvenile 

Inside out [DVD]

Be well!: a hero's guide to a healthy mind and body with Elsie Olson

Be strong!: a hero's guide to being resilient with Elsie Olson

Can I catch it like a cold?: coping with a parent's depression with Joe Weissmann

You got this!: 100 tips for being your stress-free best by Helaine Becker

Get a printable Juvenile resource list.

Juvenile Fiction

OCDaniel by Wesley King

The peacock detectives by Carly Nugent

Sure signs of crazy by Karen Harrington 

For Parents and Caregivers 
  • Ready or not: preparing our kids to thrive in an uncertain and rapidly changing world by Madeline Levine
  • Growing up brave: expert strategies for helping your child overcome fear, stress, and anxiety by Donna Pincus
  • Teach your child meditation: 70 fun & easy ways to help kids de-stress and chill out by Lisa Roberts
  • Calm mindfulness for kids by Wynne Kinder
  • Managing the motherload: a guide to creating more ease, space, and grace in motherhood by Rebekah Borucki
  • Mindfulness in the preK-5 classroom: helping students stress less and learn more by Patricia Jennings
  • Under pressure: confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls 
    by Lisa Damour
  • Self-reg: how to help your child (and you) break the stress cycle and successfully engage with life 
    by Stuart Shanker
  • How to be a happier parent: raising a family, having a life, and loving (almost) every minute by K.J. Dell’Antonia
  • Start here: a parent's guide to helping children and teens through mental health challenges by Pier Bryden
  • Social media and mental health: handbook for parents and teachers 
    by Claire Edwards
  • Integrating yoga and play therapy: the mind-body approach for healing adverse childhood experiences 
    by Michelle Pliske
  • Growing up resilient: ways to build resilience in children and youth 
    by Tatyana Barankin
  • The busy parent's guide to managing anxiety in children and teens: a quick read for powerful solutions!: the parental intelligence way by Laurie Hollman 
Young Adult Non-Fiction
  • Rewire your anxious brain for teens: using CBT, neuroscience, & mindfulness to help you end anxiety, panic, & worry by Debra Kissen
  • Fighting invisible tigers: stress management for teens by Earl Hipp
  • The stress survival guide for teens: CBT skills to worry less, develop grit & live your best life by Jeffrey Bernstein
  • Relationship skills 101 for teens: your guide to dealing with daily drama, stress & difficult emotions using DBT 
    by Sheri Van Dijk
  • The mindful teen: powerful techniques to help you handle stress one moment at a time by Dzung X. Vo 

Get a printable Young Adult resource list.

Young Adult Fiction
  • The Castle School (for troubled girls) by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
  • Tell me my name by Amy Lynn Reed
  • Road tripped by Pete Hautman
  • The last true poets of the sea by Julia Drake
  • Freaks like us by Susan Vaught
  • My kind of crazy by Robin Reul
  • Mosquitoland by David Arnold
  • The law of loving others by Kate Axelrod
  • Get well soon by Julie Halpern
  • Say what you will by Cammie McGovern 
  • All Our Broken Pieces by L.D. Crichton
  • The perks of being a wallflower [DVD]
  • Words on Bathroom Walls [DVD] 

Online

Streaming Video:

  • Kanopy: Health & Wellness 
  • Kanopy: Mental Health 

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eAudiobook and eBook Downloads
  • Hoopla: eAudiobooks: Meditation & Mindfulness 
  • Hoopla: eAudiobooks: Living
  • Hoopla: ebooks: Sleep
  • Hoopla: eBooks: Stress 
  • Hoopla: eBooks: Work-Related Health 
Internet Resources

mentalhealthweek.ca

National Today Stress Awareness Month

Canadian Psychological Association – Fact Sheets variety of topics 

Anxiety Canada

Films 
  • Silver linings playbook [DVD]         
  • Black swan [DVD]
  • Rain man [DVD]
  • A beautiful mind [DVD]
  • The breakfast club [DVD]
  • Good Will Hunting [DVD]
  • Still Alice [DVD]
  • The aviator [DVD]
  • Benny & Joon [DVD]
  • One flew over the cuckoo's nest [DVD]
  • 28 days [DVD]
  • Little Miss Sunshine [DVD]
  • Matchstick men [DVD]
  • It's kind of a funny story [DVD].
  • The skeleton twins [DVD]
  • Welcome to me [DVD]
  • Lars and the real girl [DVD]
  • Patch Adams [DVD] 

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April Poetry Month

Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and, of course, poets, marking poetry's important place in our lives. In 2021, the Academy of American Poets looks forward to celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of this annual celebration!”

