Category: City of Winnipeg

Spring is here and I’m ready to dive into colour! Acrylic paint is a fun way to do just that. Acrylic paint is an incredibly versatile medium, allowing bold brushwork, rich texture, or fluid washes. The vibrant colours can be used right out of the tube or mixed to create endless possibilities. Continue reading →

“The worst part about missing someone is when you forget for a second that they’re gone. When you remember, the pain hits you harder than before. Forgetting can feel like a gift, but a lot of the time it’s just … Continue reading →

We like to tell stories about the future. The more popular ones though, don’t tend to be incredibly optimistic. The hope in them tends to be in bare survival or resistance during some cataclysmic event or overwhelming oppressive forces (corporations, … Continue reading →

If you follow the news regularly, you may notice there have been many reports in the past two years about northern lights (aurora borealis) appearing and visible for viewing for people living in Southern Manitoba. I was able to catch … Continue reading →

I’ve been a big fantasy reader since I was very young, and have always enjoyed reading books involving King Arthur, medieval times, knights, magic, dragons, etc. I fell in love with Tamora Pierce’s young adult fantasy worlds as a teenager. … Continue reading →

Spring Break is a great time to take a trip! But if you’re like me and you’re itching to travel while staying in the city can I suggest a book to take you somewhere else in the world? I’ve rounded … Continue reading →

When I suggested we read Outline for the podcast, I noted that it seemed like a very “me” sort of book. The first of a trilogy, Outline seems to check all of my boxes. Literary autobiographical fiction, check. Middle-aged female … Continue reading →

Let’s be honest. Life is busy. One minute, you’re making your morning coffee; the next, it’s bedtime, and that book on your nightstand remains unopened. Between work, family, and all the little things that fill up a day, finding time … Continue reading →

Several years ago, I detailed my discovery that certain audiobooks are a great cure for insomnia. Here are my updated criteria that make audiobooks good bedfellows, along with some recommendations of books I have recently enjoyed. With that in mind, … Continue reading →

Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you. Barack Obama If you ask a random assortment of people to name something special about February you’ll get a variety of answers. For … Continue reading →

When you think of Beatrix Potter, you likely picture the beautifully illustrated tales of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin or Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. But Beatrix was far more than simply a storyteller. She was an artist, amateur scientist and conservationist. Let’s hop, … Continue reading →

My first and only experience with the author R.F. Kuang is reading her epic historical fantasy, Babel. At nearly 600 pages and full of fake history and arcane magic and stuffy academics discussing linguistics, I enjoyed it, but was more … Continue reading →

Have you seen Wicked? I saw it in November and I’m not ready to move on. The movie was great overall, but I was not prepared for the absolute visual delight of the costumes. The swirls of tulle, the perfectly … Continue reading →

One of my favourite things about fantasy is all the weird and wonderful settings that authors create. Fantasy, more than any other genre, is defined by its setting. The worlds that the characters inhabit are just as important to the … Continue reading →

It’s 2025! Let’s check out what new reads are available in the Local History Room collection. In the compelling biography She won the vote for women : the life and times of Lillian Beynon Thomas, law professor and historian Robert … Continue reading →

The humble granny square is an incredibly versatile work of crochet that is enjoying a much-deserved moment in the spotlight. Lately we’re seeing a new take on everything from blankets to cardigans made of fresh, modern granny square patterns with … Continue reading →

“It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book.” Amor Towles, Rules of Civility The Time to Read Podcast Book Club is … Continue reading →

With the new year comes frigid temperatures, back to school, and I Love to Read Month in February! Here at Winnipeg Public Library we celebrate with programs for the whole family, including a great lineup of performers. This year we … Continue reading →

This is one of library staff’s most entertaining times of the year where we get to find out each other’s favourite books and, of course, share them with you. I asked staff to send in the best book they read … Continue reading →

From November 20 – December 14, the Royal MTC delighted audiences with their adaptation of Little Women and Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott. MTC’s stage adaptation covers the first book in the Little Women saga, which also includes the … Continue reading →