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  • Celebrating PRIDE With Picturebooks

    Celebrating PRIDE With Picturebooks

    June is PRIDE month. Picturebooks are a great tool for young readers to learn about LGBTQ…

  • The Pulitzer

    The Pulitzer

    And the winner is… The 105th Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism, books, drama and music have…

  • Books As Props

    Books As Props

    If you’re like us, you scan book shelves in the backgrounds of favourite TV series and…

  • 365 Days to Alaska

    365 Days to Alaska

    Rigel is tough as nails. Named for the brightest star in Orion, she knows how to…

  • Happy 55th!

    Happy 55th!

    On June 11, 1966, the Main Library at 35 Albert Street, Waterloo opened for business. As…

  • Friendship, Romance & Baking

    Friendship, Romance & Baking

    The “Great British Bake Off” is a show that just keeps giving; eleven seasons of the…

  • We’re Hiring

    We’re Hiring

    We have five exciting new openings at WPL this summer. Branch Service & Engagement Intern :…

  • Page-Turning Debut

    Page-Turning Debut

    Former US State Representative Stacey Abrams has hit it out of the park with her debut…

  • Gwendolyn Brooks

    Gwendolyn Brooks

    On this day in 1917, American poet and author Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born. Her work…

  • Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Bestselling, award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates is ending his 5-year run with Marvel. Coates, along with artists…