National Poetry Month / National Poetry Month Logo / National Poetry Month Poster /Poem in Your Pocket Day

Come celebrate National Poetry month with GPL for the month of April. #NationalPoetryMonth
Poetry not for you? Give some creative writing or journaling a try. GPL has many resources to help get the creative juices flowing.

Other ideas: Subscribe to a Poem a Day Podcast.

Adult Poetry 
  • I would leave me if I could : a collection of poetry Halsey
  • Nedí nezų = Good medicine : poems Tenille K. Campbell
  • How to fly (in ten thousand easy lessons) : poetry Barbara Kingsolver
  • The new one : painfully true stories from a reluctant dad Mike Birbiglia and Jennifer Hope Stein
  • Through the garden : a love story (with cats) Lorna Crozier
  • Violet bent backwards over the grass Lana Del Rey
  • Catching life by the throat : how to read poetry and why : poems from eight great poets Josephine Hart
  • The Norton anthology of poetry
  • The Griffin Poetry Prize anthology : a selection of the ... shortlist.
  • Native poetry in Canada : a contemporary anthology
  • Canadian poetry from the beginnings through the First World War
  • Poetry by Canadian women

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eBooks and eAudiobooks
  • eBooks: Hoopla – Poetry Month www.hoopladigital.com/collection/12321
  • eAudiobooks: Hoopla – Poetry www.hoopladigital.com/genre/318834494
  • Overdrive - odmc.overdrive.com/odmc-georgina/content/search
Adult Creative Writing/Journaling
  • Consider this : moments in my writing life after which everything was different Chuck Palahniuk
  • The true secret of writing : connecting life with language Natalie Goldberg
  • Writing without a parachute : the art of freefall Barbara Turner-Vesselago
  • Write for life : healing body, mind, & spirit through journal writing Sheppard B. Kominars
  • The bullet journal method : track the past, order the present, design the future Ryder Carroll
  • Let it out : a journey through journaling Katie Dalebout 
  • Artist's journal workshop : creating your life in words and pictures Cathy Johnson

Juvenile 
  • Baby Shakespeare. World of Poetry [DVD].
  • Leave Your Sleep [book + music CD] : a Collection of Classic Children's Poetry Natalie Merchant
  • Go! : Poetry in Motion Dee Lillegard
  • JP: Mother Goose and Friends
  • JP: Bob Dylan Little people, big dreams biography
  • JP: Explosion at the Poem Factory by Kyle Kukoff
  • JP: Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!) by Sally Lloyd-Jones
  • JP: Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt
  • JE: Ruby Writes a Story by Rosemary Wells
  • JE: Sophie and the Perfect Poem by Sean Covey
  • JFIC: Imagination According to Humphrey v. 11 by Betty G.Birney
  • JNF Be a Creative Writer by Tish Farrell
  • JNF Writer's Toolbox : Learn How to Write Letters, Fairy Tales, Scary Stories, Journals, Poems, Reports by Nancy Loewen
  • eBooks – Hoopla Poetry for Kids www.hoopladigital.com/collection/4268

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Young Adult 
  • A little something different by Sandy Hall
  • Seize the story : a handbook for teens who like to write by Victoria Hanley

Reading online ideas:

  • www.poetryfoundation.org
  • Twitter and TikTok – search for #PoetryMonth

Other ideas:

  • Subscribe to a Poem a Day Podcast

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Films
  • Bright star [DVD]
  • Dead poets society [DVD]
  • O brother, where art thou? [DVD]
  • Paterson [DVD]
  • A quiet passion [DVD]
  • Sylvia [DVD]
  • Shakespeare in love [DVD]
  • The kindergarten teacher [DVD]
  • I'm not there [DVD]
  • Troy [DVD]
  • Beowulf [DVD]
  • Hoopla: Poetry Month

