Angus Glen - 4 (Stephie and Water Fall of Destiny)
Milliken Mills - 5 (Mina and writer rider)
Thinesch - I will have to find out which branch he is from.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Canadian Trivia
I came across this book, a few weeks ago.
See how smart you are! Email answers to: teens@markham.library.on.ca Deadline, next Wednesday for a book prize.
1. How much was Parliament Hill purchased for?
2. Many Chinese Canadians came to Canada looking for gold. They went to work for the railway instead. What is the saying, "How many Chinese died for each metre of the railway?"
The saying is that for each metre of the Canadian railway X number of Chinese workers died.
How many workers died
3. In 1934, five baby girls were born to a family in North Bay. They became famous and a tourist attraction taken advantage of by the Ontario Government. Who are the famous sisters?
4. What comic book hero was brought to life by Joe Shuster?
5. Aside from being Pierre Trudeau's secretary, Suzanne Perry is famous for her American sitcom son who was part of a group of friends. Who is her son and what was his role?
6. What famous book about a red haired girl is the most popular book ever in Canada? It was first published in 1908.
7. Real trivia: Following Santa's sleigh in the Toronto Santa Claus parade from 1905 to 1982, a car with darkened windows carrying a doctor, a nurse and a substitute Santa in case the real one became sick during the parade. What store sponsored the parade up til that time?
8. Everyone knows Tim Hortons is famous for doughnuts and coffee. What did Tim Horton do first to earn the money to pay for his shops/
9. A famous baby cereal invented by Doctors Tinsdale and Drake helped to start the Sick Kids Foundation. What is it?
10. A pingo would be especially handy to have during a summer black out. What is a pingo and why would we all be happy to sit in one, this week?
Good luck! entries due by August 8th.
catherine
See how smart you are! Email answers to: teens@markham.library.on.ca Deadline, next Wednesday for a book prize.
1. How much was Parliament Hill purchased for?
2. Many Chinese Canadians came to Canada looking for gold. They went to work for the railway instead. What is the saying, "How many Chinese died for each metre of the railway?"
The saying is that for each metre of the Canadian railway X number of Chinese workers died.
How many workers died
3. In 1934, five baby girls were born to a family in North Bay. They became famous and a tourist attraction taken advantage of by the Ontario Government. Who are the famous sisters?
4. What comic book hero was brought to life by Joe Shuster?
5. Aside from being Pierre Trudeau's secretary, Suzanne Perry is famous for her American sitcom son who was part of a group of friends. Who is her son and what was his role?
6. What famous book about a red haired girl is the most popular book ever in Canada? It was first published in 1908.
7. Real trivia: Following Santa's sleigh in the Toronto Santa Claus parade from 1905 to 1982, a car with darkened windows carrying a doctor, a nurse and a substitute Santa in case the real one became sick during the parade. What store sponsored the parade up til that time?
8. Everyone knows Tim Hortons is famous for doughnuts and coffee. What did Tim Horton do first to earn the money to pay for his shops/
9. A famous baby cereal invented by Doctors Tinsdale and Drake helped to start the Sick Kids Foundation. What is it?
10. A pingo would be especially handy to have during a summer black out. What is a pingo and why would we all be happy to sit in one, this week?
Good luck! entries due by August 8th.
catherine
Theme for the Week: Courage
We all can think of people who displayed courage: Mother Theresa, Ghandi, Mandela etc.
In books, who do you think shows courage:
I have three stories to start off:
Hanging on to Max: this is the story of a young man who wants to raise his son after his girlfriend wants to adopt their baby. I think the character was very courageous because of how he handled the situation but also how the story ended.
Room on Lorelai Street is the story of a young woman who decides to leave home because of difficult circumstances. Her actions and her decision to make this move all show courage.
The Lottery by Beth Goobie is about a high school girl and how she is bullied and abused by a secret society. In the story, you feel empathy for the character but also admiration for the way she copes with this difficult situation on her own.
Can you think of a story you read that showed courage?
Catherine
In books, who do you think shows courage:
I have three stories to start off:
Hanging on to Max: this is the story of a young man who wants to raise his son after his girlfriend wants to adopt their baby. I think the character was very courageous because of how he handled the situation but also how the story ended.
Room on Lorelai Street is the story of a young woman who decides to leave home because of difficult circumstances. Her actions and her decision to make this move all show courage.
The Lottery by Beth Goobie is about a high school girl and how she is bullied and abused by a secret society. In the story, you feel empathy for the character but also admiration for the way she copes with this difficult situation on her own.
Can you think of a story you read that showed courage?
Catherine
Television Series on Dvds
Mina raised the question about t.v. series dvds. We have many series like Gilmore Girls, ER, 24, etc.
They are not the latest season (from last May) but as we get them, they are brought into the branches.
Another thing worth mentioning, if you have relatives visiting from your homeland or relatives who do not speak English, we also have multilingual dvds. We do not keep all languages in all branches but they can be couriered in from one branch to another.
They are not the latest season (from last May) but as we get them, they are brought into the branches.
Another thing worth mentioning, if you have relatives visiting from your homeland or relatives who do not speak English, we also have multilingual dvds. We do not keep all languages in all branches but they can be couriered in from one branch to another.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
MPL Got Games
Catherine previously blogged that console games are coming to MPL. Some have arrived. For list of games, please go to Catalogue and use “Series begins with” search for
PotterNut.
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