Longview Library Literally Speaking - February Events and Good Reading

Sylvia has some good recommendations to bring you into this wonderful library. You will always feel welcome here!


Happy New Year to all you avid readers! We have tons of new books in the library---all the very latest, so come in soon.
On Thursday, February 9th at 5:00pm, Jun Young Lee will give a picture presentation and talk on two of the most important palaces in South Korea. Jun is returning to his home, after having spent a year with us in Longview. He is eager to share his thoughts of his homeland and also to share his feelings about the year in Canada with us.
Tuesday, February 14th, we will have our annual Pancake Supper. This is a very popular family event, so mark your calendars.
On Wednesday, February 29th, Doris Lesick will give us a picture presentation of her experiences in Indonesia, including a visit to the orphans of Batham, the Sumatran elephants, and the orangutans of Borneo.
Joan would very much like you sign up for these talks on the bulletin board in the Town Hall or call to register with her at 403-558-3927 so she has adequate seating for everyone.
The Crib Club is looking for new members. They meet every Thursday afternoon in the library at 2:00pm and they would be very happy to see you.
The Wife's Tale by Lori Lansens, born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, is a novel combining love and grief in a beautiful, but obese, woman. The heroine, Mary, sets out on a journey to find her husband who has left her after having won the lottery. Lansens explores with wit, humour and compassion, Mary's courageous travels and her steps toward independence.
Another book I enjoyed over the holidays was An Audience of Chairs by Joan Clark, another super Canadian writer I have come to know. They just seem to be coming out of the woodwork and are wonderful surprises. It's a moving story of a young woman named Moranna who suffers from bi-polar disease. She is a very talented, vivacious and very pretty woman who is the mother of 2 little girls whom she adores. But bouts of mania and depression make it so that the children are taken away from her. The story is set in the Maritimes, a perfect setting to explore the many facets of mental illness. The villagers call her Mad Mory and they avoid her whenever they can. The novel is delightfully fresh, in spite of its heartbreak and is very deftly written.

Happy Reading
Sylvia