Fort Saskatchewan Public Library

We know that the world has been in turmoil, and that we have been faced with many hard topics this week in the news and on social media. We wanted to share some resources with you that might help in answering some questions or starting some hard discussions to better...

Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Mid-Life Crisis by Ada Calhoun Reviewed by Sue Karp Available to borrow as an eBook on Overdrive and Hoopla. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been having issues with your sleep patterns during these last few months. There’s many reasons to be wrestling with insomnia right now,...

Time for the next generation of Magicians to take over in The Magicians #1 by Lev Grossman! Welcome back to Brakebills Academy, where magic is what's being taught. Set after both the books and television series, this graphic novel series follows a new group of aspiring magicians as they navigate the...

If you have ever wanted to read a user-friendly guide to existential philosophy, you have to check out The Labyrinth: An Existential Odyssey with Jean-Paul Sartre by Ben Argon with the aid of philosophy professors Gary Cox and Christine Daigle. In this graphic novel, we follow a mouse chasing the cheese through the...

What's more alienating than being a teenager? How about teenagers that don't get along with anyone, including each other? Picture them finding a new-born alien that needs guidance: how are they supposed to raise this young alien when they can't take care of themselves? And, oh yeah, turns out this...

When was the last time you watched a film and were both flabbergasted by the implications and yet also understood that it could actually, really happen in your own time? Welcome to the world of science fiction and the movie that is Ex Machina. If you haven't already watched it,...

Desperate for some Big Nate? Look no further! On hoopla you can find both comics and audiobooks of your favourite middle school scamp. This includes compilations of the original newspaper comic that have never been made into graphic novels. A perfect fit for your kid who is a self-described genius...

Synopsis: We Set the Dark on Fire is a dystopian fantasy set in a world other than our own, where people are divided, by a literal wall, by socioeconomic status. The poorer people live outside the wall under poor living conditions, but embrace each other and live by values of love...

This book is definitely a psychological thriller. It has twists, turns and interesting, odd characters. Darling Rose Gold is inspired by the real life Munchausen by Proxy story of Gypsy Rose Lee and Dee Dee Blanchard. The story of this mother/daughter duo alternates from both of their perspectives spanning several...