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Music (CDs)

  • Fairy nights [music] Patricia Spero
  • Angel healing [music] Erik Berglund
  • Relax [music] : sublime music for reading and lounging Antonio da Muscian Costa
  • Revive [music] : music to restore balance & wellbeing Marceck
  • Freegal: Classical
  • Freegal: Orchestral
  • Freegal: Jazz
  • Freegal: Relaxation Station Playlist
  • Freegal: Union Public Library: Relaxation
  • Hoopla: Coffeehouse Jazz

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D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read)

D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) is a celebration of reading for all ages which takes place annually on the birthday of beloved children's book author Beverly Cleary (April 12) and throughout the month of April.

  • Beezus and Ramona
  • Ramona the Pest
  • Ramona the Brave
  • Ramona and Her Father
  • Ramona and Her Mother
  • Ramona Quimby, Age 8
  • Ramona Forever
  • Ramona’s World
  • Ramona’s World (Talking Book)
  • Henry Huggins
  • Henry and the Clubhouse
  • Henry and Ribsy
  • Henry and Beezus
  • Ribsy
  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle
  • Runaway Ralph
  • Ralph S. Mouse

 DVDs

  • Runaway Ralph (DVD)
  • Ramona and Beezus (DVD)
Women's History Month
 
 Adult Fiction
  • The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  • Sparks Like Stars: a novel by Nadia Hashimi
  • The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
  • The Paris Library: a novel by Janet Skeslien Charles
  • Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
  • The Girls With No Names by Serena Burdick
  • Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
  • All the Ways We Said Goodbye: a novel of the Ritz Paris by Beatriz Williams
  • The Mercies: a novel by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
  • Beheld: a novel by TaraShea Nesbit
  • We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall
  • Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
  • Against The Loveless World : a novel by Susan Abulhawa
  • The Nesting Dolls: a novel by Alina Adams
  • Remembrance by Rita Woods
  • An Elegant Woman: a novel by Martha McPhee
  • If Tenderness Be Gold by Eleanor Albanese
  • Book of the Little Axe: a novel by Lauren Francis-Sharma
  • The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
  • Dietland by Sarai Walker
  • Agnes Grey: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
  • Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
  • A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
  • The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
  • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 
  • Hoopla: Women’s Fiction Audiobooks

  • Hoopla: Family & Relationships eBooks

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Adult Non-Fiction 
  • The Feminism Book
  • Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez
  • Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-made World by Leslie Kern
Biographies 
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: the authorized biography by Andrea Warner
  • Our House Is on Fire by Beata Ernman
  • I Am Woman: a Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism by Lee Maracle
  • It's All About Kindness: Remembering June Callwood
  • If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging by Jann Arden
  • Heroes in My Head: a Memoir by Judy Rebick
  • Michelle Obama: a Life by Peter B. Slevin
  • More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran
  • Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit
 Women and Society
  • She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey
  • Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder by Reshma Saujani
  • More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth
  • The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West
  • No More Nice Girls: Gender, Power, and Why It's Time to Stop Playing by the Rules by Lauren McKeon
  • Break the Good Girl Myth: How to Dismantle Outdated Rules, Unleash Your Power, and Design a More Purposeful Life by Majo Molfino
  • Good and Mad: the Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister
  • 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow
  • Unladylike: a Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space by Cristen Conger
  • Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy West
  • Whipping Girl: a Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano
  • All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister  
Feminism
  • F Bomb: Dispatches From the War on Feminism by Lauren McKeon
  • Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing: Feminism, Misogyny, and Where We Go From Here by David Leser
  • The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates
  • A Politically Incorrect Feminist: Creating a Movement With Bitches, Lunatics, Dykes, Prodigies, Warriors, and Wonder Women by Phyllis Chesler 
Notable Women from the Past 
  • Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service by Patricia Majher
  • The Five: the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
  • The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age by Janet Wallach
  • Code Girls: the Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy
  • Harriet Tubman: Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader by Rosemary Sadlier
  • The Stream Runs Fast: My Own Story by Nellie L. McClung
  • Laura Secord: Heroine of the War of 1812 by Peggy Dymond Leavey
  • Pauline Johnson: First Aboriginal Voice of Canada by Betty Keller
  • Resilience Is Futile: the Life and Death and Life of Julie S. Lalonde by Julie S. Lalonde
Women and Writing
  • Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
  • Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed My Life by Stephanie Staal
  • At Home in the World: Women Writers and Public Life, From Austen to the Present by Maria DiBattista & Deborah Epstein Nord
  • A Bite of the Apple: a Life With Books, Writers and Virago by Lennie Goodings 
Digital Downloads
  • Shrewed by Elizabeth Renzetti (digital download only)
  • Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit (digital download only)
  • Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini (digital download only)

