For the Love of Libraries
This week’s column was written by Friends of Radium Library volunteer Donna Tunney and temporary library director Danielle Conolly. Call 250-347-2434 for more information.
Donna Tunney
Until the recent sprinkling of snow, spring was in the air. And spring is when our minds turn to cleaning, downsizing, and reorganizing.
If you have household items, toys, tools, and sporting equipment you no longer need, consider donating them to us for our May long weekend garage sale. This annual, crowd-pleasing event not only benefits the Radium library, but also the Radium Fire Department, and the Radium Rotary Club. Contact us on Facebook, or at 250-347-2434 if you have items to contribute. We’ll start accepting them at the beginning of May.
In the meantime, we’re always looking for gently used books to stock our Little Blue Libraries and supply our various fundraising activities throughout the year, like our summer Pop-Up Book Sales.
On Saturday, March 22, local author Elinor Florence read from her new novel, ‘Finding Flora’, which officially launches on April 1.
Danielle Conolly
Thanks to all participants in February’s “Mystery Date with a Book.” We enjoyed all your feedback on the selected books, which ran the full spectrum from “depthless” to “mesmerizing.” If you haven’t yet, please return your “Rate Your Date” slip by March 29 to be entered in our small prize draw.
For March, libraries across North America are promoting great reads tied into Women’s History Month and Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Our displays feature authors across the globe and across written history, with memoirs, biographies, and even children’s graphic novels to choose from. Especially exciting for Women’s History Month is our March 22 event with local author Elinor Florence, mentioned above. Her presentation will feature information about the Edwardian era, in which her upcoming novel Finding Flora is set.
Thanks to the generosity of three local volunteer tax preparers, our free, drop-off income tax clinic for folks within the BC low-income value is ongoing until April 30. If eligible, you will need to bring government-issued ID, and fill out an intake form along with your tax documents. Please contact the library at 250-347-2434 with questions.
