News from Ruth E. Dickinson - your local library branch
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π Happy Lunar New Year!
Visit us in branch to see a special display upstairs celebrating Lunar New Year! Grab some colouring sheets for children and check out the book display in our Children's department!
π Homework Help π
Tutoring and homework help for children in grades 1 to 8 is back starting January 17! Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. This drop-in program is provided in partnership with Frontier College.
π Celebrate Family Literacy Day: Storytime with Cubetto! π
Family Literacy Day (January 27) focuses on the importance of encouraging learning to read and write as a family, and to highlight that family literacy is a key factor in childhood skills development. Join us for a special storytime on Saturday January 21 at 2:00 pm - stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. There will be a short demonstration of our new robot, Cubetto, a special educational tool.
π΄ Cook and Tell! π΄
Calling all foodies! Love trying new recipes? Join our new Barrhaven "Cook and Tell" Cookbook Club on select Thursdays at 3:00 pm! Try a recipe from each monthβs cookbook selection and tell us what you think!
January 26: Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten
February 23: Ottolenghi Test Kitchen by Noor Murad
March 23: Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines
π A To Z World Food π
Want to expand your knowledge of food culture? Looking for new recipes? A to Z World Food lets you explore recipes and food culture by country, or search by ingredients or reference topic. Learn how to break down a whole chicken, make classic Romanian dishes, prepare dragon fruit and more.