Let your imagination run wild this summer

Imagination is the ability to conceive images and ideas, and also to transform or colour reality. Imagining is creating! What a wonderful introduction to Imagine, the theme of the TD Summer Reading Club 2012. As its name suggests, this theme will familiarize young readers with literature of the fantastic. Readers will be charmed by fantasy stories and novels and they will be enthralled by tales of wonder. They can discover Gothic and steampunk worlds where unusual creatures and strange machines can be found in mysterious locales. Summer Reading Club 2012 will be wonderful, fantastical, and phantasmagorical!
Orders for the free promotional material (invitations/bookmarks, posters, stickers, and activity books) must be received at PRL headquarters by January 25th.

Writer in Residence Kimmy Beach arrives in January

Parkland is delighted to welcome back author Kimmy Beach as our Writer in Residence for a program called Literary Cafe with Kimmy Beach. Beginning January 10th and continuing through mid-April, Kimmy will deliver workshops and one-on-one writing consultations at 15 libraries across the Parkland region. Check out prl.ab.ca/literarycafe for all the details.

Free workshops at Parkland headquarters

Getting ready to complete your 2011 Annual Report? Got questions about using VDX? Looking for help with your website content? Parkland Regional Library is offering half-day, hands-on workshops for member libraries on January 27th and 30th. Find more information about each session and register online at prl.ab.ca/workshop-registration.

2011 Snapshot Day results

During October, 35 Parkland public libraries joined libraries across the province in Snapshot Day. Your results create a compelling picture of the significance of libraries in communities large and small. For ideas about how to share your Snapshot Day results, along with accompanying handouts and brochures, please visit: prl.ab.ca/snapshotday.

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