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Beginning October 17th, Region of Waterloo Library (RWL) cardholders can borrow hotspots that give access to the Internet anywhere in Canada.
These wireless devices, called “hotspots”, enable users to connect laptops and other electronic devices to the Internet.  Hotspots will be available at any RWL service location, and any adult cardholder may borrow one.
Hotspot lending will enable RWL patrons to access the Internet from almost anywhere, on the road,...
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Food for Fines is back! During Ontario Public Library Week, Oct. 16 to 20, use non-perishable (dry or canned) food items to pay off overdue fines. Each non-perishable food item is worth $2 in overdue fines. Food can only be used to pay overdue fines and not lost/damaged items, printing/photocopying or other fees. Food will be donated to local food banks. Call your local library branch or Library Headquarters at 519-575-4590 or e-mail libhq@regionofwaterloo.ca for more details.
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Jennifer Cyr is co-ordinator of library collections for the Region of Waterloo Library. She recommends: Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig By Scott Bradlee, Hachette Books, 256 pages   Scott Bradlee’s YouTube viral sensation, Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), is now a vibrant musical group touring the globe. Outside the Jukebox is a behind the scenes look at PMJ and its creator, Scott Bradlee. It offers highlights and lows...
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Jennifer Cyr is the Coordinator, Library Collections at the Region of Waterloo.
She recommends:
Krista Kim-Bap by Angela Ahn, Second Story Press, 168 pg.
Krista is glad to be starting fifth grade with her best friend Jason. Friends since preschool, they always sit next to each other in class; play at every recess and walk home from school together. The school year starts off with a big project for Heritage Month that everyone has to do alone. Her classmates think she...
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Jennifer Cyr is co-ordinator of library collections for the Region of Waterloo Library. She recommends:
The Forgetting  by Sharon Cameron, Scholastic, 416 pages
At first blush, The Forgetting appears to be the standard tale of an agrarian society with a secretive council who hold close their conspiracies, but there is more than one twist in The Forgetting that make this a unique take on how humans build and maintain communities and how ideals and memories...
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