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May is Mental Health Awareness Month by Elesha Halbert-Teskey

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and from May 1 to 7 is Mental Health Awareness Week. According to the website this year’s theme is My Story.

Awareness about mental health has grown in the last several year, with Covid 19 bringing it even more to the forefront as many people suffered poor mental health during lockdowns.

Why is mental health important? Everyone has mental health. It affects the way you move about the world and the way you interact with it. At some point, most people struggle...

Popular Checkouts

Here are the most checked out books between February 1 and April 30, 2023:

• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey
• A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
• Without a Trace by Danielle Steel
• Spare by Prince Harry
• Wreck Bay by Barbara Fradkin
• Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel
• Women Talking by Miriam Toews
• A Winter Grave by Peter May
• Storm Watch by C.J. Box
• Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft
• Small Game by Blair Braverman
• The Silent Patient by Alex...

Like Percy Jackson? Try These Mythology Chapter Books! by Cole McNaughton

Are you interested in reading fiction about mythology? Did you like Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series? Do you feel like branching out or are having difficulty finding a new author? Take a look at some of the following titles or authors. Each of these can be found on Temiskaming Shores Public Library’s shelves and there may just be a gem here waiting to be read.

Zachary Ting and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao (J ZHA #1) – A teen by the name of Zachary Ying becomes the host of the spirit...

Enjoyed Daisy Jones & The Six? Try These! by Elesha Halbert-Teskey

I recently finished watching the TV adaptation for Daisy Jones & The Six. I’d read the book when it came out and think they did a great job writing it for television. I’m a sucker for books about musicians and I love the ‘70s vibe of the story.

For those who haven’t heard of Daisy Jones & The Six, it’s about a band who was at their peak of success in the late 1970’s and fell apart. The book is written in interview style (which I wasn’t sure about at first, but was fine with once I got into it),...

Un bon moyen de préparer nos travaux de jardinage et autres activités de plein air par Carmen Peddie

C’est enfin le moment de planifier le jardin et d'autres travaux extérieurs similaires tels que la construction de structures extérieures ou la rénovation de notre terrasse, le compostage ou même la plantation d'arbres.

C'est toujours un plaisir et parfois un défi de décider quoi planter ou même de savoir où mettre le jardin. Doit-il rester au même endroit ou doit-il être placé à un autre endroit plus propice? Quels ont été les résultats de l'année dernière et qu'est-ce qui n'a pas poussé ?...

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