OverDrive (eBooks and Audiobooks):

  • Women’s Studies
  • Gender Studies

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Young Adult
  • The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer
  • Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy by Bonnie Burton
  • Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
  • What Makes Girls Sick and Tired by Lucile de Peslouan
  • Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu
  • A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance: A Feminist Handbook on Fighting for Good by Emma Gray

Children

  • JFIC: Fairy Tales of Fearless Girls by Susannah McFarlane
  • JP: Meet Elsie MacGill by Elizabeth MacLeod
  • JP: Simone de Beauvoir by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
  • BB: Feminist Baby: He's a Feminist Too! by Loryn Brantz
  • BB: Feminist Baby Finds her Voice! by Loryn Brantz
  • BB: My Feminist ABC by Irene Pizzolante
  • BB: Emmeline: My First Emmeline Pankhurst by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
  • JNF: Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science who Changed the World by Rachel Swaby
 Films
  • Little Women [DVD]
  • Suffragette [DVD]
  • Erin Brockovich [DVD]
  • On the Basis of Sex [DVD]
  • A League of Their Own [DVD]
  • 20th Century Women [DVD]
  • Thelma & Louise [DVD]
  • Joy [DVD]
  • Mona Lisa Smile [DVD]
  • Legally Blonde [DVD]
  • I Feel Pretty [DVD]
  • Wild [DVD]
  • Million Dollar Baby [DVD]
  • Bend it Like Beckham [DVD]
  • The Color Purple [DVD]
  • Hoopla: March Movies of the Month
  • Hoopla: Women’s Stories and Experiences
  • Kanopy: Directed by Women
  • IMDb Picks: Women’s History Month

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Online Resources
  • Government of Canada: International Women's Day
  • International Labour Organization
  • Twitter: Privy Council of Canada
  • Twitter: Women and Gender Equality Canada

Media Articles:

  • https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2-canadian-leaders-on-front-lines-to-ensure-forward-progress-for-women-doesn-t-slide-back-1.5938700
  • https://www.cbc.ca/life/culture/5-activists-on-the-alarming-impacts-of-the-pandemic-on-bipoc-women-1.5937360
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/7683158/gender-equality-poll-canada-2021/

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Black History Month
 Adult Fiction
  • The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
  • Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade-Akerström
  • Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West
  • Under the Tulip Tree: a novel by Michelle Shocklee

  • Africaville: a novel by Jeffrey Colvin

  • Small Silent Things by Robin Page

  • Such a Fun Age: a novel by Kiley Reid

  • A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando

  • A Shout in the Ruins: a novel by Kevin Powers

  • The Holdout: a novel by Graham Moore

  • Up from Freedom: a novel by Wayne Grady

  • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

  • Conjure Women: a novel by Afia Atakora

  • The Mercy Seat: a novel by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop

  • White River Burning: a Dave Gurney novel by John Verdon

  • Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke

  • Everywhere You Don't Belong: a novel by Gabriel Bump

  • The Awkward Black Man: stories by Walter Mosley

  • Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston 

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 Adult Non-Fiction

Biographies & Autobiographies

  • Angela Davis: An Autobiography
  • Just as I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson
  • Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree and Michael McKinley

  • I Am these Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds by Sunny Hostin

  • Black Cop: My 36 years in Police Work, and My Career-Ending Experiences With Official Racism by Calvin Morris and Miles Howe

