In response to the new COVID-19 safety regulations set out by the Manitoba Government, the Pinawa Public Library is offering a limited library service to our patrons, beginning May 5, 2020. Please read this email carefully to make this service as safe and efficient as possible. We ask that you search our website: https://pinawapubliclibrary.com/ to…
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Flash Fiction April 26, 2020
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com Flash Fiction April 26, 2020 This week as our weather is warming up, let’s take a virtual field trip to one of the most unique places on earth. A place that is particularly Canadian. A place that is rarely seen in person. Let’s go to Nunavut! Grab a hot…
Flash Fiction April 19, 2020
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com Flash Fiction April 19th, 2020 This week, Flash Fiction introduces something new: a virtual field trip! Each week, we invite you to explore new places with us through movies and virtual tours. For our first week’s field trip, a “Night at the Museum” will be fun! Grab…
Flash Fiction April 12, 2020
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com Flash Fiction April 12, 2020 The flash fiction stories continue! This week, Pinawa author Mike Luke shares his flash fiction story featuring a character some of you might recognize: Colin Therman. If any of you decide to try your hand at flash fiction and would like to share, email…
Flash Fiction April 5, 2020
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com Flash Fiction April 5, 2020 The library remains closed, so we are trying something new! For now, to keep us connected, and to satisfy the need for stories, we will be replacing the Biblio File with a Flash Fiction story for you to read. Flash Fiction stories are stories that are…
The Biblio File: Library News
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com The Biblio File March 16, 2020 As a cautionary response to the COVID-19 virus, we will be closed as of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and will post updates on our Facebook page. The library will be open today, Monday, March 16 (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, March 17 (9:00…
The Biblio File: Library News
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com The Biblio File March 9, 2020 Sunday, March 8th was International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality. The first International Women’s Day occurred in 1911, supported by over one million…
The Biblio File: Library News
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com The Biblio File March 2, 2020 In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 3rd as World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. The theme for 2020 is “Sustaining all life on Earth”, encompassing all wild animal and plant species as…
The Biblio File: Library News
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com The Biblio File February 24, 2020 Every February, Canadians are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present. People of African descent have been a part of shaping Canada’s heritage and identity since the arrival of Mathieu Da Costa,…
The Biblio File: Library News
Pinawa Public Library www.pinawapubliclibrary.com The Biblio File February 17, 2020 Louis Riel Day is a provincial statutory holiday observed on the third Monday in February in Manitoba, and we have updated our library display shelf with reading to reflect this. Legislation proclaiming this date as Louis Riel Day was passed by Manitoba’s Legislative Assembly in…