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White Pine Meetings to come:

 * Please fill in this form so we can keep you in the loop.
 * ** Next meetings: ** (find us on facebook for updates - search " Earl Haig Secondary Library White Pine Club")
 * December 3, January 14, February 3, March 3, April 21 (Voting Party - after school, Window Lab in the library) April 20-24 (Voting week), May 5 (post-mortem meeting), May 12 (Harbourfront fieldtrip)
 * Join the discussion online with students from across Ontario: click here to go to whitepineonline.ca
 * Join the discussion online with students from across Ontario: click here to go to whitepineonline.ca

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Watch for the titles coming this November...
 * White Pine 2014-15 is almost here! **


 * //White Pine 2013-2014 -// ** //brought to you by the EHSS Library Learning Commons//
 * Bookmark: www.earlhaig.ca/whitepine **

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 * Voting Day is coming up! Voting opens on April 16th! Click the link to enter your pick: **


 * Voting Due Date: Tuesday April 29th **

Join the White Pine Club by adding you name to our contacts


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 * //Thank you to everyone who attended the White Pine Book Launch!// We are excited to get started with our monthly meetings and to read some great books. Stay tuned for more updates and announcements. **
 * Here are some pictures from the November 13th Book Launch: **


 * Find the titles below on the **** left menu bar **** under the 2014 Fiction/Non-Fiction **

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2014 fiction

★ Live To Tell ★ Lisa Harrington Dancing Cat Books

My Book of Life By Angel Martine Leavitt Groundwood Books

Nix Minus One Jill MacLean Pajama Press

Old Man David A. Poulsen Dundurn

One In Every Crowd Ivan E. Coyote Arsenal Pulp Press

Running On Empty Don Aker Harper Collins

Seraphina Rachel Hartman Doubleday Canada

The Fall Colleen Nelson Great Plains Publications

The Waiting Tree Lindsay Moynihan Amazon Children’s Publishing

This is Not a Test Courtney Summers St. Martin’s Press

Read five of the ten White Pine titles? Come and vote for the author who best deserves to win the prestigious White Pine Award! //Refreshments provided.//
 * White Pine 2013 Voting Day! **
 * Thurs. Apr. 18th after school in the library! **

Join us on your lunch (bring your lunch, there will be snacks as well) and share your experiences with this year's titles. Take a moment to fill out your reviews on the **left panel**.
 * White Pine 2013 Lunch & Lounge **

Tues. Dec. 4, 2012; lunchtime, period 2 or 3 in the library Join us on your lunch (bring your lunch, there will be snacks as well). **Click here to join our mailing list**.
 * White Pine 2012-13 Book Launch Party **

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Congratulations to the 2012 White Pine Fiction Award winner, Kelley Armstrong, for // The Gathering //, and Non-Fiction Award winner, Neil Pasricha, for //The Book of Awesome//.

Come to our last meeting: April 16, 2012 - voting day. Vote for Fiction here. or NonFiction here.

//Upcoming meetings: Apr. 2, Apr. 16: Last Day Party and Vote. // Interested in attending the awards ceremony on May 15th? Email Mr. Go (speeritual [at] gmail.com)

Meeting Dates |


 * Lesley Ann Cowan, author of //Something Wicked//, ** will be visiting Earl Haig at **2pm (Per. 5) on Wed. Mar. 7th.** Speak to a Teacher-Librarian to sign up for this event.



= Feb. 27, 2012 =

> Interested in going to the Festival of Trees awards ceremony? Email Mr. Go (speeritual [at] gmail.com) and we will send you more information on how to attend.
 * **White Pine Awards Ceremony - May 15th, 2012.**
 * Looking at your favourite moments between two characters.
 * online discussion: responding to someone's post
 * author's bio vs. tale

Enter the contest to be the spokesperson for the Forest of Reading program.
 * Feb. 14, 2012 **

= White Pine 2011-12 is here! = See the left panel for this year's selection of White Pine nominees. Read five fiction or five non-fiction, and be eligible to vote for the best author in April  .


 * 2011-12 Meeting Dates **

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Come to the library to discuss your experiences with the White Pine nominees for 2012. There are snacks, good company, and great discussions - bring a friend.
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Mon. Jan 16th (Jan 9th is actually the first day back), Mon. Jan 23
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Feb 13, 27th
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Mar 5 (march break), 26th
 * <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Apr. 2, Apr. 16: Last Day Party and Vote.

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DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 15th from JANUARY 15th

**FOREST® VIDEO CHALLENGE**

<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">How does your school run your Forest® program? Why is YOUR program the best? Create a video (5 minutes or less) and post on YouTube. Send OLA the link by March 15th and we will give 20 free tickets to the Festival of Trees™ to the best submission. (Value - $300 including shipping).

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">**Prize: 20 Free tickets to the 2012 Festival of Trees™** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">**Deadline:** March 15, 2012 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">**Details:** Send entries toolaprograms@accessola.com

Happy Reading!

From the Folks at the Forest of Reading®