Welcome to the Ken Margeson Library of Beaver Bank Monarch Elementary
Welcome to the HRCE OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue), your one stop search tool for print, and digital resources. Using the drop down menu be sure to choose to Beaver Bank Monarch but you can also search 'all libraries'. Use the blue menu options to visit other library sites in HRM including the Halifax Public Library's eBook kiosk. We have links to sites that you may find helpful. There's a lot to explore here. Thank you for visiting.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because, when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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Interesting in some very quick booktalks? Check it out here!
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Sing along with the "read a book today" song.
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This animated short about literacy introduces us to Meena, a young girl who hates books even though her parents love to read. Books are everywhere in Meena's house, in cupboards, drawers and even pile
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A fun Flash-Mob song.
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Learn the meaning behind the numbers on the spine labels of your library books.
Literacy is more important than ever it was, in this world of text and email, a world of written information. We need to read and write, we need global citizens who can read comfortably, comprehend what they are reading, understand nuance, and make themselves understood. ~Neil Gaiman~