Non-Fiction: The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art, and Reconciliation

Annotation: Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to honour and bring awareness to Indigenous children taken from their families and sent to residential schools all across Canada. Newman and his team  collected objects, photographs and documents from residential schools all across Canada. The book tells the important stories behind of all of the gathered …

Non-Fiction: Superpower? The Wearable-Tech evolution

Annotation: Who isn’t interested in having a superpower? Right? This book explores all aspects of wearable-technologies’ history, development, uses and ethics. You will meet the scientists and inventors both innovating and guarding this growing wearable-tech-frontier. Questions: What is wearable technology? What superpowers does wearing it give us? What is an algorithm? Can you think of …

Non-Fiction: Sky Wolf’s Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge

Annotation: The dynamic duo who brought you “Turtle Island: The story of North America’s First People” and “What the Eagle sees: Indigenous stories of rebellion and renewal” reveal ways in which Indigenous knowledge is used to solve contemporary real world problems. Eldon Yellowhorn (Piikani Nation) is an archaeologist and professor at Simon Fraser University. With …

Non-Fiction: Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia & the Yukon

Annotation: Readers will be inspired by the fascinating stories of these trailblazing women that lived and worked in British Columbia. Through their great determination, hard work and sacrifices, they each left their indelible marks on our province’s history and culture.  Imagine what great things you can accomplish with your life to make a difference in …

Non-Fiction: Caring for Critters: One Year at a Wildlife Rescue Centre

Annotation: Author and retired journalist Nicholas Reid tells of his one year volunteering experience with Critter Care, a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Langley BC. With interesting stories and beautiful photography of rescued animals from otters to bears, this month by month account explains how the animals came to be at the centre and the stories …

Non-Fiction: Better Connected: How Girls Are Using Social Media for Good

Annotation: Mother and daughter “Team Kyi” introduce the pros and cons of social networking but highlight the ways that positive change can be accomplished and shared online. This book is full of background information, examples and advice of ways to use social media for the common good. From standing up for women’s rights, to combating …