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Honouring Jewish Heritage Month
May is Jewish Heritage Month in Canada and is also recognized in other countries around the…
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Celebrate Asian Heritage Month this May
In May, we proudly celebrate Asian Heritage Month and take the opportunity to honour the many…
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Take the Hobbits (And Yourself) To Isengard this Tolkien Day
In 2002, a local columnist in Syracuse, New York, published an article musing about the Irish…
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Math Reads to Chew On This Pi Day
When I’m not at WPL, I’m usually thinking about math. Between my second job teaching it,…
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How Does Literature Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me… for my bad jokes. The song association isn’t an…
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Ring in the New Year With WPL’s top Reads of 2022
As another year comes to a close it is nice to look back on everything that’s…
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The New Mistletoe
Mistletoe, eggnog and wreaths have long been synonymous with the holiday season. But these time treasured…
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Celebrate a 200-Year Literary Legacy on Jane Austen Day
It’s been more than 200 years since the British author died in 1817, but every year…
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So Many Ways to Give Back on Giving Tuesday!
Tuesday Nov 29 is Giving Tuesday!! Did you know that this internationally recognized day to honour and encourage…
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Celebrate Children’s Experiences this World Children’s Day
November 20th is World Children’s Day, an internationally recognized holiday by the UN. It was first…
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