White Pine Book Club
Join the White Pine Club at your School
Library!
The Library Information Centre is pleased
to sponsor the White Pine Reading Club.
The White Pine Award reading program
offers high school teens at all grade levels the opportunity to read
the best of Canada's recent young adult fiction titles. Students
choose to read from 10 nominated Canadian young adult books and then
vote for their favourite book. Based on student voting across the
province, the most popular book is then selected and author is
honoured with the White Pine Award. The goals of the White Pine
Award program are:>to promote reading for enjoyment among
high school students >to make students aware of quality Canadian
young adult books >to provide opportunities for students to
discuss the nominated titles in an authentic manner
Students who participate benefit from
discussions of the books, draws for prizes, and involvement with
other teens who enjoy reading.
Online Research Help
askON is an interactive information and
research service offered by public libraries in the province. askON
librarians answer questions on a wide range of subjects. AskON is
ideally suited to questions that can be answered using the Internet
and quick answer types of questions. Also, guidance on
homework-related questions can be provided through the AskON service.
Service Hours: Monday - Thursday: 1pm -
8pm & Friday - Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
A connection to the Internet (preferably
DSL or cable) and a web browser (preferably Internet Explorer or
Firefox) is all that is needed! Just click on the AskON button during
the hours of service and you will be automatically connected! You
will be asked to fill out a short form that will be used to help
answer your question.
www.askON.ca
Mr. P. Cortiula
(Teacher-Librarian