Do you need ideas for spring?

Come into Southwood Library and check out our displays :

Spring Changes Everything!

and

Spring Is in the Air

You will find a plethora of books on gardening, getting fit, renovation, and much more.

Check out the beautiful Encana Community Garden sprouting up behind the Southwood library. It's all coming together nicely and would be the perfect place to read and relax on a nice summer day like today!

You can see more pictures, learn about garden guidelines, and get in contact with the Common Ground Garden society at http://cggs.ca/.

I took home – to my husband – a couple of books that I had arrived for him – after I had put them on hold. A few days later, another one arrived. So, I reluctantly took it home as well. I say reluctantly because he would have to be considered a “slow” reader – at best. I consider myself a fairly fast reader – I probably read 15 books to his 1, so when I had these three titles I knew there was going to be a quandary. I showed him the 3^rd book and he said “I’m so excited; I don’t know what to read first!” I told him that he had to make a decision because there were waiting lists on all three books and at that point I had to chuckle at what he said because when we first started dating – do people even say that anymore? – some 26/27 years ago, I asked him what he wanted me to bring him home to read and he responded with – “I don’t read”. I stared at him with a look of sheer horror and said, “You don’t read – how is that even possible?” So, I just started bring home sports books and magazines that I thought he would be interested in and I must say it took quite a while – but I persevered and finally he started picking the odd one up and looking at it – and eventually he actually read one! He will never be a voracious reader but now he even asks me for titles to be put on hold for him that he has heard about or he has seen in magazines! Long gone are the days when he said “I don’t read” and Thank Goodness for that. I can’t imagine going through life with someone who did not read. Patience is truly a virtue!

-Linda

So come celebrate with us for this once in a lifetime event. We are turning 100 and we want to party! Come on out on Saturday June 2 and join in on all the fun activities we have lined up for the day, enter to win prizes, and of course have some birthday cake!

While you're here, you can also have a look at the wonderful new community garden sprouting up behind the library. There will be fun programs held in the garden on Saturday, so be sure to register for those as well.

See you on June 2!

Now you can keep up with the development of the Common Ground Community Garden at Southwood online!

Visit http://cggs.ca/ to see pictures of the garden and to reveiw meeting summaries. It's never too late to join! If you would like more information or to add yourself to the list, come into the branch or give us a call and we'd be happy to help you!

Planning is well underway for a community garden west of our branch. Calgary Public Library is excited to embark on this project as our garden teams, drawn from interested community members, are working to establish and eventually manage the garden.

Currently, garden teams are busy with Design & Layout, Financials and Membership. The initial design includes individual plots, a gathering place and a composting system. Site development is scheduled to take place in May with planting to begin in June!

This venture would not be possible without the generous donations of time and funds from Encana, the City of Calgary, the Calgary Garden Resource Network and countless community volunteers.

As this is a truly organic process, there is room for the growth of ideas as well as carrots, a place to sit and ponder or read, an opportunity to learn, to care and to share with one and all.

This age old poem reminds us all of the wonderful sightings of spring, take it all in!

Spring has sprung;
The grass has ris.
I wonder where
The birdie is?

There he is
In the sky.
He dropped some
Whitewash in my eye!

I am no sissy;
I won't cry.
I'm just glad
That cows can't fly!

Seems like Santa brought tons of e-readers this holiday season. If you are one of those lucky e-reader recipients now is certainly the best time to check out all the e-books in our e-library!

If you are new to the E-reader craze we have knowledgeable staff and online resources to help you get started!

For those that got an iPad and would like a hand with those, feel free to bring them into a branch so we can show you how to get e-books onto there.

Here are some youtube videos to show you how to upload to a kobo or sony e-reader uploaded by CPLlibrary.