Red Cedar Nonfiction 2016 winner ...

David J. Smith takes the Nonfiction first prize spot for Red Cedar's Young Reader's Choice award with his book If  by Kids Can Press. Steve Adams is the illustrator.

Bastion Red Cedar participants had voted Tastes Like Music as their number one pick.  Albeit, they also liked If.  Drop by the Bastion library and/or the Okanagan Regional Library to sign these great winners out, as well as the other Red Cedar nominees.  

Red Cedar 2016 Fiction winner ...

Becky Citra's Finding Grace takes first place "Congrats to @_secondstory author Becky Citra on her #redcedar2016 win for Finding Grace!"  Bastion students had voted for David Skuy's Rocket Blues but the overall provincial vote was for Finding Grace 

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Congratulations to all Bastion Red Cedar participants - you were amazing to explore author's and their books with.  

May, 2016 is SPCA's "Be Kind to Animals" Month

So what is the best way to take care of animals: both domestic and wild?  Check out our local SPCA for their ideas.

Watch the Kitty Cam from the South Okanagan/Similkameen Branch  

Click on the picture for the Kitty Cam

Pet On the Net - Animals available for adoption at the Shuswap Branch

BC SPCA

• Become an expert on pet care
• Sign up for SPCA summer camp.
• Read to Rover. Why not practice your reading aloud while spending some quality time with your cat, dog or small animal? Pets make great reading buddies, so long as they are comfortable sitting with you. Choose a book (the spring issue of Bark! has some great recommendations) and try it out!
• Tell a friend about SPCA and what you have learned about animal care
• Report animal abuse. If an animal needs help, tell the SPCA! The BC SPCA has an Animal Cruelty Reporting Hotline (1-855-622-7722). Post the number on your fridge and ask your parents to put it in their cell phones. Then, if you see an animal in distress*, you’ll know where to call.

What is the best way to look after your pets?  Click Below image