More Real Stories

  • What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: a Memoir in Essays by Damon Young
  • Breathe: a Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry
  • Wow, No Thank You: Essays by Samantha Irby
  • Off Script: Living Out Loud by Marci Ien
  • Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For by Susan E. Rice
  • Memorial Drive: a Daughter's Memoir by Natasha D. Trethewey
  • The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison
  • Sister Outsider by Audre Lord

Historical

  • Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
  • Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper
  • They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters by Cecil Foster

  • Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight

  • The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children : The Hurt, the Hope, and the Healing by Wanda Lauren Taylor

  • Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey N. Cep

  • Race Against Time: a Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era by Jerry Mitchell

  • Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard

 Black Lives Matter

  • Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, and Syrus Marcus Ware
  • The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole

  • Black Life: post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom by Rinaldo Walcott and Idil Abdillahi

  • Black Writers Matter edited by Whitney French

White Supremacy

  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Rising Out of Hatred: the Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow
  • Life of a Klansman: a Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball
  • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
  • How to Be Less Stupid About Race: on Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming
  • Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth
  • The Ku Klux Klan in Canada: a Century of Promoting Racism and Hate in the Peaceable Kingdom by Allan Bartley
  • White Rage: the Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

General Racism and Women

  • Racism: a Very Short Introduction by Ali Rattansi
  • How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference by Adam Rutherford
  • Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
  • They Can't Kill Us All: the Story of the Struggle for Black Lives by Wesley Lowery
  • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
  • Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
  • Unapologetic: a Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements by Charlene A. Carruthers

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 Young Adult Fiction
  • Grown: a novel by Tiffany D. Jackson
  • Stupid Black Girl: Essays From an American African by Aisha Redux
  • The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

  • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

  • Punching the Air by Ibi Aanu Zoboi

Zombies and Alternative History

  • Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
  • Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland  

 Young Adult Non-Fiction
  • The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color by Virgie Tovar
  • Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture by Cheryl Thompson

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 Children
  • BB: Follow Your Dreams Little One by Vashti Harrison
  • JP: Black Gold by Laura Obuobi
  • JP: Change Sings by Amanda Gorman
  • JP: Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
  • JP: Brown by Nancy Johnson James
  • JP: Colors of Me by Brynne Barnes
  • JP: Africville by Shauntay Grant and Eva Campbell
  • JP: Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker
  • JP: Ella Fitzgerald by Ma Isabel (María Isabel) Sánchez Vegara
  • JP: Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
  • JP: Meet Willie O'Ree by Elizabeth MacLeod
  • JP: Meet Viola Desmond by Elizabeth MacLeod
  • JNF: Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani M. King
  • JNF: Famous Black Canadians by Ramona Heikel    
  • JNF: I Am Harriet Tubman by Brad Meltzer
  • JNF: P.K. Subban: Fighting Racism to Become a Hockey Superstar and a Role Model for Athletes of Colour
    by Catherine Rondina
  • JNF: Black Women Who Dared by Naomi M. Moyer
  • JNF: #BlackLivesMatter: Protesting Racism by Rachael L. Thomas
  • JNF: This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell
  • JNF: The Children of Africville by Christine Welldon
  • JNF: What Do I Do When People I Know are Racist? by Caitie McAneney
  • JFIC: Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

  • JFIC: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
  • JFIC: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

  • JFIC: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

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 Film
  • Harriet [DVD]
  • Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom [DVD]

  • Woodlawn: the True Story [DVD]

  • Green Book [DVD]

  • Hidden Figures [DVD]

  • Belle [Blu-ray]

  • 12 Years a Slave [DVD]

  • Black Like Me [DVD]

  • BlacKkKlansman [DVD]

  • The Hate U Give [DVD]

  • Detroit = Détroit [DVD]

 Streaming Options

hoopla:

  • Black History Month
  • Conversations on Race
  • Black Cinema

Kanopy:

  • Black History Month

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 Online Resources

OverDrive eBook and eAudiobook downloads:

  • Black History Month: Celebration and Reflection

hoopla eBook downloads:

  • Black History Month
  • Black Stories & Experiences

hoopla eAudiobook downloads: 

  • Black History Month
  • Black Stories & Experiences
  • Black History Month for Kids

Websites to Explore:

  • CBC News
  • Global News
  • Anti-racism Resources
  • Experiences Canada (for youth)

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